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Page 55
... for to makin it strong . Every pillar the tempyl to sustene Was tonne grete ( f ) of
yren bright and shene . The dismal group of figures assembled in this terrific
abode are worthy of the harbourage . The ( a ) Sound ( 6 ) Precipice ( c )
Burnished .
... for to makin it strong . Every pillar the tempyl to sustene Was tonne grete ( f ) of
yren bright and shene . The dismal group of figures assembled in this terrific
abode are worthy of the harbourage . The ( a ) Sound ( 6 ) Precipice ( c )
Burnished .
Page 74
... living wight , Were only thine , no more thy part does fall ( a ) Wisdom . ( 6 ) A -
fore , before . ( c ) Merchandize , treasure , & c . ( d ) Thou canst enjoy all the
remainder only with bale , or sorrow . ( e ) No longer than a sound . ( f )
Possessions .
... living wight , Were only thine , no more thy part does fall ( a ) Wisdom . ( 6 ) A -
fore , before . ( c ) Merchandize , treasure , & c . ( d ) Thou canst enjoy all the
remainder only with bale , or sorrow . ( e ) No longer than a sound . ( f )
Possessions .
Page 79
War I one man , to heir the birdis sound , Quhilk doth again thy royal rocke
rebound ! But Lyndsay ' s predominant qualities of mind were good sense ,
humour , and knowledge of the bad side of humanity . His satires and invective ,
with all their ...
War I one man , to heir the birdis sound , Quhilk doth again thy royal rocke
rebound ! But Lyndsay ' s predominant qualities of mind were good sense ,
humour , and knowledge of the bad side of humanity . His satires and invective ,
with all their ...
Page 86
... repeat the inward sentiment , it is by their skill romantically echoed back and re
- echoed , till the ear , trained to listen , drinks in a redoubled pleasure from the
de . licious ravishment of sounds which sink at once into the soul and the sense .
... repeat the inward sentiment , it is by their skill romantically echoed back and re
- echoed , till the ear , trained to listen , drinks in a redoubled pleasure from the
de . licious ravishment of sounds which sink at once into the soul and the sense .
Page 127
... formed himself on the catholic taste of our elder poets , “ we wander in another
world among ideal beings . The poet takes us and lays us in the lap of a lovelier
nature , by the sound of softer streams , among greener hills and fairer valleys .
... formed himself on the catholic taste of our elder poets , “ we wander in another
world among ideal beings . The poet takes us and lays us in the lap of a lovelier
nature , by the sound of softer streams , among greener hills and fairer valleys .
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| Title | Specimens of the Lyrical, Descriptive, and Narrative Poets of Great Britain, from Chaucer to the Present Day:: With a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices, |
| Author | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) |
| Editor | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) |
| Contributor | Oliver and Boyd (Edinburgh, Scotland) |
| Publisher | Oliver & Boyd, 1828 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 24 Mar 2006 |
| Length | 560 pages |
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