A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John Mandeville to William Cowper : Consisting of Biographical Sketches of the Authors, Selections from Their Works, with Notes, Explanatory, Illustrative, and Directing to the Best Editions and to Various Criticisms : Designed as a Text-book for the Higher Classes in Schools and for Junior Classes in Colleges, as Well as for Private Reading |
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JOHN WICLIF , the Morning Star of the Reformation , “ honored of God to be the
first Preacher of a general Reformation to all Europe ; ' 3 was born in the little
village of Wiclif , near Richmond , in the northern part of Yorkshire , about the
year ...
JOHN WICLIF , the Morning Star of the Reformation , “ honored of God to be the
first Preacher of a general Reformation to all Europe ; ' 3 was born in the little
village of Wiclif , near Richmond , in the northern part of Yorkshire , about the
year ...
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... and the buds and blossoms which have been called forth by a transient
sunshine , are nipped by frosts and scattered by storms . " Chaucer was born
probably about the year 1328 , though all attempts to fix the precise year have
utterly failed ...
... and the buds and blossoms which have been called forth by a transient
sunshine , are nipped by frosts and scattered by storms . " Chaucer was born
probably about the year 1328 , though all attempts to fix the precise year have
utterly failed ...
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John Gower , one of the most ancient of the English poets , was contemporary
with Chaucer , his intimate friend . Where , when , or of what family he was born ,
is uncertain . His education , says Warton , ' appears to have been liberal , and
his ...
John Gower , one of the most ancient of the English poets , was contemporary
with Chaucer , his intimate friend . Where , when , or of what family he was born ,
is uncertain . His education , says Warton , ' appears to have been liberal , and
his ...
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This prince was the second son of Robert III . , and was born in 1395 . His elder
brother died , and the king determined to send his surviving son , James , to be
educated at the court of his ally , Charles VI . , of France ; and he embarked for
that ...
This prince was the second son of Robert III . , and was born in 1395 . His elder
brother died , and the king determined to send his surviving son , James , to be
educated at the court of his ally , Charles VI . , of France ; and he embarked for
that ...
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THOMSON . SIR TAOMAS MORE was , without doubt , the most prominent
character of the reign of Henry VIII . He was born in London in the year 1480 .
When a boy he was in the family of the Archbishop of Canterbury , who used to
say of him ...
THOMSON . SIR TAOMAS MORE was , without doubt , the most prominent
character of the reign of Henry VIII . He was born in London in the year 1480 .
When a boy he was in the family of the Archbishop of Canterbury , who used to
say of him ...
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| Title | A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John Mandeville to William Cowper : Consisting of Biographical Sketches of the Authors, Selections from Their Works, with Notes, Explanatory, Illustrative, and Directing to the Best Editions and to Various Criticisms ... |
| Author | Charles Dexter Cleveland |
| Publisher | E.C. and J. Biddle, 1852 |
| Length | 776 pages |
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