Idylls, Legends and LyricsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner, 1890 - 277 pages |
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... ancient legend of Ireland , written in the simple ballad style , and quite in the spirit of the Irish race . The story is very fanciful . 66 The place of honour in the volume is given to " Ilamea , " a Dramatic Idyll , which is chiefly ...
... ancient legend of Ireland , written in the simple ballad style , and quite in the spirit of the Irish race . The story is very fanciful . 66 The place of honour in the volume is given to " Ilamea , " a Dramatic Idyll , which is chiefly ...
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... ancient legend of Ireland is very cleverly and sympathetically rendered in " Edain , " " Cadmon , " an Early English Idyll , is also noteworthy . It is something to be reminded of the " peasant poet , who , a thousand years before ...
... ancient legend of Ireland is very cleverly and sympathetically rendered in " Edain , " " Cadmon , " an Early English Idyll , is also noteworthy . It is something to be reminded of the " peasant poet , who , a thousand years before ...
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... ancient legend of Ireland . " The mere mention of Ireland , in this latter part of the 19th century , seems to carry with it a series of unpleasant recollections : to the literary student it should be otherwise : every nook and corner ...
... ancient legend of Ireland . " The mere mention of Ireland , in this latter part of the 19th century , seems to carry with it a series of unpleasant recollections : to the literary student it should be otherwise : every nook and corner ...
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... ancient material . Her style also is considerably influenced by that study ; for in nearly every line we see intro- duced the ancient form of alliteration , which enhances our interest in her work . There is something extremely ...
... ancient material . Her style also is considerably influenced by that study ; for in nearly every line we see intro- duced the ancient form of alliteration , which enhances our interest in her work . There is something extremely ...
Page vii
... ancient history : this Mrs. Mears has done , and we shall be very much surprised if her poems do not win their way into the affections of the people . In the love - story of King Uther , Mrs. Mears has given us a descriptive poem of ...
... ancient history : this Mrs. Mears has done , and we shall be very much surprised if her poems do not win their way into the affections of the people . In the love - story of King Uther , Mrs. Mears has given us a descriptive poem of ...
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