Lectures on English Poetry: To the Time of MiltonWhittaker, 1837 - 118 Seiten |
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... 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 harmony through its ...
... 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 harmony through its ...
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... wild and warlike fictions , and their allusions to the Scaldic fables and heroes became few and occa- sional . Their bards degenerated in influence and cha- racter , and were afterwards known by the name of gleemen . The minstrels or ...
... wild and warlike fictions , and their allusions to the Scaldic fables and heroes became few and occa- sional . Their bards degenerated in influence and cha- racter , and were afterwards known by the name of gleemen . The minstrels or ...
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... The reign of chivalry , fantastic as it may have been , forms a history of itself ; and however wild the spirit which gave rise to the institution , its effects were con- siderable . It soon spread over Europe , and aroused 10.
... The reign of chivalry , fantastic as it may have been , forms a history of itself ; and however wild the spirit which gave rise to the institution , its effects were con- siderable . It soon spread over Europe , and aroused 10.
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... wild and irregular imagination which is peculiarly adapted to the unfanciful yet superstitious minds of a generous but unlearned people . * In the time of the Normans we have Wace , who translated into French the Brut of Geoffrey of Mon ...
... wild and irregular imagination which is peculiarly adapted to the unfanciful yet superstitious minds of a generous but unlearned people . * In the time of the Normans we have Wace , who translated into French the Brut of Geoffrey of Mon ...
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... Wild Cambers clifs , did geve her lyuely heate : Fostered she was with milke cf Irishe brest : Her sire , an erle , her dame , of princes blood ; From tender yeres , in Britaine she doth rest , With kinges childe , where she tasteth ...
... Wild Cambers clifs , did geve her lyuely heate : Fostered she was with milke cf Irishe brest : Her sire , an erle , her dame , of princes blood ; From tender yeres , in Britaine she doth rest , With kinges childe , where she tasteth ...
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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