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... spirit stirring battle songs . The first poetry of an uncivilized race is always nervous and empassioned , abounding in grand but simple meta- phor , and preserving a tempestuous harmony through its irregular and unequal lines . The ...
... spirit stirring battle songs . The first poetry of an uncivilized race is always nervous and empassioned , abounding in grand but simple meta- phor , and preserving a tempestuous harmony through its irregular and unequal lines . The ...
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... spirit of minstrelsy however was not quelled , it had charms for the rude soldier , and were other evidence of its power wanting , the entrance of Alfred into the Danish camp , disguised as a harper or gleeman , would shew the influence ...
... spirit of minstrelsy however was not quelled , it had charms for the rude soldier , and were other evidence of its power wanting , the entrance of Alfred into the Danish camp , disguised as a harper or gleeman , would shew the influence ...
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... spirit of the troubadours , but the verse of the period still extant consists chiefly of rhyming chronicles and scriptural paraphrases ; the minstrels had ceased to rely upon their own imagination , they had lost their sturdy ...
... spirit of the troubadours , but the verse of the period still extant consists chiefly of rhyming chronicles and scriptural paraphrases ; the minstrels had ceased to rely upon their own imagination , they had lost their sturdy ...
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... spirit of adventure , and the love of what was marvellous and exciting , gave rise to a flood of poetry in which the gallantry and extravagant heroism of the age appear in glowing colors . The dull and tedious rhyming chronicles that ...
... spirit of adventure , and the love of what was marvellous and exciting , gave rise to a flood of poetry in which the gallantry and extravagant heroism of the age appear in glowing colors . The dull and tedious rhyming chronicles that ...
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... of chivalry , fantastic as it may have been , forms a history of itself ; and however wild the spirit which gave rise to the institution , its effects were con- siderable . It soon spread over Europe , and aroused 10.
... of chivalry , fantastic as it may have been , forms a history of itself ; and however wild the spirit which gave rise to the institution , its effects were con- siderable . It soon spread over Europe , and aroused 10.
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