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... religions of the world , the language of poetry was used in their ceremonies , and their deities communicated with mortals in verse . The In the dark superstition of the Britons , the bards formed one division of the priesthood , and ...
... religions of the world , the language of poetry was used in their ceremonies , and their deities communicated with mortals in verse . The In the dark superstition of the Britons , the bards formed one division of the priesthood , and ...
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... religious and warlike enthusiasm of the times . Their characters were as devout as valiant , and their gallantry to the fair sex almost fantastic . They were the heroes of the bower as well as of the field ; and whether delivering ...
... religious and warlike enthusiasm of the times . Their characters were as devout as valiant , and their gallantry to the fair sex almost fantastic . They were the heroes of the bower as well as of the field ; and whether delivering ...
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... religious orders , and were of the most rude and disconnected composition . When the Mysteries ceased to be performed , the Moral Plays usurped their place . They chiefly consisted of moral reasoning , and their characters were ...
... religious orders , and were of the most rude and disconnected composition . When the Mysteries ceased to be performed , the Moral Plays usurped their place . They chiefly consisted of moral reasoning , and their characters were ...
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... imagery . GILES FLETCHER and CRASHAW devoted their muses to sacred subjects , and were almost the first who led the way to that tone and majesty , that dignity of truth with which religious poetry is capable of being inspired . But 46 .
... imagery . GILES FLETCHER and CRASHAW devoted their muses to sacred subjects , and were almost the first who led the way to that tone and majesty , that dignity of truth with which religious poetry is capable of being inspired . But 46 .
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To the Time of Milton Stanhope Busby. which religious poetry is capable of being inspired . But Crashaw slighted not the more worldly muse , nor disdained to pen a sportive epigram , or translate an ode of Catullus . His Music's Duel ...
To the Time of Milton Stanhope Busby. which religious poetry is capable of being inspired . But Crashaw slighted not the more worldly muse , nor disdained to pen a sportive epigram , or translate an ode of Catullus . His Music's Duel ...
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