Project Gutenberg 2006-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 58 Gilfillan, George 1813 1878 Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Volume 3 Reading ease score: 74.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Marc D'Hooghe and the PG Online Distributed Proofreaders "Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Volume 3" by George Gilfillan is a literary collection written in the mid-19th century. This volume focuses on a selection of lesser-known British poets from the period between John Dryden and William Cowper, providing both their works and biographical sketches to enrich understanding of their contributions to poetry. The book serves as a historical and critical examination of these poets, many of whom have been overshadowed by more famous contemporaries. The opening of the volume introduces the third period of poetry in Britain, highlighting poets like Sir Charles Sedley and John Pomfret along with their notable works. Gilfillan begins with Sir Charles Sedley's life, emphasizing his charm and social wit despite a lack of lasting literary fame, followed by an analysis of his poem “To a Very Young Lady.” He then touches on John Pomfret, focusing on the themes of his poem “The Choice,” which reflects a longing for a peaceful and simple life. This portion sets the tone for both the literary merit and personal narratives of the poets featured in the collection, establishing a context that celebrates their varied yet significant contributions to the poetic landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 639231 639112 2024-10-04T11:38:07.382301 2023-10-05T03:44:52.808252 text/html text/html 639224 639105 2024-10-04T11:38:07.840282 2023-10-05T03:44:53.135255 text/html text/html 342818 2024-10-04T11:38:32.622162 application/epub+zip 347858 2024-10-04T11:38:17.282252 application/epub+zip 309463 2024-10-04T11:38:12.964322 application/epub+zip 744959 2024-10-04T11:38:39.405159 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 664174 2024-10-04T11:38:26.945217 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418276 2022-09-05T05:05:32.799891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528953 528885 2024-10-04T11:38:06.765392 2023-10-05T03:44:52.331242 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 528857 2021-01-02T07:44:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 218123 2021-01-02T07:44:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 528849 2021-01-02T07:44:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 218051 2021-01-02T07:44:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20612 2024-10-04T11:38:39.553135 application/rdf+xml 24967 2024-10-04T11:38:13.759258 image/jpeg 4739 2024-10-04T11:38:13.483284 image/jpeg 336445 2024-10-04T11:38:07.896318 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia