A Compendium of English Literature, chronologically arranged, from Sir John Mandeville to William Cowper ... Stereotype editionE. C. & J. Biddle, 1850 - 776 pages |
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... Ladies in this city , I felt greatly the want of a book to give my first or " finish- ing ' class a knowledge of the best British Poets and Prose writers , arranged in a chronological order , to show the progress of the English language ...
... Ladies in this city , I felt greatly the want of a book to give my first or " finish- ing ' class a knowledge of the best British Poets and Prose writers , arranged in a chronological order , to show the progress of the English language ...
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... Lady Elizabeth Carey , John Fletcher , John Donne , Michael Drayton , George Herbert , Gervase Markham , William Ha- bington , Richard Lovelace , Catherine Philips , Sir William Davenant , Marga- ret Duchess of Newcastle , Edward Hyde ...
... Lady Elizabeth Carey , John Fletcher , John Donne , Michael Drayton , George Herbert , Gervase Markham , William Ha- bington , Richard Lovelace , Catherine Philips , Sir William Davenant , Marga- ret Duchess of Newcastle , Edward Hyde ...
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... Lady Hesketh , & c . , ” “ Trans- lation of Homer , & c . , " all additional . Such are the most important additions and alterations which have been made in the second edition . But there is hardly an author that remains pre- cisely as ...
... Lady Hesketh , & c . , ” “ Trans- lation of Homer , & c . , " all additional . Such are the most important additions and alterations which have been made in the second edition . But there is hardly an author that remains pre- cisely as ...
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... LADY MARY MORE , THOMAS OVERBURY , THOMAS NEWCASTLE , DUCHESS OF 236 PARNELL , THOMAS PENN , WILLIAM · 532 TILLOTSON , JOHN 47 TOLLET , ELIZABETH TYNDALE , WILLIAM 125 VAUGHAN , HENRY 369 WALLER , EDMUND 366 VANHOMRIGH , ESTHER PHILIPS ...
... LADY MARY MORE , THOMAS OVERBURY , THOMAS NEWCASTLE , DUCHESS OF 236 PARNELL , THOMAS PENN , WILLIAM · 532 TILLOTSON , JOHN 47 TOLLET , ELIZABETH TYNDALE , WILLIAM 125 VAUGHAN , HENRY 369 WALLER , EDMUND 366 VANHOMRIGH , ESTHER PHILIPS ...
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... LADY ELIZABETH CAREY ... On Forgiveness of Injuries . SIR JOHN MANDEVILLE From the Prologue . The Chinese Spherical Form of the Earth . JOHN WICLIF .. Gratitude due the Reformer ( note ) . • Wordsworth's Lines on Wiclif ( note ) ...
... LADY ELIZABETH CAREY ... On Forgiveness of Injuries . SIR JOHN MANDEVILLE From the Prologue . The Chinese Spherical Form of the Earth . JOHN WICLIF .. Gratitude due the Reformer ( note ) . • Wordsworth's Lines on Wiclif ( note ) ...
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