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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... and impress upon the minds of the young , principles essential to their well -
being and happiness for time and for eternity - principles in harmony with
everlasting truth . CHARLES D . CLEVELAND . PHILADELPHIA , November 2 ,
1847 .
... and impress upon the minds of the young , principles essential to their well -
being and happiness for time and for eternity - principles in harmony with
everlasting truth . CHARLES D . CLEVELAND . PHILADELPHIA , November 2 ,
1847 .
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... ALEXANDER . . 450 Watts , ISAAC . . PRIOR , MATTHEW . . . 398 WICLIF ,
JOHN . . QUARLES , FRANCIS . . 186 | Wratt , Thomas . . RALEIGH , WALTER . . .
146 | YALDEN , THOMAS . KICHARDSON , SAMUEL . . 525 | Young , EDWARD .
... ALEXANDER . . 450 Watts , ISAAC . . PRIOR , MATTHEW . . . 398 WICLIF ,
JOHN . . QUARLES , FRANCIS . . 186 | Wratt , Thomas . . RALEIGH , WALTER . . .
146 | YALDEN , THOMAS . KICHARDSON , SAMUEL . . 525 | Young , EDWARD .
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257 Soliloquies of the Old Philosopher and Athens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the Young
Lady , ( note ) . . . . . . . . . . 301 Samson ' s Lamentation for his BlindHis Latinized
English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 ness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Sonnet on
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257 Soliloquies of the Old Philosopher and Athens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the Young
Lady , ( note ) . . . . . . . . . . 301 Samson ' s Lamentation for his BlindHis Latinized
English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 ness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Sonnet on
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Christian men and women , old and young , shoulden study fast in the New
Testament , and that no simple man of wit should be aferde unmeasurably to
study in the text of holy writ ; that pride and covetisse of clerks , ” is cause of their
...
Christian men and women , old and young , shoulden study fast in the New
Testament , and that no simple man of wit should be aferde unmeasurably to
study in the text of holy writ ; that pride and covetisse of clerks , ” is cause of their
...
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2 Boccacio supposes that when the plague began to abate in Florence , ( 1348 , )
ten young persons of both sexes retired to the country to enjoy the fresh air , and
pass TEN DAYS agreeably . ( Hence the name DECAMERON , from the Greek ...
2 Boccacio supposes that when the plague began to abate in Florence , ( 1348 , )
ten young persons of both sexes retired to the country to enjoy the fresh air , and
pass TEN DAYS agreeably . ( Hence the name DECAMERON , from the Greek ...
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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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