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Արդյունքներ 37–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... KING JAMES I. OF SCOTLAND , 1394-1437 ; JOHN LYDGATE , about 1430 ; WILLIAM DUNBAR , 1465-1520 ; GAVIN DOUGLAS , 1474-1522 ; HENRY HOWARD , 1517-1547 ; Specimens from the above will be found in the Introduction to READINGS IN ENGLISH ...
... KING JAMES I. OF SCOTLAND , 1394-1437 ; JOHN LYDGATE , about 1430 ; WILLIAM DUNBAR , 1465-1520 ; GAVIN DOUGLAS , 1474-1522 ; HENRY HOWARD , 1517-1547 ; Specimens from the above will be found in the Introduction to READINGS IN ENGLISH ...
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... King Croesus'1 pomp and Irus ' 2 poverty . 1 A king of Lydia , noted for his riches . 2 A beggar in the house of Ulysses at Ithaca . A care companion bereaver betide OLD AGE . From the same . And next in.
... King Croesus'1 pomp and Irus ' 2 poverty . 1 A king of Lydia , noted for his riches . 2 A beggar in the house of Ulysses at Ithaca . A care companion bereaver betide OLD AGE . From the same . And next in.
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... king of forrests all ; The aspine good for staves ; the cypresse funerall ; The laurell , meed of mighty conquerours And poets sage ; the firre that weepeth still ; The willow , worne of forlorne paramours ; The eugh , obedient to the ...
... king of forrests all ; The aspine good for staves ; the cypresse funerall ; The laurell , meed of mighty conquerours And poets sage ; the firre that weepeth still ; The willow , worne of forlorne paramours ; The eugh , obedient to the ...
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... king of the Fairies , and challenged him to combat ] . And quickly arms him for the field , A little cockle - shell his shield , Which he could very bravely wield , Yet could it not be pierced : His spear a bent both stiff and strong ...
... king of the Fairies , and challenged him to combat ] . And quickly arms him for the field , A little cockle - shell his shield , Which he could very bravely wield , Yet could it not be pierced : His spear a bent both stiff and strong ...
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... KING is left alone with LIGHTBORN , a murderer . Edw . Who's there ? what light is that ? wherefore com'st thou ? Light . To comfort you , and bring you joyful news . Edw . Small comfort finds poor Edward in thy looks . Villain , I know ...
... KING is left alone with LIGHTBORN , a murderer . Edw . Who's there ? what light is that ? wherefore com'st thou ? Light . To comfort you , and bring you joyful news . Edw . Small comfort finds poor Edward in thy looks . Villain , I know ...
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Էջ 204 - thing of evil! - prophet still, if bird or devil! By that Heaven that bends above us - by that God we both adore Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn, It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore.
Էջ 60 - Where the great sun begins his state, Robed in flames, and amber light, The clouds in thousand liveries dight; While the ploughman near at hand Whistles o'er the furrowed land, And the milkmaid singeth blithe, And the mower whets his scythe, And every shepherd tells his tale Under the hawthorn in the dale.
Էջ 175 - I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From the seas and the streams; I bear light shade for the leaves when laid In their noonday dreams. From my wings are shaken the dews that waken The sweet buds every one, When rocked to rest on their mother's breast, As she dances about the sun. I wield the flail of the lashing hail, And whiten the green plains under, And then again I dissolve it in rain, And laugh as I pass in thunder.
Էջ 181 - And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells With a sweet kernel; to set budding more And still more, later flowers for the bees, Until they think warm days will never cease; For summer has o'erbrimmed their clammy cells.
Էջ 19 - Though justice be thy plea, 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.
Էջ 25 - O, then, I see Queen Mab hath been with you. She is the fairies' midwife ; and she comes In shape no bigger than an agate-stone On the fore-finger of an alderman, Drawn with a team of little atomies Athwart men's noses as they lie asleep : Her waggon-spokes made of long spinners...
Էջ 139 - Who made you glorious as the gates of Heaven Beneath the keen full moon? Who bade the Sun Clothe you with rainbows? Who, with living flowers Of loveliest blue, spread garlands at your feet ?— God! let the torrents, like a shout of nations, Answer! and let the ice-plains echo, God!
Էջ 22 - Tarry a little ; — there is something else. — This bond doth give thee here no jot of blood ; The words expressly are a pound of flesh : Then take thy bond, take thou thy pound of flesh ; But, in the cutting it, if thou dost shed One drop of Christian blood, thy lands and goods Are, by the laws of Venice, confiscate Unto the state of Venice.
Էջ 19 - The quality of mercy is not strain'd ; It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath : it is twice bless'd ; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes : 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown : His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings ; But mercy is above this sceptred sway, It is enthroned in the hearts of kings, It is an attribute to God...
Էջ 75 - Those are Grecian ghosts that in battle were slain, And unburied remain Inglorious on the plain. Give the vengeance due To the valiant crew. Behold how they toss their torches on high, How they point to the Persian abodes, And glitt'ring temples of their hostile gods...