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Pàgina v
... feels his enthusiasm enkindled , he desires to know , and to know instantly and without disturbance , not only who the writer was and what he wrote , but what he looked like ; perhaps at various ages ; where he lived , what his ...
... feels his enthusiasm enkindled , he desires to know , and to know instantly and without disturbance , not only who the writer was and what he wrote , but what he looked like ; perhaps at various ages ; where he lived , what his ...
Pàgina vii
... feels that his work would have better corresponded to his wish if various important accessions to the knowledge of his subject had not fallen under his observation too late to be turned to account . One reflection has strongly impressed ...
... feels that his work would have better corresponded to his wish if various important accessions to the knowledge of his subject had not fallen under his observation too late to be turned to account . One reflection has strongly impressed ...
Pàgina 3
... feeling connects him with it . It must be thought that even before the Saxon's advent , whatever visible traces of Roman dominion might remain , Roman influence was verging towards extinc- tion in Britain . The condition of the remains ...
... feeling connects him with it . It must be thought that even before the Saxon's advent , whatever visible traces of Roman dominion might remain , Roman influence was verging towards extinc- tion in Britain . The condition of the remains ...
Pàgina 9
... feeling . The half - mythical bard may well impersonate some really wronged or slighted minstrel at an Anglo - Saxon court . The absence of every Scrip- tural or ecclesiastical personage from his types of misfortune seems almost a proof ...
... feeling . The half - mythical bard may well impersonate some really wronged or slighted minstrel at an Anglo - Saxon court . The absence of every Scrip- tural or ecclesiastical personage from his types of misfortune seems almost a proof ...
Pàgina 18
... feeling of the period . At first sight Beowulf seems like a Milton writing in the age of Pope ; we shall , however , find reason to conclude that the tradition of the past was not in fact so entirely abolished . There were idyllic poets ...
... feeling of the period . At first sight Beowulf seems like a Milton writing in the age of Pope ; we shall , however , find reason to conclude that the tradition of the past was not in fact so entirely abolished . There were idyllic poets ...
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English Literature Richard Garnett, C.B., LL.D., Edmund Gosse, M.A., LL.D. Visualització de fragments - 1931 |
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 128 - Per 1' altru' impoverir se' ricca e grande ; Poi che di mal oprar tanto ti giova : Nido di tradimenti ; in cui si cova Quanto mal per lo mondo oggi si spande ; Di vin serva, di letti e di vivande, In cui lussuria fa 1' ultima prova. Per le camere tue fanciulle e vecchi Vanno trescando, e Belzebub in mezzo, Co' mantici, e col foco, e con gli specchi.
Pàgina 79 - We must now proceed to the two great poems which were produced at the end of the eleventh or beginning of the twelfth century.
Pàgina 155 - The MILLER was a stout carl for the nones, Ful bigge he was of braun, and eke of bones; That proved wel, for over all ther he came, At wrastling he wold bere away the ram. He was short shuldered brode, a thikke gnarre, Ther n'as no dore, that he n'olde heve of barre, Or breke it at a renning with his hede.
Pàgina 166 - Thow shalt, while that thou lyvest, yer by yere, The moste partye of thy tyme spende In makyng of a glorious legende...
Pàgina 123 - Blow, northern wind, Send thou me my sweeting. Blow, northern wind, blow, blow, blow...
Pàgina 158 - Certes, he Jakke Straw, and his meynee, Ne made never shoutes half so shrille, Whan that they wolden any Fleming kille, As thilke day was maad upon the fox.
Pàgina 127 - Stalworthly, with spere and schelde, And thoght to win his right, With lordes, and with knightes kene, And other doghty men bydene, That war ful frek to fight.
Pàgina 157 - And mekely receyveth my pardoun; Or elles taketh pardoun as ye wende, Al newe and fressh at every miles ende,— So that ye offren, alwey newe and newe, Nobles or pens, whiche that be goode and trewe. It is an honour to everich that is heer That ye mowe have a suffisant Pardoneer Tassoille yow in contree as ye ryde, For dventures whiche that may bityde.
Pàgina 172 - Every tree well fro his fellow grew, With branches brode, lade with leves newe, That sprongen out ayen the sunne shene. Some very red, and some a glad light grene...
Pàgina 155 - It snewed in his hous of mete and drynke, Of alle deyntees that men koude thynke. After the sondry sesons of the yeer, So chaunged he his mete and his soper. Ful many a fat partrich hadde he in muwe, And many a breem and many a luce in stuwe.