Shaw's New History of English Literature: Prepared on the Basis of Shaw's ManualSheldon, 1883 - 404 páginas |
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... humor , the House of Fame is sufficient of itself to establish Chaucer's reputation . Under the popular form of a dream or vision , it gives us a vivid and striking picture of the Temple of Glory , crowded with aspirants for immortal ...
... humor , the House of Fame is sufficient of itself to establish Chaucer's reputation . Under the popular form of a dream or vision , it gives us a vivid and striking picture of the Temple of Glory , crowded with aspirants for immortal ...
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... humor , pathos , and knowledge of humanity : it is this which will place him , till the remotest posterity , in the first rank among poets and character - painters . An exact por- traiture of the language and manners of society in a ...
... humor , pathos , and knowledge of humanity : it is this which will place him , till the remotest posterity , in the first rank among poets and character - painters . An exact por- traiture of the language and manners of society in a ...
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... humorous and appropriate . Some of the stories suggest others , just as it would happen in real life , under the same circumstances . The pilgrims are persons of almost all ranks and classes of society . In the inimitable description of ...
... humorous and appropriate . Some of the stories suggest others , just as it would happen in real life , under the same circumstances . The pilgrims are persons of almost all ranks and classes of society . In the inimitable description of ...
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... humorous . We are filled with delight and admiration , whether we study his wonderful painting of character , the ... humor and the surpassingly droll , yet perfectly natural extravagance of his comic scenes . The finest of the ...
... humorous . We are filled with delight and admiration , whether we study his wonderful painting of character , the ... humor and the surpassingly droll , yet perfectly natural extravagance of his comic scenes . The finest of the ...
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... humorous stories are those of the Miller , the Reeve , and the Sompnour . Among these it is difficult to give the palm for drollery , acute paint- ing of human nature , and exquisite ingenuity of incident . It is much to be regretted ...
... humorous stories are those of the Miller , the Reeve , and the Sompnour . Among these it is difficult to give the palm for drollery , acute paint- ing of human nature , and exquisite ingenuity of incident . It is much to be regretted ...
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