English Literature: From the beginnings to the age of Henry VIII, by Richard GarnettGrosset & Dunlap, 1903 - English literature |
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... produce a book which shall stimulate and gratify curiosity concerning the leading authors of our country and the ... producing such a rapid survey or outline of our literary history the greatest pains have been taken to make it ...
... produce a book which shall stimulate and gratify curiosity concerning the leading authors of our country and the ... producing such a rapid survey or outline of our literary history the greatest pains have been taken to make it ...
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... produced , —all these have never before been contrived as they can be at the present moment . The publisher claims only to have availed himself of these as fully as opportunity has permitted . April 1903 . 1 V PREFACE TO THE FIRST ...
... produced , —all these have never before been contrived as they can be at the present moment . The publisher claims only to have availed himself of these as fully as opportunity has permitted . April 1903 . 1 V PREFACE TO THE FIRST ...
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... produced in Britain after the conversion . The same impetuosity , passion , and lyricism , the same magnificent apostrophes which gave its character to the old pagan poetry are found again in Chris- tian songs , as well as the same ...
... produced in Britain after the conversion . The same impetuosity , passion , and lyricism , the same magnificent apostrophes which gave its character to the old pagan poetry are found again in Chris- tian songs , as well as the same ...
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... produced the national tribute of " Peter's pence , " after- wards rightly deemed a disgrace , but in which no one at the time saw anything humiliating . The germ had been deposited by Offa's promise of thirty pence a day towards the ...
... produced the national tribute of " Peter's pence , " after- wards rightly deemed a disgrace , but in which no one at the time saw anything humiliating . The germ had been deposited by Offa's promise of thirty pence a day towards the ...
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... produced a valuable life of his original patron , Bishop Ethelwold ; a Latin grammar on the model of Donatus and Priscian , dedicated to the youth of England ; and a Colloquium or exercise in speaking Latin , at the present day the most ...
... produced a valuable life of his original patron , Bishop Ethelwold ; a Latin grammar on the model of Donatus and Priscian , dedicated to the youth of England ; and a Colloquium or exercise in speaking Latin , at the present day the most ...
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Page 216 - And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, 'Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: "for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
Page 302 - I dought neither speak to prince or peer, Nor ask of grace from fair ladye.' 'Now hold thy peace!' the lady said, 'For as I say, so must it be.' He has gotten a coat of the even cloth, And a pair of shoes of velvet green ; And till seven years were gane and past, True Thomas on earth was never seen.
Page 304 - Now nay, now nay,' quoth Robin Hood, ' That boon I'll not grant thee ; I never ' hurt ' woman in all my life, Nor man in woman's company.
Page 258 - For herein may be seen noble chivalry, courtesy, humanity, friendliness, hardiness, love, friendship, cowardice, murder, hate, virtue, and sin. Do after the good and leave the evil, and it shall bring you to good fame and renown.
Page 77 - We must now proceed to the two great poems which were produced at the end of the eleventh or beginning of the twelfth century.
Page 305 - He belted on his guid braid sword, And to the field he ran; But he forgot the helmet good, That should have kept his brain. When Percy wi' the Douglas met, I wat he was fu
Page 353 - Toward me, the sweet port of his avail. Alas ! how oft in dreams I see Those eyes that were my food ; Which sometime so delighted me, That yet they do me good...
Page 352 - Where we did strain, trained with swarms of youth, Our tender limbs, that yet shot up in length. The secret groves, which oft we made resound Of pleasant plaint, and of our ladies' praise ; Recording oft what grace each one had found, What hope of speed, what dread of long delays.
Page 288 - Worship all ye that lovers be this May, For of your bliss the kalends are begun, And sing with us, away, winter away, Come, summer come, the sweet season and sun.
Page 308 - I think not nay, but, as ye say, It is no maiden's lore : But love may make me for your sake, As...