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... soon strayed into literature , and in 1602 published a poem , The Metamorphosis of Tobacco . A member of Ben Jonson's circle , he wrote commendatory verses for some of his plays , including Volpone ( 1606 ) . Beaumont's earliest known ...
... soon strayed into literature , and in 1602 published a poem , The Metamorphosis of Tobacco . A member of Ben Jonson's circle , he wrote commendatory verses for some of his plays , including Volpone ( 1606 ) . Beaumont's earliest known ...
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... soon as he re- turned to England , he found his father ill and his family affairs in a state of sad disorder . Gibbon accepted his responsibilities , both private and public , with his usual philosophic calm . The elder Gibbon died in ...
... soon as he re- turned to England , he found his father ill and his family affairs in a state of sad disorder . Gibbon accepted his responsibilities , both private and public , with his usual philosophic calm . The elder Gibbon died in ...
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... soon after the out- break of World War 1. Before he died , he received the Order of Merit . His old age was passed in quiet and pleasant rooms , not far from the Carlyles ' old house , overlooking the broad sweep of the Thames at ...
... soon after the out- break of World War 1. Before he died , he received the Order of Merit . His old age was passed in quiet and pleasant rooms , not far from the Carlyles ' old house , overlooking the broad sweep of the Thames at ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Age of Chaucer | 16 |
The English Renaissance 335 | 35 |
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Jonathan Swift and Popular Culture: Myth, Media, and the Man Ann Cline Kelly No preview available - 2002 |