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William Minto. □fe^^tf- CHARACTERISTICS ENGLISH POETS IP CHARACTERISTICS OF ENGLISH POETS FROM CHAUCER.
William Minto. □fe^^tf- CHARACTERISTICS ENGLISH POETS IP CHARACTERISTICS OF ENGLISH POETS FROM CHAUCER.
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William Minto. CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. - GEOFFREY CHAUCER . I. His Life , Character , and Works , II . His Words , Metres , and Imagery , III . The Chief Qualities of his Poetry , IV . His Delineation of Character , CHAPTER II . - CHAUCER'S ...
William Minto. CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. - GEOFFREY CHAUCER . I. His Life , Character , and Works , II . His Words , Metres , and Imagery , III . The Chief Qualities of his Poetry , IV . His Delineation of Character , CHAPTER II . - CHAUCER'S ...
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... Chaucer as an imitator of the Trouvères . They are justified in taking offence at the word " imitator . " It is too much to say that Chaucer produced nothing but imitations of G. de Lorris or other Trouvères , till he conceived the plan ...
... Chaucer as an imitator of the Trouvères . They are justified in taking offence at the word " imitator . " It is too much to say that Chaucer produced nothing but imitations of G. de Lorris or other Trouvères , till he conceived the plan ...
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... Chaucer's life have been gradually recovered by successive genera- tions of antiquaries , from Thynne and Speght to Nicolas and Furnivall , but none of them is more significant as regards the influences that shaped the growing poet than ...
... Chaucer's life have been gradually recovered by successive genera- tions of antiquaries , from Thynne and Speght to Nicolas and Furnivall , but none of them is more significant as regards the influences that shaped the growing poet than ...
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