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 Fox , ( 1517 — 1587 , ) the historian of the martyrs , thus writes : “ But much
more I mervaile to consider this , how that the bishops condemning and
abolishing all maner of English bookes and treatises , which might bring the
people to ...
John Fox , ( 1517 — 1587 , ) the historian of the martyrs , thus writes : “ But much
more I mervaile to consider this , how that the bishops condemning and
abolishing all maner of English bookes and treatises , which might bring the
people to ...
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They have no lawyers among them , for they consider them as a sort of people
whose profession it is to disguise matters as well as to wrest laws ; and , therefore
, they think it is much better that every man should plead his own cause , and trust
...
They have no lawyers among them , for they consider them as a sort of people
whose profession it is to disguise matters as well as to wrest laws ; and , therefore
, they think it is much better that every man should plead his own cause , and trust
...
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The nobility of the Spensers , " says Gibbon , “ has been illustrated and enriched
by the trophies of Marlborough : but I exhort them to consider the Faerie Queen
as the most precious jewel of their coronet . ” But his parents were undoubtedly ...
The nobility of the Spensers , " says Gibbon , “ has been illustrated and enriched
by the trophies of Marlborough : but I exhort them to consider the Faerie Queen
as the most precious jewel of their coronet . ” But his parents were undoubtedly ...
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... For fairest Unaes sake , of whom I sing , That my frayle eies these lines with
teares do steepe. 1 Can they praise - Much they praised . This form of expression
is frequently used by Spenser Some , however , consider ' can ' to be put for ' gan
...
... For fairest Unaes sake , of whom I sing , That my frayle eies these lines with
teares do steepe. 1 Can they praise - Much they praised . This form of expression
is frequently used by Spenser Some , however , consider ' can ' to be put for ' gan
...
Page 141
Therefore , Jew , Though jnstice be thy plea , consider this That , in the course of
justice , none of us Should see salvation : we do pray for mercy ; And that same
prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy . Merchant of Venice , Act ...
Therefore , Jew , Though jnstice be thy plea , consider this That , in the course of
justice , none of us Should see salvation : we do pray for mercy ; And that same
prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy . Merchant of Venice , Act ...
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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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