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Sir Philip Sidney (30 November 1554 – 17 October 1586) was an English poet, courtier and soldier, and is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan age. His works include Astrophel and Stella, The Defence of Poesy (also known as The Defence of Poetry or An Apology for Poetry ), and The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia .

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An Enchanting Heritage of Romanticism in English Poetry: A Salute to the Vigilant Romantics

No Verse in the War Room: The Decline of Poetry among Politicians and Military Leaders

The Evolution of English Literature

What is Euphuism? Its History?

Minor Poets of the Elizabethan Age

The Non-Dramatic Poets of the Elizabethan Age

John Milton: An Exhaustive Look at the Poet

William Lyon Phelps Essay on Robert Louis Stevenson

A History of English Literature

The Life, Times, and Poetry of Anne Bradstreet

A Short Biographical Sketch of EDMUND SPENSER (1552? to 1599)

The Life of Edward Young

English Poetesses

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE, THE EXISTING THOUGHT

The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century

Shakespeare or The Poet - by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Shakespeare — The Borrowed Conceits of the Sonnets

Shakespeare — The Sonnets and Their Literary History

Shakespeare — The First Appeal to the Reading Public

Shakespeare — Early Dramatic Efforts

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Quote Left Alexander received more bravery of mind by the pattern of Achilles, than by hearing the definition of fortitude.
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Quote Left All is but lip-wisdom which wants experience.
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Quote Left Then farewell, world; thy uttermost I see; Eternal Love, maintain thy life in me.
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Quote Left The only disadvantage of an honest heart is credulity.
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Quote Left The ingredients of health and long life, are great temperance, open air, easy labor, and little care.
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