Hoccleve

[ hok-leev ]

noun

1. Thomas, 1370–1450, English poet.

Example Sentences

The practice of Hoccleve and Lydgate is entirely ignored by those to whom it is convenient to ignore it.

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The poetry of Hoccleve is wretchedly bad, abounding with pedantry, and destitute of all grace or spirit.

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It thus became the business of the scribe, and the portraits in different copies of Hoccleve's works vary accordingly.

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Hoccleve's metre is poor, so long as he can count ten syllables by his fingers he is content.

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The reminiscences of the gay days of his youth stirred Hoccleve's muse to unwonted vivacity.

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