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... fugitive verses familiarized to the public in the admirable collections of Percy and Ellis , and the poetry of many anonymous authors have sufficient claims for a separate notice , which would have been appended to the present volume ...
... fugitive verses familiarized to the public in the admirable collections of Percy and Ellis , and the poetry of many anonymous authors have sufficient claims for a separate notice , which would have been appended to the present volume ...
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... poetry . Humbler minstrels strove for the wreaths of the muses , and in their unpolished ballads and fugitive verses , full of strong and marked character and expression , spoke plainly of the popular feelings and common tastes of the ...
... poetry . Humbler minstrels strove for the wreaths of the muses , and in their unpolished ballads and fugitive verses , full of strong and marked character and expression , spoke plainly of the popular feelings and common tastes of the ...
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Æneid allusion amidst angels appear battle beautiful Ben Johnson bird bold breath bright Canterbury Tales celebrated characters Chaucer composed composition Comus conceit court dark deep delight dignity doth eloquence English English poetry eternal expression fair fancy feelings flowers fugitive verses gallantry genius Geoffrey Chaucer GILES FLETCHER gloomy glowing gold happy heart heaven heroes hire human images imagination Inner Temple inspiration John of Gaunt King language learning legends light literature lived lofty looked Lord mankind mighty Milton mind minstrels moral muse narration nature night Paradise Lost passions Petrarch poem poet poetical poetry popular proud quaint refined reign religious rendered rhymes rise romance rose rude Saint Brandon sang Satan Saxon sentiment Shakspeare shew songs sonnets soul Spenser spirit stream sublime sustained sweet Temple thee tree truth unto verse virtues wanting wife of Bath wild wings Wynkyn de Worde zeal