The Story of English Literature

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Warton. Percy's Reliques. Chatterton.
Ossian.
1726.
First book of Thomson's 1748.
Thomson's Castle of Indo- Seasons : Winter, lence.
1730.
Last book of Thomson's 1750.
Gray's Elegy.
Seasons : A ututnn.
1757- Gray's Pindaric Odes.
1742-45. Young's Night Thoughts.
1762.
The Ossian Poems.
1742.
CoUins's Persian Eclogues.
1765- Percy's Reliques of Ancient 1743.
Blair's Grave.
Poetry.
1744.
Death of Pope.
1768.
Complete Poems of Gray.
1746.
CoUins's Odes.
1770.
The Rowley Poems.
1747- Gray's Early P
...oems.
1. James Thomson. — The period from 1720 to 1742, when Walpole was the dominating force in English politics, was one of the most sterile in our annals in noble deeds and elevating ideals. Walpole was himself occupied with matters of finance and with unromantic schemings for position and for peace. There was nothing in the air to stir men's blood or inflame their imaginations. Prosperity was followed by corruption in public and in private life ; coarseness and lack of culture were, along with his worldly prudence, the hall-marks of Walpole and of the average country squire who associated with 226 REACTION TOWARDS ROMANCE him.


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