The Literature and the Literary Men of Great Britain and Ireland: In Two Volumes, Volum 1Harper, 1851 - 576 pàgines |
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... poetical effusions that well deserve to be care- fully preserved . But before we proceed to speak of these writers more particularly , we can not forbear to pause for a moment on the Celtic age , and briefly notice Os- sian , its ...
... poetical effusions that well deserve to be care- fully preserved . But before we proceed to speak of these writers more particularly , we can not forbear to pause for a moment on the Celtic age , and briefly notice Os- sian , its ...
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... poetical literature had begun to be cultivated in France , with a considerable degree of spirit and taste . The language , which , from its origin , was called Romane , was separated into two great divisions - that of the South , which ...
... poetical literature had begun to be cultivated in France , with a considerable degree of spirit and taste . The language , which , from its origin , was called Romane , was separated into two great divisions - that of the South , which ...
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... poetical genius for at least a century and a half after his death , too truly exemplified the fine simile of Warton , that ' Chaucer was like a genial day in an English spring , when a brilliant sun enlivens the face of nature with ...
... poetical genius for at least a century and a half after his death , too truly exemplified the fine simile of Warton , that ' Chaucer was like a genial day in an English spring , when a brilliant sun enlivens the face of nature with ...
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... and his family . At the same time it is far from being destitute of poetical spirit or rhythmical sweetness and harmony . It contains many vividly descriptive passages , and abounds 60 [ LECT . III . JOHN BARBOUR . JOHN BARBOUR.
... and his family . At the same time it is far from being destitute of poetical spirit or rhythmical sweetness and harmony . It contains many vividly descriptive passages , and abounds 60 [ LECT . III . JOHN BARBOUR . JOHN BARBOUR.
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... poem is in ten - syllable lines , and is not deficient in poetical effect , and elevated sentiment . A paraphrase of it into modern Scotch , by William Hamilton of Gilbertfield , has long been a favorite volume among the Scotch ...
... poem is in ten - syllable lines , and is not deficient in poetical effect , and elevated sentiment . A paraphrase of it into modern Scotch , by William Hamilton of Gilbertfield , has long been a favorite volume among the Scotch ...
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