 And yet, steeped in sentiment as she lies, spreading PREFACE. xi her gardens to the moonlight, and whispering from her towers the last enchantments of the Middle Age, who will deny that Oxford, by her ineffable charm, keeps ever calling us nearer to the...  Oxford, Painted by John Fulleylove, R.I. - Pàgina 258per Edward Thomas - 1903 - 264 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1865 - 538 pàgines
...often make mistakes, and I wish mine to redound to my own discredit only, and not to touch Oxford. Beautiful city ! so venerable, so lovely, so unravaged...yet, steeped in sentiment as she lies, spreading her garments to the moonlight, and whispering from her towers the last enchantments of the Middle Age,... | |
 | 1865 - 540 pàgines
...mistakes, and I wish mine to redound to my own discredit only, and not to touch Oxford. Beautiful oily ! so venerable, so lovely, so unravaged by the fierce...intellectual life of our century, so serene ! ' There are o«r young barbarians, all at play.' And yet, steeped in sentiment as slie lies, spreading her garments... | |
 | 1865 - 1022 pàgines
...often make mistakes, aud I wish mine to redound to my own discredit only, and not to touch Oxford. Beautiful city ! so venerable, so lovely, so unravaged by the fierce intellectual litu of our century, so serene ! "There arc our young barbarians, all at play.' And yet, steeped in... | |
 | United States. Bureau of Education - 1897 - 1436 pàgines
...fierce intellectual life of our century, so serene! And yet, steened in sentiment as she lies, sprending her gardens to the moonlight and whispering from her towers the last enchantments of the Middle Ages, who will deny that, Oxford, by her ineffable charm, keeps ever calling one nearer to the ideal... | |
 | Henry C. Pedder - 1874 - 200 pàgines
...into the spirit of Matthew Arnold's remark when, in speaking of Oxford as his alma-mater, he says : " Beautiful city ! so venerable, so lovely, so unravaged by the fierce intellectual life of our country, so serene ! There are our young barbarians, all at play ! And yet, steeped in sentiment as... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1875 - 468 pàgines
...often make mistakes, and I wish mine to redound to my own discredit only, and not to touch Oxford. Beautiful city ! so venerable, so lovely, so unravaged by the fierce intellectual life of our century, at so serene ! | hi 4 There are our young barbarians, all at play I ' da And yet, steeped in sentiment... | |
 | 1877 - 548 pàgines
...expectations ; but for students of high intelligence and sensitive conscience, venerable and beautiful Oxford, "spreading her gardens to the moonlight, and whispering...her towers the last enchantments of the Middle Age," possesses a charm which may be a danger. Walking in the spacious meadows of his college, or meditating... | |
 | 1877 - 536 pàgines
...expectations ; but for students of high intelligence and sensitive conscience, venerable and beautiful Oxford, "spreading her gardens to the moonlight, and whispering...her towers the last enchantments of the Middle Age," possesses a charm which may be a danger. Walking in the spacious meadows of his college, or meditating... | |
 | 1877 - 560 pàgines
...expectations ; but for students of high intelligence and sensitive conscience, venerable and beautiful Oxford, "spreading her gardens to the moonlight, and whispering from her towers the hist enchantments of the Middle Age," possesses a charm which may be a danger. Walking in the spacious... | |
 | Joseph Woodfall Ebsworth - 1878 - 764 pàgines
...their recriminations. BAOFORI). 3 H "Beautiful city," to quote the glowing words of Matthew Arnold, " Beautiful city ! so venerable, so lovely, so unravaged...fierce intellectual life of our century, so serene I ' There are our young barbarians, all at play.' And yet, steeped in sentiment as she lies, spreading... | |
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