Eighteenth Century Poetry & ProseLouis Ignatius Bredvold Ronald Press Company, 1956 - 1274 pagini The purpose os this volume is to provide representative selections from English prose and poetry of the eighteenth century for undergraduate courses in that period. In this second edition of the anthology the editors have expanded the contents considerably. Additions have been made from Addison, Pope, Swift, Young, Smart, Burke, and Reynolds, with Blake's comments. The extensive notes and introductions should assist the beginning student to understand the texts, but it is hoped that they will also lead him to explore further in the works listed in the bibliographies. |
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... fall of scepters and of crowns ; With grizzly type did represent Declining age of government , And tell , with hieroglyphic spade , its own grave and the state's were made . Like Samson's heart - breakers , it grew In time to make a ...
... fall of scepters and of crowns ; With grizzly type did represent Declining age of government , And tell , with hieroglyphic spade , its own grave and the state's were made . Like Samson's heart - breakers , it grew In time to make a ...
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... fall ? Then kings are slaves to those whom they command , And tenants to their people's pleasure stand . Add that the pow'r , for property allow'd , Is mischievously seated in the crowd ; For who can be secure of private right , 779 If ...
... fall ? Then kings are slaves to those whom they command , And tenants to their people's pleasure stand . Add that the pow'r , for property allow'd , Is mischievously seated in the crowd ; For who can be secure of private right , 779 If ...
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... Fall of snow in the evening - The waggoner - A poor family - piece - The rural thief - Public houses - The multitude of them censured - The farmer's daughter : what she was - what she is - The simplicity of country manners almost lost ...
... Fall of snow in the evening - The waggoner - A poor family - piece - The rural thief - Public houses - The multitude of them censured - The farmer's daughter : what she was - what she is - The simplicity of country manners almost lost ...
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