Twelve Centuries of English Poetry and Prose1910 |
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... o'er all murk night , the shadow - helm of men , came creeping , dusk under heaven . The company rose . Hrothgar then paid Beowulf reverence- one hero the other - and bade him hail , gave him command of the wine - hall and said ...
... o'er all murk night , the shadow - helm of men , came creeping , dusk under heaven . The company rose . Hrothgar then paid Beowulf reverence- one hero the other - and bade him hail , gave him command of the wine - hall and said ...
Page 12
... o'er- spread 1241 with beds and bolsters . A certain beer - bearer , ready and fated , bent to his rest . They set at their heads their disks of war , their shield - wood bright ; there on the bench , over each noble , easy to see , was ...
... o'er- spread 1241 with beds and bolsters . A certain beer - bearer , ready and fated , bent to his rest . They set at their heads their disks of war , their shield - wood bright ; there on the bench , over each noble , easy to see , was ...
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... o'er the ground ; she had thither gone o'er the murky moor . Of their fellow thanes she bore the best one , soul - bereft , of those that with Hrothgar defended their home . Then overpassed these sons of nobles deep rocky gorges , a ...
... o'er the ground ; she had thither gone o'er the murky moor . Of their fellow thanes she bore the best one , soul - bereft , of those that with Hrothgar defended their home . Then overpassed these sons of nobles deep rocky gorges , a ...
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... o'er the vassals ; the courtiers all rose ; the grizzly - haired prince would go to his bed , the aged Scylding ; the Geat , exceedingly famed shield - warrior , desired to rest . Him , journey - weary , come from afar , a hall - thane ...
... o'er the vassals ; the courtiers all rose ; the grizzly - haired prince would go to his bed , the aged Scylding ; the Geat , exceedingly famed shield - warrior , desired to rest . Him , journey - weary , come from afar , a hall - thane ...
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... O'er the path profound . Perilous our state of life E'er that we had sailed ( our ship ) to the shore ( at last ) , O'er the rough sea - ridges . Then there reached us help , That to hithe of Healing homeward led us on- 860 The Christ ...
... O'er the path profound . Perilous our state of life E'er that we had sailed ( our ship ) to the shore ( at last ) , O'er the rough sea - ridges . Then there reached us help , That to hithe of Healing homeward led us on- 860 The Christ ...
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arms beauty Beowulf breath called clouds dark dead dear death deep doth dream earth EVERYMAN eyes fair father Faustus fear fire flowers Geats glory gold grace Grendel hand hast hath head Healfdene hear heard heart heaven hell Heorot holy honour hour Hrothgar Hygelac king King Arthur knew lady Lady of Shalott land Leofric light live look Lord Mephistophilis mighty mind moon morning never night noble o'er Old Mortality once pain pass pleasure poem poet praise pray Ralph rest rose round Scyldings ship sing Sir Bedivere Sir Ector Sir Kay Sir Lucan sleep song soul sound spirit stars stood sweet sword tell thee thine things thou art thought unto voice waves whan wild wind wolde wonder words wyll