English LiteratureAllyn and Bacon, 1918 - 431 էջ |
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... Beowulf . Caedmon and Cynewulf Beda Alfred the Great PAGE • xi . 1-14 1 3 6 8 10 Chapter II . From the Norman Conquest to the Death of Chaucer The Normans . Geoffrey of Monmouth Arthurian Romances ; Other - Romances Wielif and Langland ...
... Beowulf . Caedmon and Cynewulf Beda Alfred the Great PAGE • xi . 1-14 1 3 6 8 10 Chapter II . From the Norman Conquest to the Death of Chaucer The Normans . Geoffrey of Monmouth Arthurian Romances ; Other - Romances Wielif and Langland ...
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... Beowulf Manuscript 5 7 · Durham Cathedral 9 · Statue of King Alfred , Winchester St. Martin's Church , near Canterbury William the Conqueror Ruins of Monastery at Glastonbury John Wiclif . Mandeville 11 12 13 18 20 23 Chaucer The Old ...
... Beowulf Manuscript 5 7 · Durham Cathedral 9 · Statue of King Alfred , Winchester St. Martin's Church , near Canterbury William the Conqueror Ruins of Monastery at Glastonbury John Wiclif . Mandeville 11 12 13 18 20 23 Chaucer The Old ...
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... Beowulf . " - The oldest piece of English literature hav- ing real interest to - day is the epic poem , Beowulf . Though the date of composition of this hero - poem is unknown , it is certainly the oldest epic in any Teutonic language ...
... Beowulf . " - The oldest piece of English literature hav- ing real interest to - day is the epic poem , Beowulf . Though the date of composition of this hero - poem is unknown , it is certainly the oldest epic in any Teutonic language ...
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... Beowulf pursues her to her cave under the waters ; and after a day of hard fighting returns with the heads of both monsters as trophies . The Geats then set sail for home , laden with treasures sent by Hrothgar to Hygelac and his queen ...
... Beowulf pursues her to her cave under the waters ; and after a day of hard fighting returns with the heads of both monsters as trophies . The Geats then set sail for home , laden with treasures sent by Hrothgar to Hygelac and his queen ...
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... Beowulf are unknown . Indeed the general be- lief is that , while in its present form it is the work of one man , it was built up from several separate lays ; and that " the formation of the poem . . . must have occupied at least the ...
... Beowulf are unknown . Indeed the general be- lief is that , while in its present form it is the work of one man , it was built up from several separate lays ; and that " the formation of the poem . . . must have occupied at least the ...
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Էջ 113 - Desiring this man's art and that man's scope. With what I most enjoy contented least; Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising. Haply I think on thee...
Էջ 271 - IN Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree : Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea. So twice five miles of fertile ground With walls and towers were girdled round : And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree ; And here were forests ancient as the hills, Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.
Էջ 238 - The applause of listening senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their history in a nation's eyes...
Էջ 272 - Singing of Mount Abora. Could I revive within me Her symphony and song, To such a deep delight 'twould win me, That with music loud and long, I would build that dome in air...
Էջ 291 - Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone: Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leave Thy song, nor ever can those trees be bare; Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss, Though winning near the goal — yet, do not grieve ; She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss, For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair!
Էջ 446 - So we were left galloping, Joris and I, Past Looz and past Tongres, no cloud in the sky; The broad sun above laughed a pitiless laugh, 'Neath our feet broke the brittle bright stubble like chaff; Till over by Dalhem a dome-spire sprang white, And
Էջ 361 - Requiem Under the wide and starry sky, Dig the grave and let me lie. Glad did I live and gladly die, And I laid me down with a will. This be the verse you grave for me: Here he lies where he longed to be; Home is the sailor, home from sea, And the hunter home from the hill.
Էջ 449 - twas all one ! My favor at her breast, The dropping of the daylight in the West, The bough of cherries some officious fool Broke in the orchard for her, the white mule She rode with round the terrace — all and each Would draw from her alike the approving speech, 30 Or blush, at least.
Էջ 278 - And there was mounting in hot haste: the steed, The mustering squadron, and the clattering car, Went pouring forward with impetuous speed, And swiftly forming in the ranks of war; And the deep thunder peal on peal afar; And near, the beat of the alarming drum Roused up the soldier ere the morning star; While thronged the citizens with terror dumb, Or whispering, with white lips - 'The foe! they come! they come!' And wild and high the 'Cameron's gathering
Էջ 323 - ... whose mind is stored with a knowledge of the great and fundamental truths of Nature and of the laws of her operations; one who, no stunted ascetic, is full of life and fire, but whose passions are trained to come to heel by a vigorous will, the servant of a tender conscience; who has learned to love all beauty, whether of Nature or of art, to hate all vileness, and to respect others as himself.