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... England , taking his great poem for publication . On his return in 1591 he commemorates this visit , and shows the impression made on him by the brilliant scene at Elizabeth's Court in his poem , Colin Clouť s come Home again . To 1591 ...
... England , taking his great poem for publication . On his return in 1591 he commemorates this visit , and shows the impression made on him by the brilliant scene at Elizabeth's Court in his poem , Colin Clouť s come Home again . To 1591 ...
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... England , and a few years . later he formed his friendship with Spenser and Harvey . The pedantic taste of the ... England's noblest son , " by the number of books dedicated to him , and the many elegies written on his death . 66 ...
... England , and a few years . later he formed his friendship with Spenser and Harvey . The pedantic taste of the ... England's noblest son , " by the number of books dedicated to him , and the many elegies written on his death . 66 ...
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... England . It commemorates the cruel devastation of Wyoming , a colony in Pennsylvania , by the attack of a tribe of American Indians . Campbell is , however , best known and appreciated for his patriotic songs . Specially noted for the ...
... England . It commemorates the cruel devastation of Wyoming , a colony in Pennsylvania , by the attack of a tribe of American Indians . Campbell is , however , best known and appreciated for his patriotic songs . Specially noted for the ...
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