English Literature Considered as an Interpreter of English History ... Third EditionClaxton, Remsen&Haffelfinger, 1874 - 488 páginas |
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... taste , and is to be studied in the works of the poets , historians , dramatists , essayists , and romancers- a long line of brilliant names from - the origin of the language to the present day . To the general reader all that is ...
... taste , and is to be studied in the works of the poets , historians , dramatists , essayists , and romancers- a long line of brilliant names from - the origin of the language to the present day . To the general reader all that is ...
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... taste of men . It refines society by elevating the thoughts and aspirations above what is sensual and sordid , and by checking the grosser passions ; it makes up , in part , that " multiplication of agree- able consciousness " which Dr ...
... taste of men . It refines society by elevating the thoughts and aspirations above what is sensual and sordid , and by checking the grosser passions ; it makes up , in part , that " multiplication of agree- able consciousness " which Dr ...
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... taste for harmony in having many words beginning with the same letter ; and thus sometimes making an arbitrary connection between the sentences or clauses in a discourse , e . g .: Firum foldan ; Frea almihtig ; The ground for men ...
... taste for harmony in having many words beginning with the same letter ; and thus sometimes making an arbitrary connection between the sentences or clauses in a discourse , e . g .: Firum foldan ; Frea almihtig ; The ground for men ...
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... taste captive away from the Saxon , as a regal banquet lures from the plain fare of the cottage board , more wholesome but less attractive . - ITS BENEFITS . Had this progress continued , had this grasp of power remained without ...
... taste captive away from the Saxon , as a regal banquet lures from the plain fare of the cottage board , more wholesome but less attractive . - ITS BENEFITS . Had this progress continued , had this grasp of power remained without ...
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... taste were now to speak to the Eng- lish nation . LAYAMON . Layamon ' was an English priest of Worcester- - 1 Craik says , ( i . 198 , ) “ Or , as he is also called , Laweman — for the old character represented in this instance by our ...
... taste were now to speak to the Eng- lish nation . LAYAMON . Layamon ' was an English priest of Worcester- - 1 Craik says , ( i . 198 , ) “ Or , as he is also called , Laweman — for the old character represented in this instance by our ...
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