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text of the poems has been reprinted from the earliest knovm
editions, carefully collated with subsequent ones, most of which were
published in the poe^s lifetime, s only prose work, his
sagacious and interesting ** of the of ,** has been
re-edited from three manuscripts belonging to the ,
complete and a list of all the most important various
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readings serve to a large extent the purpose of notes expHanatory
and critical. exhaustive general and a useful *'
cf first lines*'' precede the poems ;^ and in an are gtven
's to , * ' and h^her praise
it needs not of the beautiful * ,* work is edited
with all the care so noble a poet deserves." .
's . with a
and by ,
and copious , pp. xliii., 559.
'* ,** says , " in his every booh, gladdens, tranquillizes, and
strengthens my heart,* edition contains the whole of s
poetical works, with the exception of one or two short poems.
most of * s own notes have been retained, others have been added
explaining many historical and topographical allusions ; and ori-'
ginal introductions from the pen of a gentleman familiar with
literature and scenery, containing much interesting infoT'^
motion, antiquarian, historical, and biographical, are prefixed to
the principal poems. '* can almost sympathise with a middle'
as^ grumbler, who, after reading . memoir and in^^
troduction, should exclaim ' was there not such an edition of
when was a schoolboy f * *' .
of . the poems,
, , edited ftom the best and
, with* , , and a
by , pp. , 636.
poems and songs need not drculate exclusrvdy among *
men, but should be read by all who wish to know the multi'
tudinous capabilities of the language, and who have the
capacity of appreciating the exquisite expression of all kinds of
human feding rich pawky humour, keM wit, withering satire,
genuine pathos, pure passioncUe lave. exhaustive glossariai
index and the copious notes will make all the purdy poems
intelligible even to an . letters must be read
by all who desire fully to appreciate the poefs character, to see ii
on all its many sides. notes are prefixed to most
of these letters, and kept during his
and , are appended. the prefixed
biography by the nlitc*', is a of * s
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and . ^* in all respects*^ . " 7%
cheapest, the most perfect, and the most interesting edition which has
ever been published^ 's ,
. after the , with a
by . pp. xxxi., 607.
this matchless truth-like story, it is scarcely possible to find an
edition, 7%is edition may be relied upon as cofUaining
the whole of *^ *^ as it came from the pen of its
author, without mutilation, and with alt peculiarities religiously
preserved. points, combined with its handsoftie paper, large
clear type^ and moderdte price, ought to render this par excellence
the ** ,** the edition of s fascinating narrative,
" most excellent and in every way desirable edition**
. ***s * ' is a book tt
have and to keep,** .
*s . , with
, by . pp. ., 695.
t/olUme comprehends the whole of the prose and poetical works
of this most genial of authors, those only being excluded
which are mere compilations. are all accurately reprinted
from the most reliable editions. faithfulness, fulness, and lite-
rary merit of the biography are sufficiently eUtested by the name of
its author. , contains many interesting anec'
dotes which will give the reader an insight into 's
characters and many graphic pictures of the literary life of
during the middle of last century, " an admirable compen-
dium of the facts of 's life^ and so careful and minute a
delineation of the mixed traits of his peculiar character tu to be
a very model of a literary biography in little." .
's . , with and -
ctuctory , by , ..,
of . 's , , and of in
, , pp. lii., 508.
edition contains all poetns, translations, and adaptations,
his now superseded translations alone being omitted.
text, carefully revised, is tcdken from the best editions ;
awn use of capital letters and apostrophised syllables, frequently
necessary to an understanding of his meaning, has been preserved ;
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/^ ^w uncertain spelling and his frequently perplexing inter*
punctuation have been judicumsly amended, " notes are
addedf including /s oitm, the best of those of previous editors^
and many which are tlie result of the study and research of the
present editor, introductory will be found to sh^
considerable light on the political, social, and literary life of the
period in which filled so large a space.
remarks : *' editor's own notes and intro-
ductory memoir are excellent, the memoir alorte would be cheap and
well worth buying at the price of the whole volume.^^
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, and , by . . , -., of
, , pp. ., 662.
