Beacon Lights of History, Volume 06: Renaissance and Reformation

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LORD'S LECTURES
AUTHOR OF THE OLD ROMAN WORLD, MODERN EUROPE, ETC., ETC.
RISE OF MODERN POETRY.
The antiquity of Poetry
The greatness of Poets
Their influence on Civilization
The true poet one of the rarest of men
The pre-eminence of Homer, Dante, Shakspeare, and Goethe
Characteristics of Dante
His precocity
His moral wisdom and great attainments