Lectures on the English PoetsDent, 1908 - 327 páginas |
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... Chaucer , and in the interval between him and Spenser ; but their genius was not such as to place them in any point of comparison with either of these celebrated men ; and an inquiry into their particular merits or defects might seem ...
... Chaucer , and in the interval between him and Spenser ; but their genius was not such as to place them in any point of comparison with either of these celebrated men ; and an inquiry into their particular merits or defects might seem ...
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... Chaucer's was stern and mas- culine , was equally engaged in public affairs , and had mixed equally in the great world . So much does native disposition predominate over accidental circumstances , moulding them to its previous bent and ...
... Chaucer's was stern and mas- culine , was equally engaged in public affairs , and had mixed equally in the great world . So much does native disposition predominate over accidental circumstances , moulding them to its previous bent and ...
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... Chaucer knew this . He makes three riotous companions go in search of Death to kill him , they meet with an old man ... Chaucer and Spenser is long and dreary . There is nothing to fill up the chasm but the names of Occleve , ' 52 ON ...
... Chaucer knew this . He makes three riotous companions go in search of Death to kill him , they meet with an old man ... Chaucer and Spenser is long and dreary . There is nothing to fill up the chasm but the names of Occleve , ' 52 ON ...
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