study of works is absolutely rucessary to anyone who
wishes to understand thorouglUy, not only the literature, but also
the political artd religious history of the eventful period when he
liv^ artd reigned as literary dictator. this edition of his works^-
which comprises several specimens of his vigorous prose, the text has
been thoroughly corrected and purified from many misprints and
small changes often materially affecting the sense, which had been
allowed to slip in by previous editors. old spelling has been
retained where it is not altogether strange or repulsive. an
exhaustive , there are copious , critical, historical, bio-
graphical, and explanatory: and the biography cofttains the results
of considerable original research, which has served to shed light on
several hitherto obscure circumstances connected with the life and
parentage of the poet, ** admirable edition, the result of great
research and of a cartful retnsian of the text. memoir prefixed
contains, within less than ninety pages, as rrmch sound criticism
artd as comprehensive a biography as the student of rued
desire.^* .
' . , with and
, by , of
and of in 's ,
, pp. ., 536.
volume contains, arranged under seven heads, the whole of
own poems, iruluding sei'cral nrtfcr before published, and
all his translations except that of ** .** text is
taken from the original editions, and *s own notes are given
at the foot of the page, while many explanatory notes by the editor
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himself are appended to the volume. the very full it
will be found that much new light has been thrown on some of
the most difficult passages of spiritually chequered life,
**. *s edition oj is one of permanent valine.
biographical introduction is excellent^ full of information^
singularly neat and readable and modest indeed too modest in
its comments. notes are concise and accurate^ and the editor
has been able to discover and introduce some hitherto unprinted
matter. the book is a very excellent one,**
.
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revised for . " an by
, . pp. xxxvii., 509.
volume contains the cream of the legends of chivalry which
have gathered round the shadowy and his
of the , has drawn largely on them in his
cycle of , language is simple and quaint as
that of the , and the many stories of knightly adventure of
which the book is made up, are fascinating cu those of the ^*
," great moral of tJie book is to ^^ do after the good, and
leave the anl,*^ was a want of an edition of the work cU a
moderate price, suitable for ordinary readers, and especially for
boys : such an edition the present professes to be.
contains an account of the and of the book, the
and its severed , and an on , tracing its
history from its origin to its decay. are appended, and a
of such words as require explanation. * *// is with perfect
confidence that we recommend this edition of the old romance to every
class of readers,*^ .
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publishers believe that an accurate and readable translation of all
the works of is perfectly in accordance with the object of the
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*"*" '* new prose-translation has therefore been made
by two competent scholars y who have rendered the original fxithJuUy
into simple - without paraphrase; and at the same
time endeavoured to maintain as far as possible the rhythm and
majestic flow of the original. this latter point the
says, ** endeavour to preserve in some degree a
rhythm in the prose rendering is almost invariably successful and
pleasing in its effect;*^ and the , that it
" may be readily recommended as a model for young students for
rendering the poet into will
be found full of interesting information as to the life of the
history of opinion concerning his writings, the notions entertained
of him during the , editions of his works, his infUience
on modem poets and on education. each of his works is prefixed
a critical and explanatory introduction, and important aid is
afforded to the thorough comprehension of each production by the
running . is an of all the proper names
and the most important subjects occurring throughout the poems
and introductions. " more complete edition of in
it is scaredy possible to conceive than the scholarly work before us,**
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of . into , with
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version of is a literal rendering of the original, the
translators having kept in view the same objects as they had before
them in their edition of in " .** in the case
of , the original has been faithfully rendered into simple
, without paraphrase; and at the same time the trans-
lators have endeavoured to maintain as far as possible the rhythm
and flow of the original. general and particular -
tions and the will afford the ordinary reader all
needful information as to and his time, and the allusions
in his works. says, ** classical and non-
classical readers it will be invaluable as a faithful interpretation of
the mind and meaning of the poet, enriched as it is with notes and
dissertations of the highest value in the way of criticism, illus-
tration, and explanation.''*