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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Against Titles of Honor . . . . . 325 326 ANDREW MARVELL . . . . . . . . . . . • 282
Bacon on Knowledge , ( note ) . . . . . . . . . Doleful Evils of the Press . . . . . . . . . . . .
283 Parody on Charles II . ' s Speeches . . . . . 284 Friendship of Marvell and
Milton .
Against Titles of Honor . . . . . 325 326 ANDREW MARVELL . . . . . . . . . . . • 282
Bacon on Knowledge , ( note ) . . . . . . . . . Doleful Evils of the Press . . . . . . . . . . . .
283 Parody on Charles II . ' s Speeches . . . . . 284 Friendship of Marvell and
Milton .
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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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His great work was the translation of the Scriptures , and to him belongs the high
honor of having given to the English nation the first translation of the. 1 “ In all
stages of society , those unquestionably deserve the highest praise , who outstep
...
His great work was the translation of the Scriptures , and to him belongs the high
honor of having given to the English nation the first translation of the. 1 “ In all
stages of society , those unquestionably deserve the highest praise , who outstep
...
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She was maid of honor to the queen Philippa , and a younger sister of the wife of
John of Gaunt , Duke of Lancaster . By this connection , therefore , Chaucer
acquired the powerful support of the Lancastrian family , and during his life his ...
She was maid of honor to the queen Philippa , and a younger sister of the wife of
John of Gaunt , Duke of Lancaster . By this connection , therefore , Chaucer
acquired the powerful support of the Lancastrian family , and during his life his ...
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A gentle woman , out of an arbor in a grove , seeth a great company of knights
and ladies in a dance upon the green grass , the which being ended they all
kneel down , and do honor to the daisy , some to the Flower and some to the Leaf
.
A gentle woman , out of an arbor in a grove , seeth a great company of knights
and ladies in a dance upon the green grass , the which being ended they all
kneel down , and do honor to the daisy , some to the Flower and some to the Leaf
.
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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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