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... English verse he calls ' the heroic measure of the English language ' , which is what Milton called it . Johnson begins by explaining that this line is regular when ' the accent rests upon every second syllable through the whole line ...
... English verse he calls ' the heroic measure of the English language ' , which is what Milton called it . Johnson begins by explaining that this line is regular when ' the accent rests upon every second syllable through the whole line ...
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... English language . After the fantastic proliferation of vocabulary and nuance in the sixteenth century , English was like a beautiful jungle , where all kinds of exotic plants struggled against each other for light and air . The task of ...
... English language . After the fantastic proliferation of vocabulary and nuance in the sixteenth century , English was like a beautiful jungle , where all kinds of exotic plants struggled against each other for light and air . The task of ...
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... English prose , which the critics have now to seek in Saxo Grammaticus . His English histories he took from English chronicles and English ballads ; and as the ancient writers were made known to his country- men by versions , they ...
... English prose , which the critics have now to seek in Saxo Grammaticus . His English histories he took from English chronicles and English ballads ; and as the ancient writers were made known to his country- men by versions , they ...
Contents
JOHNSON ON SHAKESPEARE | 43 |
Note on the Text and Acknowledgment | 58 |
EARLY PERIODICAL CRITICISM | 59 |
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