A History of English Literature |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 62
Page 163
... Charles was obliged , albeit reluctantly , to dismiss him from the court . In 1651 he secretly returned to England , and after the Restoration Charles II , who is said to have enjoyed his company , granted him an annual pension of £ 100 ...
... Charles was obliged , albeit reluctantly , to dismiss him from the court . In 1651 he secretly returned to England , and after the Restoration Charles II , who is said to have enjoyed his company , granted him an annual pension of £ 100 ...
Page 166
... Charles 1. Though Charles ignored his advice - that the Crown should adopt a more lenient attitude towards the rebellious House of Commons - Clarendon remained a loyal Edward Hyde , 1st Earl subject . Later he shared the exile of Charles ...
... Charles 1. Though Charles ignored his advice - that the Crown should adopt a more lenient attitude towards the rebellious House of Commons - Clarendon remained a loyal Edward Hyde , 1st Earl subject . Later he shared the exile of Charles ...
Page 405
... Charles Tennyson d'Eyncourt M.P. ) , became a lonely alcoholic ; while , of the poet's brothers , Edward grew incurably insane ; Charles ( Alfred's favourite ) was addicted to opium ; Frederick proved a rebellious eccentric ; and Arthur ...
... Charles Tennyson d'Eyncourt M.P. ) , became a lonely alcoholic ; while , of the poet's brothers , Edward grew incurably insane ; Charles ( Alfred's favourite ) was addicted to opium ; Frederick proved a rebellious eccentric ; and Arthur ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Age of Chaucer | 16 |
The English Renaissance 335 | 35 |
Copyright | |
6 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
admired afterwards Alexander Pope appeared artist beauty became Ben Jonson born Byron Cambridge century character Charles Chaucer Church Coleridge comedy contemporary critic D.H. Lawrence Danny Deever death delight described despite died dramatic dramatist Dryden E. M. Forster early Elizabethan England English essays eyes famous father followed genius George George Eliot gift heart Henry human imaginative John John Donne John Dryden Johnson Joshua Reynolds King Lady later learned literary literature lived London Lord marriage married modern moral nature never novel novelist once Oxford passion play poem poet poetic poetry political Pope portrait produced prose published Queen returned romantic Samuel Johnson satire seems Shakespeare Shelley sonnets soon spirit story strange style success T.S. Eliot Tamburlaine thee theme Thomas thou tragedy verse Victorian Westminster School wife William woman Wordsworth writing written wrote young youth
References to this book
Jonathan Swift and Popular Culture: Myth, Media, and the Man Ann Cline Kelly No preview available - 2002 |