A History of English Literature in a Series of Biographical SketchesT. Nelson & Sons, 1893 - 550 páginas |
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... learned to string into rude verses the story of his own day , it went , without his name to mark it , into the common stock of his craft . Hence the Anglo - Saxon poetry is anonymous . The structure of the verse in which these gleemen ...
... learned to string into rude verses the story of his own day , it went , without his name to mark it , into the common stock of his craft . Hence the Anglo - Saxon poetry is anonymous . The structure of the verse in which these gleemen ...
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... learned men from France to preside over the leading schools . Much of his scanty leisure was spent in literary work , chiefly translations into Anglo - Saxon . His chief works were his versions of Bede's History of the Anglo - Saxon ...
... learned men from France to preside over the leading schools . Much of his scanty leisure was spent in literary work , chiefly translations into Anglo - Saxon . His chief works were his versions of Bede's History of the Anglo - Saxon ...
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... learned tongue of Europe was then , as it long continued to be , Latin , the writing of which was revived in England by Augustine and his monks . In the stern soldiering days of the Roman period , much Latin had been spoken and read ...
... learned tongue of Europe was then , as it long continued to be , Latin , the writing of which was revived in England by Augustine and his monks . In the stern soldiering days of the Roman period , much Latin had been spoken and read ...
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... a proud one , for he was recognised as chief among the dis- tinguished group of wits and lettered men who encircled the throne of Charlemagne . The name by which he was known in ERIGENA , THE LEARNED LAYMAN . 25 this brilliant circle.
... a proud one , for he was recognised as chief among the dis- tinguished group of wits and lettered men who encircled the throne of Charlemagne . The name by which he was known in ERIGENA , THE LEARNED LAYMAN . 25 this brilliant circle.
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... learned leisure in training a new generation of scholars , and in writing most of those books by which his name has come down to us . At Tours he died in 804 . The Letters of Alcuin give a life - like picture of the great events of his ...
... learned leisure in training a new generation of scholars , and in writing most of those books by which his name has come down to us . At Tours he died in 804 . The Letters of Alcuin give a life - like picture of the great events of his ...
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Addison afterwards Alcuin Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury beauty became Bible blank-verse born brilliant called Cambridge Canterbury Canterbury Tales CHAPTER Charles chief chiefly Church College colour Court death died dramatic Earl early Edinburgh England English poetry Essays Faerie Queene fame father finest France genius grace Greek heart Henry History History of Scotland honour Illustrative extract James John King Lady land Latin letters literary lived London Lord Milton mind minstrel night noble novel novelist Oxford Paradise Lost picture play poem poet poet's poetic poetry poor Pope prose published Puritan Queen reign Roger Ascham romance round royal Saxon scene Scotland Scottish Shakspere song SPECIMEN spent story style Supplementary List Surrey sweet tale Thomas thought took tragedy translation Trinity College verse Vicar of Wakefield volumes WILLIAM wonderful writer written wrote young
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Página 296 - twas a pleasing fear, For I was as it were a child of thee, And trusted to thy billows far and near, And laid my hand upon thy mane — as I do here.
Página 96 - Mine eyes are made the fools o' the other senses, Or else worth all the rest; I see thee still, And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood, Which was not so before. There's no such thing: It is the bloody business which informs Thus to mine eyes.
Página 332 - Ye Ice-falls! ye that from the mountain's brow Adown enormous ravines slope amain Torrents, methinks, that heard a mighty voice, And stopped at once amid their maddest plunge!
Página 143 - The other Shape — If shape it might be called that shape had none Distinguishable in member, joint, or limb ; Or substance might be called that shadow seemed, For each seemed either — black it stood as Night, 670 Fierce as ten Furies, terrible as Hell, And shook a dreadful dart : what seemed his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on.
Página 145 - Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence : Here we may reign secure, and, in my choice To reign is worth ambition, though in Hell : Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven...
Página 290 - I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards to avenge even a look that threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded ; and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever.
Página 295 - Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee — Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they? Thy waters wasted them while they were free, And many a tyrant since; their shores obey The stranger, slave, or savage; their decay Has dried up realms to deserts: — not so thou, Unchangeable save to thy wild waves' play — Time writes no wrinkle on thine azure brow — Such as creation's dawn beheld thou rollest now.
Página 97 - Prick'd from the lazy finger of a maid : Her chariot is an empty hazel-nut, Made by the joiner squirrel, or old grub, Time out of mind the fairies' coach-makers. And in this state she gallops night by night Through lovers...
Página 262 - In all my wanderings round this world of care, In all my griefs — and God has given my share — I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose...
Página 145 - No sooner had the Almighty ceased, but all The multitude of angels, with a shout Loud as from numbers without number, sweet As from blest voices, uttering joy...