A first sketch of English literature. With suppl. to the end of queen Victoria's reign1912 |
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... followed by another , but in the way of nature , by establishment of blood relationship , and the transmission of modified and blended character to a suc- ceeding generation . The pure Gael - now represented by the Irish and Scotch ...
... followed by another , but in the way of nature , by establishment of blood relationship , and the transmission of modified and blended character to a suc- ceeding generation . The pure Gael - now represented by the Irish and Scotch ...
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... followed , therefore , the practice of the Eastern Church in fixing the time for Easter , and in points of ceremonial wherein that Church differed from the Church of Rome . As the influence of teachers from Rome spread north- ward , hot ...
... followed , therefore , the practice of the Eastern Church in fixing the time for Easter , and in points of ceremonial wherein that Church differed from the Church of Rome . As the influence of teachers from Rome spread north- ward , hot ...
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... followed - both books , and all other writings of Gerald , being in Latin - by his History of the Conquest of Ireland , the best of his writings . The Irish chiefs had their names made classical - Fitzstephen became Stephanides - and ...
... followed - both books , and all other writings of Gerald , being in Latin - by his History of the Conquest of Ireland , the best of his writings . The Irish chiefs had their names made classical - Fitzstephen became Stephanides - and ...
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... followed by a brief chronicle to the beginning of the reign of Henry III . , and " The Owl and the Nightingale " in the same handwriting . There is reference in the poem to the death of a King Henry , who probably was Henry II . There ...
... followed by a brief chronicle to the beginning of the reign of Henry III . , and " The Owl and the Nightingale " in the same handwriting . There is reference in the poem to the death of a King Henry , who probably was Henry II . There ...
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... followed by the bold wit of another , who was crammed with the scholarship of his time and poured it out in diffuse illustration of his argument , but who , a man of the people , alive with the stir of his time against polished ...
... followed by the bold wit of another , who was crammed with the scholarship of his time and poured it out in diffuse illustration of his argument , but who , a man of the people , alive with the stir of his time against polished ...
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Página 484 - But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held ; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
Página 497 - What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid! Heard words that have been So nimble and so full of subtle flame As if that every one from whence they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life.
Página 314 - Be of good comfort, master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
Página 818 - His can't be wrong whose life is in the right. In faith and hope the world will disagree, But all mankind's concern is charity : All must be false that thwart this one great end, And all of God that bless mankind or mend. Man, like the generous vine, supported lives ; The strength he gains is from th
Página 437 - I am as sorry as if the original fault had been my fault, because myself have seen his demeanour no less civil than he excellent in the quality he professes: besides, divers of worship have reported his uprightness of dealing which argues his honesty, and his facetious grace in writing, that approves his art.
Página 780 - Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel by divine command With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, Such as of late o'er pale Britannia past, Calm and serene he drives the furious blast ; And, pleased the Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind, and directs the storm.
Página 518 - ... as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit, or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect, or a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon, or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention, or a shop for profit and sale ; and not a rich store-house for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate.
Página 498 - Euripides, and Sophocles to us, Paccuvius, Accius, him of Cordova dead, To life again, to hear thy buskin tread, And shake a stage : or, when thy socks were on, Leave thee alone, for the comparison Of all that insolent Greece or haughty Rome Sent forth, or since did from their ashes come.
Página 354 - I bear them, so without measure misordered, that I think myself in hell, till time come that I must go to Mr.
Página 414 - At cards for kisses — Cupid paid; He stakes his quiver, bow and arrows, His mother's doves, and team of sparrows ; Loses them too; then down he throws The coral of his lip, the rose Growing on's cheek (but none knows how), With these, the crystal of his brow, And then the dimple of his chin ; All these did my Campaspe win. At last he set her both his eyes, She won, and Cupid blind did rise. O Love! has she done this to thee? What shall, alas! become of me?* THE SONGS OF BIRDS. WHAT bird so sings,...