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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... Heaven in fault ; Say rather , man's as perfect as he ought : 70 His knowledge measured to his state and place ; His time a moment , and a point his space . If to be perfect in a certain sphere , What matter , soon or late , or here or ...
... Heaven in fault ; Say rather , man's as perfect as he ought : 70 His knowledge measured to his state and place ; His time a moment , and a point his space . If to be perfect in a certain sphere , What matter , soon or late , or here or ...
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... heaven ne'er gave , Lamented Digby ! sunk thee to the grave ? Tell me , if virtue made the son expire , Why , full of days and honour , lives the sire ? Why drew Marseille's good bishop purer breath , When nature sickened , and each ...
... heaven ne'er gave , Lamented Digby ! sunk thee to the grave ? Tell me , if virtue made the son expire , Why , full of days and honour , lives the sire ? Why drew Marseille's good bishop purer breath , When nature sickened , and each ...
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... heaven ; he sat down : his Nobles took their ancient seats . 80 Then the ancientest Peer , Duke of Burgundy , rose from the Monarch's right hand , red as wines From his mountains ; an odour of war , like a ripe vineyard , rose from his ...
... heaven ; he sat down : his Nobles took their ancient seats . 80 Then the ancientest Peer , Duke of Burgundy , rose from the Monarch's right hand , red as wines From his mountains ; an odour of war , like a ripe vineyard , rose from his ...
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