Cyclopędia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions of English Authors, from the Earliest to the Present Time, Connected by a Critical and Biographical History, Volume 1Robert Chambers Gould and Lincoln, 1854 - Authors, English |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 50
Page v
... assistance has been rendered through- out the Cyclopędia of English Literature , and particularly in the poetical department , by Mr Robert Carruthers of Inverness , LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . Page Page View of the Birthplace.
... assistance has been rendered through- out the Cyclopędia of English Literature , and particularly in the poetical department , by Mr Robert Carruthers of Inverness , LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . Page Page View of the Birthplace.
Page 12
... poetical genius for at least a century and a half after his death , too truly exemplify the fine simile of Warton , that Chaucer was like a genial day in an English spring , when a brilliant sun en- livens the face of nature with ...
... poetical genius for at least a century and a half after his death , too truly exemplify the fine simile of Warton , that Chaucer was like a genial day in an English spring , when a brilliant sun en- livens the face of nature with ...
Page 13
... poetical ambition and refined his taste . The Divine Comedy of Dante had shed a glory over the literature of Italy ; Petrarch received his crown of laurel in the Capitol of Rome only five years before Chaucer first appeared as a poet ...
... poetical ambition and refined his taste . The Divine Comedy of Dante had shed a glory over the literature of Italy ; Petrarch received his crown of laurel in the Capitol of Rome only five years before Chaucer first appeared as a poet ...
Page 14
... poetical reveries of his youth , and where he was crowned with the latest treasures of his genius , was exactly such an old age as could have been desired for the venerable founder of our national poetry . period of their sojourn ; and ...
... poetical reveries of his youth , and where he was crowned with the latest treasures of his genius , was exactly such an old age as could have been desired for the venerable founder of our national poetry . period of their sojourn ; and ...
Page 42
... poetical profession . 15 Pageant . In this stanza Dunbar satirises the outlandish habits and language of the Highlanders . Whispered . Nose . Banishes . 2 Is advanced before 42 FROM 1400 το 1550 CYCLOPĘDIA OF 7 The Dance,
... poetical profession . 15 Pageant . In this stanza Dunbar satirises the outlandish habits and language of the Highlanders . Whispered . Nose . Banishes . 2 Is advanced before 42 FROM 1400 το 1550 CYCLOPĘDIA OF 7 The Dance,
Contents
| 74 | |
| 90 | |
| 98 | |
| 104 | |
| 110 | |
| 115 | |
| 121 | |
| 127 | |
| 133 | |
| 155 | |
| 184 | |
| 191 | |
| 401 | |
| 453 | |
| 529 | |
| 540 | |
| 543 | |
| 545 | |
| 553 | |
| 561 | |
| 617 | |
| 624 | |
| 635 | |
| 641 | |
Other editions - View all
Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions ... Robert Chambers No preview available - 2015 |
Common terms and phrases
afterwards Andrew Marvell beauty Ben Jonson breast breath Cędmon Cęsar called church court death delight divine doth Dryden Earl earth England English eyes Faery Queen fair fancy fear fire flowers gentle give glory grace hand happy hath hear heart heaven Henry Henry VIII holy honour Hudibras Izaak Walton Jeremy Taylor John John Lesley Jonson king labour lady language learning leave light live look Lord marriage mind muse nature never night noble nymph o'er passion play pleasure poem poet poetical poetry poor praise prince published Queen racter reign rich Scotland Shakspeare sing sleep song soul speak Spenser spirit St Serf style sweet taste tell thee thine things thought tion tongue truth unto verse virtue William Davenant wind wine words write youth