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Milton's prosody. An examination of the Rules of the blank verse in Milton's later poems, with an account of the versification of Samson Agonistes, and general notes Author…
A guide to the operas, symphonic poems, overtures, incidental music and songs based on Shakespeare's plays Author: Irwin, Theodore J Year: 1914 cover-title, 2 p. l., 12 p. 23cm.…
Some of Ossian's lesser poems rendered into verse : with a preliminary discourse in answer to Mr. Laing's critical and historical dissertation on the antiquity of Ossian's poems…
The complete works of William Shakespeare, with a full and comprehensive life; a history of the early drama; an introduction to each play; the readings of former editions…
A Manual of Mystic Verse: Being a Choice of Meditative and Mystic Poems is a public domain book, originally published in 1917. The complete text is available to read online.…
Milton's prosody : an examination of the rules of the blank verse in Milton's later poems Author: Bridges, Robert Seymour, 1844-1930 Year: 1894 35 View on Archive.org
By-ways of literature; or, Essays on old things and new, in the customs, education, character, literature, and language of the E is a public domain book, originally published in…
Recollection of Italy, England and America, with essays on various subjects, in morals and literature Author: Chateaubriand, François-René, vicomte de, 1768-1848 Year: 1816 iv…
Complete poetical works and Essays on poetry, together with his Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym Author: Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 Year: 1800 1 View on Archive.org
notes on the authorship of the shakespeare plays and poems Author: basil lawrence Year: 1925 View on Archive.org
Sir William Temple's essays on ancient and modern learning, and on poetry. Edited by J.E. Spingarn Author: Temple, William, Sir, 1628-1699 Year: 1909 26 View on Archive.org
Gateways to Literature and other Essays Author: Brander Matthews Year: 1912 View on Archive.org
Select essays of Sainte-Beuve : chiefly bearing on English literature Author: Sainte-Beuve, Charles Augustin, 1804-1869 Year: 1900 31 35 View on Archive.org
Readings for railways; or, Anecdotes and other short stories, reflectons, maxims, characteristics, passages of wit, humour, and poetry; etc. Together with points of information…
The home book of verse; American and English, 1580-1912, with an appendix containing a few well-known poems in other languages is a public domain book, originally published in…
Essays on literature and philosophy Author: Caird, Edward, 1835-1908 Year: 1892 Vol. 2, only View on Archive.org
Essays on archaeological subjects, and on various questions connected with the history of art, science, and literature in the Middle Ages Author: Wright, Thomas, 1810-1877 Year…
Philosophical essays on morals, literature, and politics (Volume 1) Author: Hume, David, 1711-1776 Year: 1817 Shaw & Shoemaker View on Archive.org
Outline studies in the Shakespearean drama, with an index to the characters in Shakespeare's plays; Author: Gettemy, Mary Ellen (Ferris) Mrs. 1839- [from old catalog] Year: 1904…
The complete poetical works of Edgar Allan Poe : with three essays on poetry Author: Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 Year: 1919 Bibliography: p. [xiv]-lx View on Archive.org
On the old road; a collection of miscellaneous essays, and articles on art and literature is a public domain book, originally published in 1819. The complete text is available…
An essay on war, in blank verse; Honington green, a ballad; The culprit ... and other poems is a public domain book, originally published in 1803. The complete text is available…
Latin and Italian poems of Milton translated into English verse, and a fragment of a commentary on Paradise lost, by William Cowper, Esqr. : with a preface Author: Milton, John…
The Art of Literature: A Series of Essays is a public domain book, originally published in 1891. The complete text is available to read online. Topics associated with this work…
Poetry's plea for animals; an anthology Author: Clarke, Frances Elizabeth, [from old catalog] ed Year: 1927 xxxiv, 426 p. 21 cm View on Archive.org
The poetry of the Hebrew Pentateuch : being four essays on Moses and the Mosaic age Author: Margoliouth, Moses, 1820-1881 Year: 1871 xi, 146 p. ; 20 cm View on Archive.org
Constitution of man; Essays on decision of character; Philosophy of sleep and Anatomy of drunkenness; Influence of literature upon society; Treatise on self-knowledge Author…
Haverford essays; studies in modern literature is a public domain book, originally published in 1909. The complete text is available to read online. Topics associated with this…
Essays on the languages, literature, and religion of Nepál and Tibet: Author: Hodgson, B. H. (Brian Houghton), 1800-1894 Year: 1874 145, 124 p. 26 cm View on Archive.org
The home book of the picturesque, or, American scenery, art, and literature : comprising a series of essays by Washington Irving, W.C. Bryant, Fenimore Cooper, Miss Cooper, N.P.…
Essays: on the nature and immutability of truth, in opposition to sophistry and scepticism; on poetry and musick, as they affect is a public domain book, originally published in…
Art of literature; a series of essays, by Arthur Schopenhauer ... Selected and tr. with a preface by T. Bailey Saunders, M. A. Author: Schopenhauer, Arthur, 1788-1860. Year…
A treasury of verse poems of today and yesterday Author: M. G. Edgar, Eric Chilman Year: 1925 View on Archive.org
The girl's book of verse; a treasury of old and new poems Author: Davis, Mary Gould, 1882-1956 Year: 1922 xix, 289 p. 21cm View on Archive.org
Abnormal man : being essays on education and crime and related subjects, with digests of literature and a bibliography Author: MacDonald, Arthur, 1856-1936, author Year: 1893…
Great short stories of the world; an anthology selected from the literatures of all periods and countries Author: Clark, Barrett H. (Barrett Harper), 1890-1953, compiler Year…
Scrolls; essays on Jewish history and literature, and kindred subjects Author: Deutsch, Gotthard, 1859-1921 Year: 1917 v. 22 cm View on Archive.org