Chamber's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and Biographical, of Authors in the English Tongue from the Earliest Times Till the Present Day, with Specimens of Their Writings, Volume 1 |
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... kind of felicity ( as a musician that maketh an excellent air in music ) , and not by rule . A man shall see faces , that , if you examine them part by part , you shall find never a good : and yet altogether do well . If it be true that ...
... kind of felicity ( as a musician that maketh an excellent air in music ) , and not by rule . A man shall see faces , that , if you examine them part by part , you shall find never a good : and yet altogether do well . If it be true that ...
Page 402
... kind of fight or duel , and being imprisoned , pled guilty , and was released through benefit of clergy . At this time he became a Roman Catholic , and did not return to the Anglican communion for twelve years . His Every Man in his ...
... kind of fight or duel , and being imprisoned , pled guilty , and was released through benefit of clergy . At this time he became a Roman Catholic , and did not return to the Anglican communion for twelve years . His Every Man in his ...
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... kind ! what kind is that ? Johns . Why , your virtuosi ; your civil persons , your drolls ; fellows that scorn to imitate nature , but are given altogether to elevate and surprise . Smith . Elevate and surprise ! prithee , make me under ...
... kind ! what kind is that ? Johns . Why , your virtuosi ; your civil persons , your drolls ; fellows that scorn to imitate nature , but are given altogether to elevate and surprise . Smith . Elevate and surprise ! prithee , make me under ...
Contents
HALFHEATHEN POETRY | 7 |
LATIN WRITERS BEFORE ÆLFRED | 16 |
POETRY FROM ALFRED TO THE CONQUEST | 23 |
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