Specimens of the early English poets [ed. by G. Ellis.]. To which is prefixed an historical sketch of the rise and progress of the English poetry and language. By G. Ellis, Том 11801 |
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... to picturesque description , or to the delineation of national manners ; whereas the second division of the work , is meant to exhibit the best models that could be found , in each reign , of regular and finished com- position [ vii ]
... to picturesque description , or to the delineation of national manners ; whereas the second division of the work , is meant to exhibit the best models that could be found , in each reign , of regular and finished com- position [ vii ]
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... manners and customs considerably different from our own ; and it is the frequency of such pictures , interspersed in the relations of voyages and travels , that princi- pally recommends them to notice , and explains the avidity with ...
... manners and customs considerably different from our own ; and it is the frequency of such pictures , interspersed in the relations of voyages and travels , that princi- pally recommends them to notice , and explains the avidity with ...
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... manners , would attract very general notice , if it were not considered by the greater number of readers as a hopeless attempt , to search for these sources of amusement and information , amidst the obscurity of a difficult , and almost ...
... manners , would attract very general notice , if it were not considered by the greater number of readers as a hopeless attempt , to search for these sources of amusement and information , amidst the obscurity of a difficult , and almost ...
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... manners which he has preserved , and which are not to be found in any other author . In descriptive poetry he seems to have possessed considerable merit ; and , supposing him the author of the Song on the advantages of the Crusade ...
... manners which he has preserved , and which are not to be found in any other author . In descriptive poetry he seems to have possessed considerable merit ; and , supposing him the author of the Song on the advantages of the Crusade ...
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... manners , the direct communication of which would have been considered by the monkish analists as degra- ding to the dignity of their narrative . But these details , which are neglected by the historian , form the principal materials of ...
... manners , the direct communication of which would have been considered by the monkish analists as degra- ding to the dignity of their narrative . But these details , which are neglected by the historian , form the principal materials of ...
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