Introduction to English Literature, Including a Number of Classic Works. With NotesLeach, Shewell & Sanborn, 1894 - 627 頁 |
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... poems , recited to the accompani- ment of a musical instrument , often formed a part of their ale - drinking banquets . The most important Anglo - Saxon poem that has de- scended to us is " Beowulf , " an epic of six thousand short ...
... poems , recited to the accompani- ment of a musical instrument , often formed a part of their ale - drinking banquets . The most important Anglo - Saxon poem that has de- scended to us is " Beowulf , " an epic of six thousand short ...
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... poets , lived in the latter part of the seventh century . He has with justice been called " the Milton of our forefathers ; " and his poems are strongly suggestive of " Paradise Lost . " He seems to have been a laborer on the lands ...
... poets , lived in the latter part of the seventh century . He has with justice been called " the Milton of our forefathers ; " and his poems are strongly suggestive of " Paradise Lost . " He seems to have been a laborer on the lands ...
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... poems of the of the troubadour - in improved models of sty about the names of ( Arthur , appealed stro The monasteries had writings of the ancie : erent bein cher , was a ondon wine - dealer . Nothing definite is known in 22 ENGLISH I.
... poems of the of the troubadour - in improved models of sty about the names of ( Arthur , appealed stro The monasteries had writings of the ancie : erent bein cher , was a ondon wine - dealer . Nothing definite is known in 22 ENGLISH I.
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... Poets ' Corner . Chaucer was small and slender in stature , looked upon the ground as he walked , and seemed absent or distracted in manner . This much is brought out in the few graphic touches with which the host of the Tabard and ...
... Poets ' Corner . Chaucer was small and slender in stature , looked upon the ground as he walked , and seemed absent or distracted in manner . This much is brought out in the few graphic touches with which the host of the Tabard and ...
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... poetic genius , which embodied itself in a number of imperishable works . He is justly called by Dryden " the father ... poets of subsequent ages , not more than three or four- Shakespeare , Milton , Spen- ser , and Tennyson— deserve to ...
... poetic genius , which embodied itself in a number of imperishable works . He is justly called by Dryden " the father ... poets of subsequent ages , not more than three or four- Shakespeare , Milton , Spen- ser , and Tennyson— deserve to ...
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第 528 頁 - not man the less, but nature more, From these our interviews, in which I steal From all I may be or have been before, To mingle with the universe, and feel What I can ne'er express, yet cannot all conceal." At Geneva he wrote the touching story of Bonnivard, " The Prisoner of Chillon.
第 430 頁 - A Man's a Man for a' That" : — " Is there, for honest poverty, That hangs his head, and a' that? The coward slave, we pass him by; We dare be puir for a' that. For a' that, and a" that, Our toils obscure and a' that, The rank is but the guinea-stamp — The man's the gowd
第 549 頁 - A being breathing thoughtful breath, A traveller between life and death; The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill; A perfect woman nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command; And yet a spirit still, and bright With something of angelic light.
第 160 頁 - and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books; else distilled books are, like common distilled waters, flashy 9 things. Reading maketh a full man, conference
第 316 頁 - For close designs, and crooked counsels fit; Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit; Restless, unfix'd in principles and place; In power unpleased, impatient of disgrace: A fiery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy-body to decay, And o'er-inform'd the tenement of clay; A daring pilot in extremity; Pleased with the danger, when the
第 287 頁 - There on beds of violets blue, And fresh-blown roses wash'd in dew, Fill'd her with thee a daughter fair, So buxom, blithe, and debonair. Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee Jest, and youthful jollity, Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods, and becks, and wreathed smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek ; 3°
第 396 頁 - True wit is nature to advantage dressed; What oft was thought, but ne'er so well expressed; Something, whose truth convinced at sight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. 300 As shades more sweetly recommend the light, So modest plainness sets off sprightly wit.
第 443 頁 - rever'd abroad: Princes and lords are but the breath of kings, " An honest man's the noblest work of God : " And certes, in fair virtue's heavenly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind; What is a lordling's pomp? — a cumbrous load, Disguising oft the wretch of human kind, 170 Studied in arts of hell, in wickedness refin'd
第 233 頁 - consider this, That, in the course of justice, none of us Should see salvation : we do pray for mercy ; And that same prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy. I have spoke thus much To mitigate the justice of thy plea ; Which if thou follow, this strict court of Venice Must needs give sentence 'gainst the merchant there.
第 527 頁 - changed! —and such a change ! O night, And storm, and darkness, ye are wondrous strong, Yet lovely in your strength, as is the light Of a dark eye in woman ! Far along, From peak to peak, the rattling crags among, Leaps the live thunder! Not from one lone cloud, But every mountain now hath found a tongue,