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Page 44
... picture to be painted of the incident of Lord Robert's death . It was during this visit that Crabbe received the following letter from Burke . The let- ter is undated , but belongs to the month of May , for The Village was published in ...
... picture to be painted of the incident of Lord Robert's death . It was during this visit that Crabbe received the following letter from Burke . The let- ter is undated , but belongs to the month of May , for The Village was published in ...
Page 48
... pictures of rural life . And in the opening lines of The Village he boldly challenges the judgment of his readers on this head . The " pleasant land " of the pastoral poets was one of which ... picture of the poor , Demand 48 [ CHAP . CRABBE.
... pictures of rural life . And in the opening lines of The Village he boldly challenges the judgment of his readers on this head . The " pleasant land " of the pastoral poets was one of which ... picture of the poor , Demand 48 [ CHAP . CRABBE.
Page 49
Alfred Ainger. What form the real picture of the poor , Demand a song - the Muse can give no more . Fled are those times when in harmonious strains The rustic poet praised his native plains : No shepherds now , in smooth alternate verse ...
Alfred Ainger. What form the real picture of the poor , Demand a song - the Muse can give no more . Fled are those times when in harmonious strains The rustic poet praised his native plains : No shepherds now , in smooth alternate verse ...
Page 50
... picture of village life . It suited Goldsmith's pur- pose to describe the ideal rural community , happy , prosperous , and innocent , as contrast with that de- population of villages and corruption of peasant life which he 50 [ CHAP .
... picture of village life . It suited Goldsmith's pur- pose to describe the ideal rural community , happy , prosperous , and innocent , as contrast with that de- population of villages and corruption of peasant life which he 50 [ CHAP .
Page 51
... pictures of shepherd life presented in the faded copies of Theocritus and Virgil that had so long satisfied the English ... picture of the village pastor , closely modelled upon Chaucer's " poor parson of a town , " his piety , humility ...
... pictures of shepherd life presented in the faded copies of Theocritus and Virgil that had so long satisfied the English ... picture of the village pastor , closely modelled upon Chaucer's " poor parson of a town , " his piety , humility ...
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acquaintance admirable Aldeburgh Alfred Ainger appeared beauty Beccles Belvoir Castle Borough brother Burke Burke's called character couplet Crabbe seems Crabbe's critics death Dodsley doubt Dudley North Duke early eyes F. W. H. Myers father feel FitzGerald fortune George Crabbe Glemham Glemham Hall Goldsmith Hall happy heart hope human humble interest J. A. Symonds kind lady later Leadbeater Leslie Stephen letter lines literary live London Lord lover married mind Miss Elmy Muston nature neighbourhood neighbours never o'er occasion once Parham Parish Register parishioners passage picture poem poet poet's poetic poetry poor Pope published quoted R. W. Church readers Rendham residence Rogers Scott Sir Eustace Grey sorrows stanzas Stathern story Suffolk taste tells thou thought Thurlow tion told Tovell town Trowbridge truth Vale of Belvoir verse village volume wife Wordsworth writes young youth