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Page 48
And yet , in spite of this increased boldness , he was not seized and martyred ;
because nearly all English laymen were on his side - some from political motives
, others on religious grounds . The pope and his creatures , THE SHUTTING OF ...
And yet , in spite of this increased boldness , he was not seized and martyred ;
because nearly all English laymen were on his side - some from political motives
, others on religious grounds . The pope and his creatures , THE SHUTTING OF ...
Page 111
Ascham's work on Germany gives , besides much political information , some
curious pictures of the Emperor and his court , which are valuable as being
sketched by an eye - witness . EXTRACT FROM " THE SCHOOLMASTER " OF
ASCHAM ...
Ascham's work on Germany gives , besides much political information , some
curious pictures of the Emperor and his court , which are valuable as being
sketched by an eye - witness . EXTRACT FROM " THE SCHOOLMASTER " OF
ASCHAM ...
Page 114
Eight years later , in 1579 , followed a masterly political work , De Jure Regni ,
maintaining the right of the people to control their rulers . The last days of this
great Scotsman were passed quietly , although his pupil James did not look so
kindly ...
Eight years later , in 1579 , followed a masterly political work , De Jure Regni ,
maintaining the right of the people to control their rulers . The last days of this
great Scotsman were passed quietly , although his pupil James did not look so
kindly ...
Page 125
125 It is almost needless to say that the politics dull and warp the beauty of the
poetry , -a fact nowhere more manifest than in the fifth book , whose real hero is
Lord Grey of Wilton . The language of Spenser was purposely cast in an antique
...
125 It is almost needless to say that the politics dull and warp the beauty of the
poetry , -a fact nowhere more manifest than in the fifth book , whose real hero is
Lord Grey of Wilton . The language of Spenser was purposely cast in an antique
...
Page 132
The law - student , Political career . Lord High Treasurer , Gorboduc . Its plan and
story . Mirrour of Magistrates . The Induction . Illustrative extract , SACKVILLE was
the herald of that splendour in which Elizabeth's glorious reign was destined to ...
The law - student , Political career . Lord High Treasurer , Gorboduc . Its plan and
story . Mirrour of Magistrates . The Induction . Illustrative extract , SACKVILLE was
the herald of that splendour in which Elizabeth's glorious reign was destined to ...
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Page 363 - It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last lines of the last page in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains.
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| Title | A History of English Literature in a Series of Biographical Sketches |
| Author | William Francis Collier |
| Publisher | T. Nelson and Sons, 1862 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 5 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 538 pages |
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