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From tide to timber-line, poems and dialect verse

From tide to timber-line, poems and dialect verse Author: McKinnie, Patterson Leonard. [from old catalog] Year: 1895 vii, [8]-151 p. 20 cm View on Archive.org

Mark Twain's library of humor [microform]

Mark Twain's library of humor [microform] Author: Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 Year: 1888 An anthology of poetry and short stories by various authors View on Archive.org

Naturalistic poetry, selected from psalms and hymns of the last three centuries : In four essays, developing the progress of nature-study, in connection with sacred song

Naturalistic poetry, selected from psalms and hymns of the last three centuries : In four essays, developing the progress of nature-study, in connection with sacred song Author…

Miscellaneous moods in verse one hundred and one poems with illustrations

Miscellaneous moods in verse one hundred and one poems with illustrations Author: Vedder Elihu 1836 1923 Year: 1914 1 View on Archive.org

Commentaries on the law in Shakespeare electronic resource with explanations of the legal terms used in the plays poems and sonnets and a consideration of the criminal types presented also a full discussion of the Bacon Shakespeare controversy

Commentaries on the law in Shakespeare electronic resource with explanations of the legal terms used in the plays poems and sonnets and a consideration of the criminal types…

The study of English literature : three essays. I. The study of literature, by John Morley. II. Hints on the study of English literature, by Henry J. Nicoll. III. The study of English literature, by Leslie Stephen

The study of English literature : three essays. I. The study of literature, by John Morley. II. Hints on the study of English literature, by Henry J. Nicoll. III. The study of…

Essays on German literature

Essays on German literature Author: Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881 Year: 1917 310 p. ; 17 cm View on Archive.org

Tamil studies, or essays on the history of the Tamil people, language, religion and literature

Tamil studies, or essays on the history of the Tamil people, language, religion and literature Author: Srinivasa Aiyangar, M. (Muttusvami) Year: 1914 "English works consulted"…

The table talker; or, brief essays on society and literature

The table talker; or, brief essays on society and literature is a public domain book, originally published in 1840. The complete text is available to read online. Topics…

The Best Plays Of 1923-24: And The Year Book Of The Drama In America

The Best Plays Of 1923-24: And The Year Book Of The Drama In America

THE SACRED WOOD:ESSAYS ON POETRY AND CRIITICISM

THE SACRED WOOD:ESSAYS ON POETRY AND CRIITICISM

poems, a child's garden of verse underwoods songs of travel moral emblems

poems, a child's garden of verse underwoods songs of travel moral emblems

Essays on georgian Literature / წერილები ქართულ ლიტერატურაზე

Essays on georgian Literature. Ilia Chavchavadze. 1928 წერილები ქართულ ლიტერატურაზე

The background of English literature and other collected essays & addresses, by H.J.C. Grierson

The background of English literature and other collected essays & addresses, by H.J.C. Grierson

The Poems and Plays of John Masefield

The Poems and Plays of John Masefield

Religious Poems and Bible Plays

Religious Poems and Bible Plays

The complete poems of Lord Alfred Douglas, including the light verse

The complete poems of Lord Alfred Douglas, including the light verse

The poems and plays of William Vaughn Moody; : with an introduction

I. Poems and poetic dramas.--II. Prose plays

Works-essays on Sanskrit literature vol.2

Book from the Archaeological Survey of India Central Archaeological Library, New Delhi Book Number: 21452 Book Title: Works-essays on Sanskrit literature vol.2 Book Author…

Literary studies; a collection of miscellaneous essays

v. 1. New-old essays of Addison and Steele. Tyroné Power. A few homeric nods in Mr. Hallam. Religious novels. Literary ambassadors. The prose style of poets. The morality of…

Essays of an Americanist. I. Ethnologic and Archæologic. II. Mythology and Folk Lore. III. Graphic Systems and Literature. IV. Linguistic. By Daniel G. Brinton, A.M., M.D. [...]

Full title: Essays of an Americanist. I. Ethnologic and Archæologic. II. Mythology and Folk Lore. III. Graphic Systems and Literature. IV. Linguistic. By Daniel G. Brinton…

The Old English drama; a selection of plays from the old English dramatists ..

The Old English drama; a selection of plays from the old English dramatists .. is a public domain book, originally published in 1792. The complete text is available to read…

The old English drama. A selection of plays from the old English dramatists

The old English drama. A selection of plays from the old English dramatists Year: 1825 26 View on Archive.org

Some of Ossian's Lesser Poems Rendered Into Verse: With a Preliminary Discourse in Answer to Mr ...

Some of Ossian's Lesser Poems Rendered Into Verse: With a Preliminary Discourse in Answer to Mr ... is a public domain book, originally published in 1805. The complete text is…

A Collection Of The Plays And Romances Novels Poems And Histories Employed By Shakespeare (Vol Iv)

A Collection Of The Plays And Romances Novels Poems And Histories Employed By Shakespeare (Vol Iv)

Essays, letters from abroad, translations and fragments

v. 1. A defence of poetry. Essay on the literature, arts, and manners of the Athenians. Preface to the Banquet of Plato. The banquet--translated from Plato. On love. The…

The Table Talker of brief essays on society and literature

The Table Talker of brief essays on society and literature Author: various Year: 1840 View on Archive.org

Shakespeare's library : a collection of the plays, romances, novels, poems, and histories employed by Shakespeare in the composition of his works : with introduction and notes. 2

Shakespeare's library : a collection of the plays, romances, novels, poems, and histories employed by Shakespeare in the composi is a public domain book, originally published in…

Testimony of the sonnets as to the authorship of the Shakespearean plays and poems

Testimony of the sonnets as to the authorship of the Shakespearean plays and poems Author: Johnson, Jesse, 1842- Year: 1899 100 p. 20 cm View on Archive.org

Essays on literature, on nature, juvenilia

Essays on literature, on nature, juvenilia Author: Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 Year: 1925 377 p. ; 17 cm View on Archive.org

English Miracle Plays Moralities and Interludes Specimens of the Pre Elizabethan Drama edited with an introduction notes and glossary by Alfred W Pollard With illustrations Seventh edition revised with a new section on the interlude

English Miracle Plays Moralities and Interludes Specimens of the Pre Elizabethan Drama edited with an introduction notes an is a public domain book, originally published in…

Terra paterna, vale!. Part I : being a latin verse translation of Childe Harold's pilgrimage and other poems

Terra paterna, vale!. Part I : being a latin verse translation of Childe Harold's pilgrimage and other poems

Wordsworth: Prefaces and Essays on Poetry 1800-1815 (Coleridge Biographia Literaria, Chapters I-IV, XIV-XXII)

Wordsworth: Prefaces and Essays on Poetry 1800-1815 (Coleridge Biographia Literaria, Chapters I-IV, XIV-XXII)

Rhythm and Harmony in Poetry and Music together with Music as a Representative Art, Two Essays in Comparative Aesthetics, 2nd ed

Rhythm and Harmony in Poetry and Music together with Music as a Representative Art, Two Essays in Comparative Aesthetics, 2nd ed.

The Poems and Plays of John Masefield (Vol II) Plays

The Poems and Plays of John Masefield (Vol II) Plays

THE POEMS AND PLAYS OF JOHN MASEFIELD, VOL. I, POEMS

THE POEMS AND PLAYS OF JOHN MASEFIELD, VOL. I, POEMS

Poems And Plays Of John Masefield - Poems

Poems And Plays Of John Masefield - Poems

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