Literature of the world : an introductory study . CAXTONS PRINTING From the XV Os, c, 14QI. The fifteen prayers, so called from the fact oftheir all commencing with the letter 0 362 LITERATURE OF THE WORLD One of the most exquisite lyric poems of the time is ThePearl, a bereaved fathers vision of his little dead daughter Mar-garet, written in regular rimed stanzas with the touching refrainMy precious pearl withouten spot. The French lyric impulsealso had its effect in the production of numerous songs, love lyrics,and devotional pieces. Among these are the deeply spiritualLove-Rune of Thomas de
Literature of the world : an introductory study . CAXTONS PRINTING From the XV Os, c, 14QI. The fifteen prayers, so called from the fact oftheir all commencing with the letter 0 362 LITERATURE OF THE WORLD One of the most exquisite lyric poems of the time is ThePearl, a bereaved fathers vision of his little dead daughter Mar-garet, written in regular rimed stanzas with the touching refrainMy precious pearl withouten spot. The French lyric impulsealso had its effect in the production of numerous songs, love lyrics,and devotional pieces. Among these are the deeply spiritualLove-Rune of Thomas de Hales, the delightful Cuckoo Song,and the graceful and charming lyrics Alisoun and Lent isCome with Love to Town—fresh, spontaneous, and finely ex-pressive of the essential lyric spirit. The Age of Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer represents the full-blown flower of Englishmedieval literature. He is by far the greatest poet of the MiddleEnglish period and one of the greatest in world literature. He wasborn in London about the year 1340, of a well-to-
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