A HISTORY OF ENGLISH POETRY

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OF

ENGLISH POETRY

BY

W. J. COURTHOPE, C.B.

M.A., D.LITT., LL.D.

LATE PROFESSOR OF POETRY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
HON. FELLOW OF NEW COLLEGE, OXFORD

VOL. III

THE INTELLECTUAL CONFLICT OF THE

SEVENTEENTH CENTURY:

DECADENT INFLUENCE OF THE FEUDAL MONARCH
GROWTH OF THE NATIONAL GENIUS