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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Accordingly , the present stereotyped edition will be found to be considerably
enlarged , and I would hope materially improved . To state all the additions ,
however , would be impracticable in the limits of a preface . I must therefore
confine ...
Accordingly , the present stereotyped edition will be found to be considerably
enlarged , and I would hope materially improved . To state all the additions ,
however , would be impracticable in the limits of a preface . I must therefore
confine ...
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The reader , however , must bear in mind that the most dis . tinguished female
writers of England have been during the present century , into which it was not
my purpose to enter . Fifth . This edition will be found to be enriched also with
many ...
The reader , however , must bear in mind that the most dis . tinguished female
writers of England have been during the present century , into which it was not
my purpose to enter . Fifth . This edition will be found to be enriched also with
many ...
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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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... compels me to add that his character presents many inconsistencies ; for
though he was a witty companion , he was a stern fanatic ; though playful and
affectionate in his own household , he lorded it with an iron rod over God ' s
heritage ...
... compels me to add that his character presents many inconsistencies ; for
though he was a witty companion , he was a stern fanatic ; though playful and
affectionate in his own household , he lorded it with an iron rod over God ' s
heritage ...
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... and our present version has very closely followed it through . out . To use the
words of a profound modern scholar , 1 « It is astonishing how little obsolete the
language of it is , even at this day ; and , in point of perspicuity and noble
simplicity ...
... and our present version has very closely followed it through . out . To use the
words of a profound modern scholar , 1 « It is astonishing how little obsolete the
language of it is , even at this day ; and , in point of perspicuity and noble
simplicity ...
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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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