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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... of nature , and the elegant courtier whose opulent tastes are often discovered
in the graceful pomp of his descriptions . ... which his works abound , are still ,
notwithstanding the roughness of their clothing , beauties of a highly poetical
nature ...
... of nature , and the elegant courtier whose opulent tastes are often discovered
in the graceful pomp of his descriptions . ... which his works abound , are still ,
notwithstanding the roughness of their clothing , beauties of a highly poetical
nature ...
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Thus this poem furnishes a great variety of rich and beautiful descriptions - -
paintings most true to nature . ... It abounds in lively and vigorous description , in
disquisitions on natural philosophy , and in sketches of human nature of no com
mon ...
Thus this poem furnishes a great variety of rich and beautiful descriptions - -
paintings most true to nature . ... It abounds in lively and vigorous description , in
disquisitions on natural philosophy , and in sketches of human nature of no com
mon ...
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Then gan I study in myself , and sayn , “ Ah sweet , are ye a worldly créature , Or
heavenly thing in likeness of nature ? " Or are ye god Cupidis own princess , And
comen are to loose me out of band ? Or are ye very Nature the goddess , That ...
Then gan I study in myself , and sayn , “ Ah sweet , are ye a worldly créature , Or
heavenly thing in likeness of nature ? " Or are ye god Cupidis own princess , And
comen are to loose me out of band ? Or are ye very Nature the goddess , That ...
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OF THEIR NOTIONS OF WAR . “ They detest war as a very brutal thing ; and
which , to the reproach of human nature , is more practiced by men than any sort
of beasts : and they , against the custom of almost all other nations , think that ...
OF THEIR NOTIONS OF WAR . “ They detest war as a very brutal thing ; and
which , to the reproach of human nature , is more practiced by men than any sort
of beasts : and they , against the custom of almost all other nations , think that ...
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Surrey ' s observation of nature was minute ; but he directed it towards the works
of nature in general , and the ... Surrey ' s distress is painted in such natural terms
, that we make it our own , and recognise in his sorrows , emotions which we ...
Surrey ' s observation of nature was minute ; but he directed it towards the works
of nature in general , and the ... Surrey ' s distress is painted in such natural terms
, that we make it our own , and recognise in his sorrows , emotions which we ...
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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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