The Witty and Humorous of the English Poets: With Specimens Arranged in PeriodsLow, 1880 - 335 psl. |
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... give a sketch , how- ever rapid , of that history , illustrating his remarks by quotations designed at once to give pleasure in themselves and to convey an idea of the different styles of different writers . The author's hope is that ...
... give a sketch , how- ever rapid , of that history , illustrating his remarks by quotations designed at once to give pleasure in themselves and to convey an idea of the different styles of different writers . The author's hope is that ...
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... give a definition of humour , except in contrasting it with wit ; but it is obvious that he regards them both as the ... gives delight and surprise to the reader ... particularly the last ; ' and again : It is necessary that the ideas ...
... give a definition of humour , except in contrasting it with wit ; but it is obvious that he regards them both as the ... gives delight and surprise to the reader ... particularly the last ; ' and again : It is necessary that the ideas ...
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... give a definition of humour , except in contrasting it with wit ; but it is obvious that he regards them both as the ... gives delight and surprise to the reader .. particularly the last ; ' and again : ' It is necessary that the ideas ...
... give a definition of humour , except in contrasting it with wit ; but it is obvious that he regards them both as the ... gives delight and surprise to the reader .. particularly the last ; ' and again : ' It is necessary that the ideas ...
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... give an adequate conception of his manner . Perhaps the best specimen that can be given in this place is his address ' To his Empty Purse : ' To you , my purse , and to none other wight Complain I , for you be my lady dear . I am sorry ...
... give an adequate conception of his manner . Perhaps the best specimen that can be given in this place is his address ' To his Empty Purse : ' To you , my purse , and to none other wight Complain I , for you be my lady dear . I am sorry ...
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... gives them force , and makes them effective in their way . Altogether , Skelton was one of the most fluent of our early writers , and did much to enlarge the vocabulary of our language . The author of Why came ye not to Court ? had a ...
... gives them force , and makes them effective in their way . Altogether , Skelton was one of the most fluent of our early writers , and did much to enlarge the vocabulary of our language . The author of Why came ye not to Court ? had a ...
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Absalom and Achitophel admirable amusing Ballads Bards black crow Born burlesque Byron called character charming Chaucer clever comedy comic contemporaries courtier Cowper dance Devil died doth dramatists Dryden Dunciad English epigram example eyes fair famous fancy fool George Gascoigne give grace hand heart Henry Luttrell Hood Horace Horace Smith humourist John King lady laughed Leigh Hunt lines live look Lord Lord Lytton lover maid merry Mortimer Collins Muse ne'er never o'er once parody perhaps persiflage pieces play poem poet poetry poor Pope prose quoted R. H. Barham rhyme Rolliad satire satirist sigh sing smile song specimen style sweet tell thee There's things thou thought tone true Twas vein verse W. S. Gilbert whilst wit and humour witty and humorous writer written wrote young
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