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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... dying , I might wish to blot ; " — but that , on the contrary , it may render good
service to the cause of sound education ; may exert , wherever read , a
wholesome moral influence ; and impress upon the minds of the young ,
principles essential ...
... dying , I might wish to blot ; " — but that , on the contrary , it may render good
service to the cause of sound education ; may exert , wherever read , a
wholesome moral influence ; and impress upon the minds of the young ,
principles essential ...
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516 The Dying Christian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ode to Fear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517
His Prose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462 Ode to Evening . . . . . . . . . . 519
Letter to Steele on Early Death . . . . . . 462 The Passions . . . . . . . . . . 520
Shakspeare .
516 The Dying Christian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ode to Fear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517
His Prose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462 Ode to Evening . . . . . . . . . . 519
Letter to Steele on Early Death . . . . . . 462 The Passions . . . . . . . . . . 520
Shakspeare .
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Allowing , however , " ( says Professor Le Bas , ) if we must , to Luther , the
highest niche in this sacred department of the Temple of Renown , I know not
who can be chosen to fill the next , if it shall be denied to Wiclif . " 1 Wiclif died
December ...
Allowing , however , " ( says Professor Le Bas , ) if we must , to Luther , the
highest niche in this sacred department of the Temple of Renown , I know not
who can be chosen to fill the next , if it shall be denied to Wiclif . " 1 Wiclif died
December ...
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But he did not live long to enjoy this accession to his fortune , for he died on the
twenty - fifth of October , 1400 , and was interred in Westminster Abbey . We know
little of Chaucer as a member of society ; but we know that he had mingled with ...
But he did not live long to enjoy this accession to his fortune , for he died on the
twenty - fifth of October , 1400 , and was interred in Westminster Abbey . We know
little of Chaucer as a member of society ; but we know that he had mingled with ...
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Died 1408 . 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
...
Died 1408 . 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
...
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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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