Islam in English LiteraturePrinted at the American Press, 1939 - 258 pages |
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Page 169
... poem entitled " Mohammed " was begun but never finished . Southey attempted to share the labor of composition with Coleridge , and pro- posed the project in the course of a visit at Nether Stowey in 1799 . The poem was to cover the ...
... poem entitled " Mohammed " was begun but never finished . Southey attempted to share the labor of composition with Coleridge , and pro- posed the project in the course of a visit at Nether Stowey in 1799 . The poem was to cover the ...
Page 171
... Poem I have prefer- red it , because it suits the varied subject : it is the Arabesque orna- ment of an Arabian tale . " 1 Perhaps the most peculiar feature of " Thalaba " is the system of elaborate notes appended to each of the twelve ...
... Poem I have prefer- red it , because it suits the varied subject : it is the Arabesque orna- ment of an Arabian tale . " 1 Perhaps the most peculiar feature of " Thalaba " is the system of elaborate notes appended to each of the twelve ...
Page 193
... poems , of Islamic material . The forgivable anachronism of " hundreds . of crescents " on the roofs of Baghdad several ... poem begins , Out and spake Sir Ingoldsby Bray , A stalwart knight , I ween , was he , " Come east , come west ...
... poems , of Islamic material . The forgivable anachronism of " hundreds . of crescents " on the roofs of Baghdad several ... poem begins , Out and spake Sir Ingoldsby Bray , A stalwart knight , I ween , was he , " Come east , come west ...
Contents
THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE | 1 |
THE AGE OF DRYDEN | 19 |
THE AGE OF POPE | 54 |
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