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... earliest literature is poetical , and our first English poet was Cędmon the cowherd , who flourished about A.D. 670 ... early date no poet of mark made his voice heard until the middle of the four- teenth century , when Langland gained ...
... earliest literature is poetical , and our first English poet was Cędmon the cowherd , who flourished about A.D. 670 ... early date no poet of mark made his voice heard until the middle of the four- teenth century , when Langland gained ...
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... early life , and thus he writes concerning them- " I first adventure , with foolhardy might , To tread the steps of perilous despight ; I first adventure , follow me who list , And be the second English satirist . " ripe age and growing ...
... early life , and thus he writes concerning them- " I first adventure , with foolhardy might , To tread the steps of perilous despight ; I first adventure , follow me who list , And be the second English satirist . " ripe age and growing ...
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... early age of forty - six , and the other at fifty - three , there were no indications that the fountain of their genius was dried up . Spenser was Shakespeare's senior by twelve years , and as a poet he has therefore the first claim on ...
... early age of forty - six , and the other at fifty - three , there were no indications that the fountain of their genius was dried up . Spenser was Shakespeare's senior by twelve years , and as a poet he has therefore the first claim on ...
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... earliest known verses of his composition , and to the very last the traces of this main impulse of his life are visible ... early , and that he had written verses before entering the university , which he left in 1576 , after taking his ...
... earliest known verses of his composition , and to the very last the traces of this main impulse of his life are visible ... early , and that he had written verses before entering the university , which he left in 1576 , after taking his ...
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... earliest poetical work of any description written since the language has been substantially the same that it now is which can be called a classical work , ” * it will be seen that it possesses a literary interest George L. Craik ...
... earliest poetical work of any description written since the language has been substantially the same that it now is which can be called a classical work , ” * it will be seen that it possesses a literary interest George L. Craik ...
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admiration appeared beauty born Byron called century character charm close Coleridge critics death delight died doubt Dryden early edition English expression eyes fame father faults feeling felt gained genius give greatest hand happy heart honour hope imagination interest Italy John Jonson judgment known language later leave less letters light lines literature live Lord lost lyric marked means Milton mind nature never noble notes observes once passages passion perhaps period plays pleasure poem poet poet's poetical poetry Pope praise probably published Queene reader Scott seems seen sense Shakespeare Shelley sometimes song sonnets Southey Spenser spirit stand stanzas story student style sweet things thou thought true verse volume Wordsworth worthy writes written wrote young youth
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Page 318 - Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife ! To all the sensual world proclaim, One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.
Page 125 - Memory and her siren daughters ; but by devout prayer to that eternal spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim with the hallowed fire of his altar to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases...
Page 92 - They are all gone into the world of light ! And I alone sit lingering here ; Their very memory is fair and bright, And my sad thoughts doth clear. It glows and glitters in my cloudy breast, Like stars upon some gloomy grove, Or those faint beams in which this hill is drest, After the sun's remove.
Page 190 - Peace to all such! But were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires; Blest with each talent and each art to please. And born to write, converse, and live with ease: Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne; View him with scornful, yev with jealous eyes.
Page 370 - Full on this casement shone the wintry moon, And threw warm gules on Madeline's fair breast, As down she knelt for Heaven's grace and boon; Rose-bloom fell on her hands, together prest, And on her silver cross soft amethyst, And on her hair a glory, like a saint...
Page 254 - Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men, Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which wisdom builds, Till smoothed and squared and fitted to its place, Does but encumber whom it seems to enrich. Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much: Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.
Page 238 - When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung; By forms unseen their dirge is sung; There Honor comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay; And Freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there!
Page 142 - Grace was in all her steps. Heaven in her eye, In every gesture dignity and love.
Page 105 - A lily of a day, Is fairer far, in May, Although it fall, and die that night; It was the plant, and flower of light. In small proportions, we just beauties see: And in short measures, life may perfect be.
Page 57 - Shake hands for ever, cancel all our vows, And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain.