Lectures on English Poetry: To the Time of MiltonWhittaker, 1837 - 118 Seiten |
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... lofty lyrics sang their wild and terrible legends and spirit stirring battle songs . The first poetry of an uncivilized race is always nervous and empassioned , abounding in grand but simple meta- phor , and preserving a tempestuous ...
... lofty lyrics sang their wild and terrible legends and spirit stirring battle songs . The first poetry of an uncivilized race is always nervous and empassioned , abounding in grand but simple meta- phor , and preserving a tempestuous ...
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... and Arcite , the glorious paraphrase of this tale , is familiar to every one . Warton calls it " the most animated and harmonious piece of versification in the English language . " lofty in action and gorgeous in description , appears to ...
... and Arcite , the glorious paraphrase of this tale , is familiar to every one . Warton calls it " the most animated and harmonious piece of versification in the English language . " lofty in action and gorgeous in description , appears to ...
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To the Time of Milton Stanhope Busby. lofty in action and gorgeous in description , appears to have been imitated from Boccacio's Theseid ; but the groundwork of some of the ... lofty in action and gorgeous in description, appears to ...
To the Time of Milton Stanhope Busby. lofty in action and gorgeous in description , appears to have been imitated from Boccacio's Theseid ; but the groundwork of some of the ... lofty in action and gorgeous in description, appears to ...
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... lofty and imposing . Lastly stoode Warre in glitteryng armes yclad , With visage grym , sterne lookes , and blackely hewed : In his right hand a naked sworde he had , That to the hiltes was al with bloud embrewed ; And in his left ...
... lofty and imposing . Lastly stoode Warre in glitteryng armes yclad , With visage grym , sterne lookes , and blackely hewed : In his right hand a naked sworde he had , That to the hiltes was al with bloud embrewed ; And in his left ...
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... lofty ; musically harmonious and simple , and written in the stanza which is now called by the poet's name , and has been adopted in later times with great success by Beattie and Byron . The language of Spenser is less modern than that ...
... lofty ; musically harmonious and simple , and written in the stanza which is now called by the poet's name , and has been adopted in later times with great success by Beattie and Byron . The language of Spenser is less modern than that ...
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Æneid allusion amidst angels appear battle beautiful Ben Johnson bird bold breath bright Canterbury Tales celebrated characters Chaucer composed composition Comus conceit court dark deep delight dignity doth eloquence English English poetry eternal expression fair fancy feelings flowers fugitive verses gallantry genius Geoffrey Chaucer GILES FLETCHER gloomy glowing gold happy heart heaven heroes hire human images imagination Inner Temple inspiration John of Gaunt King language learning legends light literature lived lofty looked Lord mankind mighty Milton mind minstrels moral muse narration nature night Paradise Lost passions Petrarch poem poet poetical poetry popular proud quaint refined reign religious rendered rhymes rise romance rose rude Saint Brandon sang Satan Saxon sentiment Shakspeare shew songs sonnets soul Spenser spirit stream sublime sustained sweet Temple thee tree truth unto verse virtues wanting wife of Bath wild wings Wynkyn de Worde zeal