Specimens of the early English poets [ed. by G. Ellis.]. To which is prefixed an historical sketch of the rise and progress of the English poetry and language. By G. Ellis, Volum 21801 |
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Pàgina 2
... lines are , in the Nuga Antiquæ , ascribed to this monarch : - The eagle's force subdues each bird that flies . What metal can resist the flaming fire ? Doth not the sun dazzle the clearest eyes , And melt the ice , and make the frost ...
... lines are , in the Nuga Antiquæ , ascribed to this monarch : - The eagle's force subdues each bird that flies . What metal can resist the flaming fire ? Doth not the sun dazzle the clearest eyes , And melt the ice , and make the frost ...
Pàgina 8
... lines is the illustrious Sir Thomas More . * But now we have a knight All armed for to fight , To put the truth to flight , * Sir Thomas More , who is attacked in the foregoing piece of obscure and almost unintelligible ribaldry , ought ...
... lines is the illustrious Sir Thomas More . * But now we have a knight All armed for to fight , To put the truth to flight , * Sir Thomas More , who is attacked in the foregoing piece of obscure and almost unintelligible ribaldry , ought ...
Pàgina 23
... lines , extracted from the pro- logue , will shew that Sir David Lindsay's talents were by no means ill suited to descriptive poetry . I met dame Flora in dull weed disguised ; ( Which , into May , was dulce and delectable , ) With ...
... lines , extracted from the pro- logue , will shew that Sir David Lindsay's talents were by no means ill suited to descriptive poetry . I met dame Flora in dull weed disguised ; ( Which , into May , was dulce and delectable , ) With ...
Pàgina 24
... lines of " the Complaint of " the Papingo , " which may be considered as pre- senting a summary of all our author's counsels . Wherefore , since thou hast such capacity To learn to play , and pleasantly to sing , 1 Violent . • Low ...
... lines of " the Complaint of " the Papingo , " which may be considered as pre- senting a summary of all our author's counsels . Wherefore , since thou hast such capacity To learn to play , and pleasantly to sing , 1 Violent . • Low ...
Pàgina 25
... . The most impressive passage in the whole work is that chapter in the fourth book which describes the day of judgment , from whence I have extracted the following lines . Then , with a roar , the earth shall rive [ 25 ]
... . The most impressive passage in the whole work is that chapter in the fourth book which describes the day of judgment , from whence I have extracted the following lines . Then , with a roar , the earth shall rive [ 25 ]
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