The Story of English LiteratureCassell, Petter, Galpin & Company, 1882 - 519 էջ |
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Anna Buckland. ENGLISH ANNA OF LITERATURE . BY BUCKLAND . " Consider what nation it is whereof ye are a nation not slow and dull , but of a quick , ingenious , and piercing spirit ; acute to invent ; subtle and sinewy to discourse ; not ...
Anna Buckland. ENGLISH ANNA OF LITERATURE . BY BUCKLAND . " Consider what nation it is whereof ye are a nation not slow and dull , but of a quick , ingenious , and piercing spirit ; acute to invent ; subtle and sinewy to discourse ; not ...
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... Literature , and it is only told to those who come quite freshly to the subject , not as critics , nor even yet as students , but who with awakening intelligence are ready to have their eyes opened by Literature to the beauty of the ...
... Literature , and it is only told to those who come quite freshly to the subject , not as critics , nor even yet as students , but who with awakening intelligence are ready to have their eyes opened by Literature to the beauty of the ...
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... . Fionn , the chief , is supposed to be asking Fergus about the battle , and after Fergus has told him the sad story of the defeat of their clan , and of the many heroes who had fought bravely and 2 THE STORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE .
... . Fionn , the chief , is supposed to be asking Fergus about the battle , and after Fergus has told him the sad story of the defeat of their clan , and of the many heroes who had fought bravely and 2 THE STORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE .
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... man so earnest ir . giving thanks to the living God . O , truly happy man ! He chanted the sentence of St. Paul the Apostle , ' It is fearful to fall into the hands of the living God , KELTIC AND FIRST ENGLISH Literature . 15.
... man so earnest ir . giving thanks to the living God . O , truly happy man ! He chanted the sentence of St. Paul the Apostle , ' It is fearful to fall into the hands of the living God , KELTIC AND FIRST ENGLISH Literature . 15.
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... day that Arthur had fought almost to death with a certain King Pellinore , and after the com- bat was ended , Merlin , the bard , carried Arthur to a hermit to be healed of his wounds . Then , 28 THE STORY OF ENGLISH Literature .
... day that Arthur had fought almost to death with a certain King Pellinore , and after the com- bat was ended , Merlin , the bard , carried Arthur to a hermit to be healed of his wounds . Then , 28 THE STORY OF ENGLISH Literature .
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Էջ 249 - Bring the rathe primrose that forsaken dies, The tufted crow-toe, and pale jessamine, The white pink, and the pansy freaked with jet, The glowing violet, The musk-rose, and the well-attired woodbine, With cowslips wan that hang the pensive head, And every flower that sad embroidery wears; Bid amaranthus all his beauty shed, And daffodillies fill their cups with tears, To strew the laureate hearse where Lycid lies.
Էջ 244 - Unsavoury in the enjoyment of itself ; If you let slip time, like a neglected rose It withers on the stalk with languished head. Beauty is Nature's brag, and must be shown. In courts, at feasts, and high solemnities, Where most may wonder at the workmanship ; It is for homely features to keep home, They had their name thence ; coarse complexions, And cheeks of sorry grain, will serve to ply The sampler, and to tease the housewife's wool.
Էջ 263 - Old Law did save, And such as yet once more I trust to have Full sight of her in heaven without restraint, Came vested all in white, pure as her mind.
Էջ 243 - Yea, even that which Mischief meant most harm Shall in the happy trial prove most glory. But evil on itself shall back recoil, And mix no more with goodness...
Էջ 248 - ... devout prayer to that eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim, with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases...
Էջ 287 - Henceforth I learn, that to obey is best, And love, with fear, the only God ; to walk As in his presence, ever to observe His providence, and on him sole depend...
Էջ 342 - At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal frame; The sweet enthusiast from her sacred store Enlarged the former narrow bounds, And added length to solemn sounds, With Nature's mother-wit and arts unknown before. Let old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide the crown : He raised a mortal to the skies; She drew an angel down.
Էջ 220 - Fair daffodils, we weep to see You haste away so soon: As yet the early-rising sun Has not attained his noon. Stay, stay, Until the hasting day Has run But to the evensong; And, having prayed together, we Will go with you along. » We have short time to stay as you; We have as short a spring; As quick a growth to meet decay, As you or anything. We die, As your hours do, and dry Away Like to the summer's rain; Or as the pearls of morning's dew, Ne'er to be found again.
Էջ 466 - Lands intersected by a narrow frith Abhor each other. Mountains interposed Make enemies of nations, who had else Like kindred drops been mingled into one.
Էջ 486 - They moved in tracks of shining white, And when they reared, the elfish light Fell off in hoary flakes. Within the shadow of the ship I watched their rich attire: Blue, glossy green, and velvet black, They coiled and swam ; and every track Was a flash of golden fire.