Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions of English Authors, from the Earliest to the Present Time, Connected by a Critical and Biographical History, Volumen 1Robert Chambers Gould, Kendall and Lincoln, 1849 |
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... hand . And on his bassinet he bare An hat of tyre aboon ay where ; And , thereupon , into takin , Ane high crown , that he was king . And when Gloster and Hereford were With their battle approachand near , Before them all there came ...
... hand . And on his bassinet he bare An hat of tyre aboon ay where ; And , thereupon , into takin , Ane high crown , that he was king . And when Gloster and Hereford were With their battle approachand near , Before them all there came ...
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... hand he bare . Wallace with it fast on the check him took , With sae gude will , while of his feet he shook . The swerd flew frae him a fur - breid on the land . Wallace was glad , and hint it soon in hand ; And with the swerd awkward ...
... hand he bare . Wallace with it fast on the check him took , With sae gude will , while of his feet he shook . The swerd flew frae him a fur - breid on the land . Wallace was glad , and hint it soon in hand ; And with the swerd awkward ...
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... hand : A cross he made when he saw him so stand . At Wallace in the heid he swakit there , 3 And he in haste soon hynt4 it by the hair , Syne out at him again he couth it cast- Intill his heart he was greatly aghast . Richt weel he ...
... hand : A cross he made when he saw him so stand . At Wallace in the heid he swakit there , 3 And he in haste soon hynt4 it by the hair , Syne out at him again he couth it cast- Intill his heart he was greatly aghast . Richt weel he ...
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... hand , Opened the door , and them at dinner fand . They tarried not to wash , as I suppose , But on to gae , wha micht the foremost win ; The burgess had a hole and in sho goes , Her sister had nae place to hide her in ; To see that ...
... hand , Opened the door , and them at dinner fand . They tarried not to wash , as I suppose , But on to gae , wha micht the foremost win ; The burgess had a hole and in sho goes , Her sister had nae place to hide her in ; To see that ...
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... hand The governance of all Scotland : As quha wald , in ane stormie blast , Quhen marinaris been all agast , Throw danger of the seis rage , Wald tak ane child of tender age , Quhilk never had bin on the sey , And gar his bidding all ...
... hand The governance of all Scotland : As quha wald , in ane stormie blast , Quhen marinaris been all agast , Throw danger of the seis rage , Wald tak ane child of tender age , Quhilk never had bin on the sey , And gar his bidding all ...
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Página 185 - Here, under leave of Brutus, and the rest, (For Brutus is an honourable man; So are they all, all honourable men;) Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral. He was my friend, faithful and just to me: But Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honourable man.
Página 132 - Sweet Day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky, The dew shall weep thy fall to-night ; For thou must die. Sweet Rose, whose hue, angry and brave, Bids the rash gazer wipe his eye, Thy root is ever in its grave, And thou must die.
Página 329 - MAY MORNING. Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire ; Woods and groves are of thy dressing, Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long.
Página 107 - Nay, if you read this line, remember not The hand that writ it : for I love you so. That I in your sweet thoughts would be forgot, If thinking on me then should make you woe.
Página 395 - ... teeth: and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book: who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth; but a good book is the precious lifeblood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.
Página 331 - 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 ; Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides...
Página 333 - Or call up him that left half told The story of Cambuscan bold, Of Camball, and of Algarsife, And who had Canace to wife, That owned the virtuous ring and glass, And of the wondrous horse of brass, On which the Tartar king did ride...
Página 243 - STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business.
Página 187 - To lie in cold obstruction, and to rot ; This sensible warm motion to become A kneaded clod ; and the delighted spirit To bathe in fiery floods, or to reside In thrilling...
Página 334 - O thou, that, with surpassing glory crown'd, Look'st from thy sole dominion like the god Of this new world ; at whose sight all the stars Hide their diminish'd heads ; to thee I call, But with no friendly voice, and add thy name, 0 sun ! to tell thee how I hate thy beams, That bring to my remembrance from what state 1 fell, how glorious once above thy sphere...