Literary Criticism of Seventeenth-century EnglandEdward W. Tayler |
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... Historie : which hath that prerogative over humane , as the Narration may bee before the fact , aswell as after . POESIE is a part of Learning in measure of words for the most part restrained : but in all other points extreamely li ...
... Historie : which hath that prerogative over humane , as the Narration may bee before the fact , aswell as after . POESIE is a part of Learning in measure of words for the most part restrained : but in all other points extreamely li ...
Page 169
... Historie for England . 2. Among the greatest wants in our auncient authors are the wants of Art , & Style : which as they add to the luster of the workes & delights of the reader ; yet add they nothing to the trueth : which they soe ...
... Historie for England . 2. Among the greatest wants in our auncient authors are the wants of Art , & Style : which as they add to the luster of the workes & delights of the reader ; yet add they nothing to the trueth : which they soe ...
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... Historie in the gar- ment of English idiom . 7. God almightie , I hope , hath now gratiously brought me to the conclusion of this high , and Hypercritical argument , which to his glorie I cloze up with this final admonition to my self ...
... Historie in the gar- ment of English idiom . 7. God almightie , I hope , hath now gratiously brought me to the conclusion of this high , and Hypercritical argument , which to his glorie I cloze up with this final admonition to my self ...
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