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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Enjoyment of the Present Hour reThe Death of his Father . . . . . . . commended . . .
. . 3501 The Strength of True Love . . . . . His Prose Works . . . . . 351 The Blind
restored to Sight . . . . 407 Shakspeare . . . . . . . 352 Ben Jonson . . . , DANIEL DE ...
Enjoyment of the Present Hour reThe Death of his Father . . . . . . . commended . . .
. . 3501 The Strength of True Love . . . . . His Prose Works . . . . . 351 The Blind
restored to Sight . . . . 407 Shakspeare . . . . . . . 352 Ben Jonson . . . , DANIEL DE ...
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623 Interview with his Father . . . . . . 691 Britain . . . . . . . . . . . . 624 - Publication of
his History . . . . . . . 692 The Village Preacher . . 625 - Completion of his History . .
. . . . . 693 Elegy on Mrs . Blaize . . . . . . . 626 Invention and Use of Gunpowder .
623 Interview with his Father . . . . . . 691 Britain . . . . . . . . . . . . 624 - Publication of
his History . . . . . . . 692 The Village Preacher . . 625 - Completion of his History . .
. . . . . 693 Elegy on Mrs . Blaize . . . . . . . 626 Invention and Use of Gunpowder .
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We now come to one of the brightest names in English literature to him who has
been distinctively known as “ The Father of English poetry ” _ Geoffrey Chaucer .
Warton , with great beauty and justice , has compared the appearance of ...
We now come to one of the brightest names in English literature to him who has
been distinctively known as “ The Father of English poetry ” _ Geoffrey Chaucer .
Warton , with great beauty and justice , has compared the appearance of ...
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TO JOHN GUTTENBURG , of Mentz , is due the appellation of FATHER OF
PRINTING ; to PETER SCHOEFFER that of FATHER OP LETTER - FOUNDING ;
and to JOHN FAUST that of ENERGETIC PATROX , by whose pecuniary aid the ...
TO JOHN GUTTENBURG , of Mentz , is due the appellation of FATHER OF
PRINTING ; to PETER SCHOEFFER that of FATHER OP LETTER - FOUNDING ;
and to JOHN FAUST that of ENERGETIC PATROX , by whose pecuniary aid the ...
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And Dioclesian , that was their father , anon commanded them to go into a ship ,
and delivered to them victuals for half a year . And when this was done , all the
sisters went into the ship , and sailed forth in the sea , and took all their friends to
...
And Dioclesian , that was their father , anon commanded them to go into a ship ,
and delivered to them victuals for half a year . And when this was done , all the
sisters went into the ship , and sailed forth in the sea , and took all their friends to
...
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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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