An Historical Sketch of the Origin of English Prose Literature
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Excerpt from An Historical Sketch of the Origin of English Prose Literature: And of Its Progress Till the Reign of James I The results of their disquisitions were communicated in verse - a species of narrative which possessed decided advantages in an age when the art of writing was not a popular accomplishment; since it at once assisted the memory, and captivated the fancy. About twenty thousand verses are alleged to have comprehended the whole circle of the sciences forming a druidical course of education; and twenty long years were usually spent in committing these instructive couplets to memory. It has even been asserted, that the youths Were taught to repeat and to sing the statute laws of their country - a subject surely by no means the most inviting to the "linked sweetness" of harmony. We are also told, that they applied assiduously to the study of rhetoric, and had made Considerable advances towards the acquirement of oratory. They even gave public instructions in this persuasive science, and enumerated among their deities "one who was named Ogmius, which, in their language, signifies the power of eloquence." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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