THE

HISTORY

OF

ENGLISH LITERATURE;

;

WITH

AN OUTLINE OF THE ORIGIN AND GROWTH

OF

THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE:

ILLUSTRATED BY EXTRACTS.

FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS AND OF PRIVATE STUDENTS.

BY

WILLIAM SPALDING, A. M.,
PROFESSOR OF LOGIC, RHETORIC, AND METAPHYSICS, IN THE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT

ANDREWS.

NEW YORK:
D. APPLETON & COMPANY, 200 BROADWAY. -

M.DCCC.LIII.