A Hand-book of English and American Literature: Historical and Critical : with Illustrations of the Writings of Each Successive Period : for the Use of Schools and Academies |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 59
Page 21
... heaven . " The last portions of the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle show some little variation in the use of the language , so that the termi- nation of this work in 1154 marks the close of the First English or Anglo - Saxon Period ...
... heaven . " The last portions of the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle show some little variation in the use of the language , so that the termi- nation of this work in 1154 marks the close of the First English or Anglo - Saxon Period ...
Page 22
... heaven as a roof , the holy creator ! then this mid - world , the guardian of mankind , the eternal lord , produced afterwards the earth for men , the almighty master ! From ALFRED . Preface to his Translation of Boethius . Aelfred ...
... heaven as a roof , the holy creator ! then this mid - world , the guardian of mankind , the eternal lord , produced afterwards the earth for men , the almighty master ! From ALFRED . Preface to his Translation of Boethius . Aelfred ...
Page 58
... heaven was the same from all places , and he that had no grave had the heavens still over him . " At the request of the two friends , the traveller discourses to them upon his wonderful adventures , but takes for his especial theme ...
... heaven was the same from all places , and he that had no grave had the heavens still over him . " At the request of the two friends , the traveller discourses to them upon his wonderful adventures , but takes for his especial theme ...
Page 78
... heaven . The Devil was a prominent character , being chief comedian , appearing always with the traditional horns and hoofs . The comic element was displayed even in these old Bible traditions . Thus in the play of the Deluge , Noah's ...
... heaven . The Devil was a prominent character , being chief comedian , appearing always with the traditional horns and hoofs . The comic element was displayed even in these old Bible traditions . Thus in the play of the Deluge , Noah's ...
Page 84
... heaven ; For though a mortal made of clay , Angels must love Anne Hathaway ; The authorship is not clearly ascertained . † Anne is pronounced Ann . When Shakespeare was eighteen and Anne Hathaway twenty- five they 84 HISTORY OF ENGLISH ...
... heaven ; For though a mortal made of clay , Angels must love Anne Hathaway ; The authorship is not clearly ascertained . † Anne is pronounced Ann . When Shakespeare was eighteen and Anne Hathaway twenty- five they 84 HISTORY OF ENGLISH ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
afterwards American Anne Hathaway ballads beauty became Ben Jonson Beowulf born breath brother called Celts century Charles Charles II Charles Lamb Chaucer chief Church Church of England Coleridge critic death delight divine drama dramatists Dryden early Edinburgh Review Elizabeth England English English language Essays eyes father genius Geoffrey of Monmouth George hath heart heaven Henry History human humor James JOHN Johnson King King Arthur labor lady language Latin LAYAMON learned Letters light literary literature lived Lord Mary Milton mind nation nature never night novel novelist o'er Odin Ormulum period play poems poet poetic poetry political Pope popular prose published Queen reign ROBERT Roger Ascham romance satire says Scotland Shakespeare sing song soul spirit stories style sweet thee things THOMAS thou thought translated truth verse Whig WILLIAM words writers written wrote young