A history of English literature for junior classesWilliam Collins, 1881 - 253 עמודים |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 19
עמוד 10
... visited by an angel while he slept in the stable . The angel commanded him to sing ( that is , to write poetry ) , and gave him the " Creation " as his subject . Cædmon immediately set to work , and produced a long , tiresome Bible poem ...
... visited by an angel while he slept in the stable . The angel commanded him to sing ( that is , to write poetry ) , and gave him the " Creation " as his subject . Cædmon immediately set to work , and produced a long , tiresome Bible poem ...
עמוד 20
... visited England , and attended the University of Oxford - on one occasion as the guardian of three students . He had something to do with the ransom of David II . , the stupid son of that Bruce about whom Barbour was then writing ...
... visited England , and attended the University of Oxford - on one occasion as the guardian of three students . He had something to do with the ransom of David II . , the stupid son of that Bruce about whom Barbour was then writing ...
עמוד 32
... visits fairy - land , where he finds her holding a twelve days ' festival . At her court is a beauti- ful lady with whom twelve gallant knights have fallen in love ; and , in order to prove which of them is most worthy of the prize ...
... visits fairy - land , where he finds her holding a twelve days ' festival . At her court is a beauti- ful lady with whom twelve gallant knights have fallen in love ; and , in order to prove which of them is most worthy of the prize ...
עמוד 57
... visited North and South America , founded a colony , and brought home the potato and the tobacco leaf . But , when James I. became King , he was impri- soned on a charge of being connected with a plot , with which in reality he had ...
... visited North and South America , founded a colony , and brought home the potato and the tobacco leaf . But , when James I. became King , he was impri- soned on a charge of being connected with a plot , with which in reality he had ...
עמוד 72
... visits the lady , however , her servants , disguised as devils , give him a severe castigation , and the enraged Sir Hudi- bras seeks the aid of the law to obtain his revenge . The plan of the poem is derived from the Don Quixote of ...
... visits the lady , however , her servants , disguised as devils , give him a severe castigation , and the enraged Sir Hudi- bras seeks the aid of the law to obtain his revenge . The plan of the poem is derived from the Don Quixote of ...
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מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
admirable afterwards ALFRED TENNYSON beautiful became blank verse born Cæsar called character Charles Church cloth comedies death delight Dickens died doth DOUGLAS JERROLD DRAMATISTS Edinburgh Edinburgh Review England English English language essays excellent famous father favourite Fcap French French Revolution GEOGRAPHY GEORGE greatest heart HENRY historian History Hudibras illustrate JAMES JOHN kind King labour lady language Latin learned lessons literature lived London Lord lyric Miscellaneous Writers native nature night novelist novels o'er period PHILIP MASSINGER Philosophy plays poems poet poetry poor popular Prince principal prose published Queen received remarkable Robert Mannyng satire Saxon Scotland Shakespeare Sir Patrick Spens songs Southey story studied style subjects sweet tells thee THOMAS THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY thou thought tragedy verse Westminster Abbey WILLIAM WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN words WRITERS ON RELIGIOUS writings written wrote
קטעים בולטים
עמוד 50 - Where some, like magistrates, correct at home ; Others, like merchants, venture trade abroad ; Others, like soldiers, armed in their stings, Make boot upon the summer's velvet buds...
עמוד 92 - On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood. Robed in the sable garb of woe. With haggard eyes the poet stood; (Loose his beard, and hoary hair Streamed, like a meteor, to the troubled air), And with a master's hand, and prophet's fire, Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre.
עמוד 107 - How often have I blest the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn to play, And all the village train, from labour free, Led up their sports beneath the spreading tree...
עמוד 48 - If you have tears, prepare to shed them now. You all do know this mantle: I remember The first time ever Caesar put it on; 'Twas on a summer's evening, in his tent; That day he overcame the Nervii : — Look ! In this place ran Cassius...
עמוד 147 - ON Linden, when the sun was low, All bloodless lay the untrodden snow, And dark as winter was the flow Of Iser, rolling rapidly. But Linden, saw another sight, When the drum beat, at dead of night, Commanding fires of death to light The darkness of her scenery.
עמוד 186 - Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied — We thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. " For when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed — she had Another morn than ours.
עמוד 49 - This was the most unkindest cut of all ; For when the noble Caesar saw him stab, Ingratitude, more strong than traitors...
עמוד 27 - The turtle to her make hath told her tale. Summer is come, for every spray now springs : The hart hath hung his old head on the pale ; The buck in brake his winter coat he flings ; The fishes flete with new repaired scale.
עמוד 53 - Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup, And I'll not look for wine.
עמוד 69 - Of Nature's womb, that in quaternion run Perpetual circle, multiform; and mix And nourish all things; let your ceaseless change Vary to our Great Maker still new praise. Ye mists and exhalations, that now rise From hill or steaming lake, dusky or gray, Till the sun paint your fleecy skirts with gold, In honour to the world's Great Author rise...