A manual of English literatureLongman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, 1877 - 423 Seiten |
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... interest , fashion , and the torrent of literary example would have led them to adopt the Norman French , it seems desirable to commence with a brief sketch of that literature . 2. We know of no Anglo - Saxon composition , produced in ...
... interest , fashion , and the torrent of literary example would have led them to adopt the Norman French , it seems desirable to commence with a brief sketch of that literature . 2. We know of no Anglo - Saxon composition , produced in ...
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... interest . The last and least interesting class consists of metrical translations from the Psalms , and other parts of the Bible , the only value of which lies in any additional illus- tration which they may bring to the study of the ...
... interest . The last and least interesting class consists of metrical translations from the Psalms , and other parts of the Bible , the only value of which lies in any additional illus- tration which they may bring to the study of the ...
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... interest of the South and West of England ; thus , while the history of Alfred , on which the Laud MS . is almost silent , is minutely and lengthily told in the Benet , hundreds of notices of Northumbrian affairs which are found in the ...
... interest of the South and West of England ; thus , while the history of Alfred , on which the Laud MS . is almost silent , is minutely and lengthily told in the Benet , hundreds of notices of Northumbrian affairs which are found in the ...
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... interests of the soul demanded fixity and certainty in the eternal Gospel . So it ever is , that a true and valuable principle , once found , is sure to be strained in the application . 10. The scholastic method , having thus taken its ...
... interests of the soul demanded fixity and certainty in the eternal Gospel . So it ever is , that a true and valuable principle , once found , is sure to be strained in the application . 10. The scholastic method , having thus taken its ...
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... interest , because , like the pretended history of Charlemagne by Archbishop Turpin , it furnished a rich mine of materials to the romance writers , of whom we shall have to speak presently . It is to Geoffrey's ardent Welsh nationality ...
... interest , because , like the pretended history of Charlemagne by Archbishop Turpin , it furnished a rich mine of materials to the romance writers , of whom we shall have to speak presently . It is to Geoffrey's ardent Welsh nationality ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Absalom and Achitophel admiration Æneid ancient appeared beautiful Beowulf Bishop blank verse Boccaccio called Canterbury Canterbury Tales century character Chaucer chief Christian chronicle Church clergy comedies composed court death Decameron divine drama Dryden edition England English Essay fabliau famous favour French friends genius Geoffrey of Monmouth Graal Henry Henry II heroic Holinshed Hudibras humour imitation John king knight language later Latin learning legend lines literary literature Lord metre Milton mind monk moral nature noble original Oxford Parliament party passage period Petrarch philosophy play plot poem poet poetical poetry political Pope printed prologue prose published Puritan Queen reign Richard rime Rolls series romance Saint satire Saxon says seems Shakspere Shakspere's society stanzas story style tale thou thought tion tragedies translation treatise Trouvères verse Walter Map Whig words writing written wrote
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 469 - It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then the dauphiness, at Versailles, and surely never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision.
Seite 280 - A fiery soul, which working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er-informed the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity, Pleased with the danger, when the waves went high, He sought the storms ; but for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit.
Seite 371 - Here thou, great ANNA ! whom three realms obey, Dost sometimes counsel take — and sometimes tea.
Seite 393 - His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand ; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.
Seite 230 - Advanced, and made a constellation there! Shine forth, thou Star of Poets, and with rage, Or influence, chide, or cheer the drooping stage Which since thy flight from hence hath mourned like night, And despairs day, but for thy volume's light!
Seite 247 - With it Camoens soothed an exile's grief ; The sonnet glittered a gay myrtle leaf Amid the cypress with which Dante crowned His visionary brow: a glow-worm lamp, It cheered mild Spenser, called from Faery-land To struggle through dark ways; and when a damp Fell round the path of Milton, in his hand The thing became a trumpet ; whence he blew Soul-animating strains — alas, too few...
Seite 400 - A daring pilot in extremity, Pleased with the danger, when the waves went high, He sought the storms; but, for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit. Great wits are sure to madness near allied And thin partitions do their bounds divide; Else, why should he, with wealth and honor blest, Refuse his age the needful hours of rest?
Seite 408 - Delightful task! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot, To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind, To breathe the' enlivening spirit, and to fix The generous purpose in the glowing breast.
Seite 188 - By William Shakespeare. Newly imprinted and enlarged to almost as much againe as it was, according to the true and perfect Coppie.
Seite 361 - Two of far nobler shape erect and tall, Godlike erect, with native honour clad In naked majesty seemed lords of all, And worthy seemed, for in their looks divine The image of their glorious Maker shone, Truth, wisdom, sanctitude severe and pure, Severe, but in true filial freedom...