A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John Mandeville to William Cowper : Consisting of Biographical Sketches of the Authors, Selections from Their Works, with Notes, Explanatory, Illustrative, and Directing to the Best Editions and to Various Criticisms : Designed as a Text-book for the Higher Classes in Schools and for Junior Classes in Colleges, as Well as for Private Reading |
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As he flourished in the age im . mediately following that of his hero , he enjoyed
the advantage of hearing , from eye - witnesses themselves , narratives of the war
for liberty . As a his . tory , his work is good authority . He himself boasts of its ...
As he flourished in the age im . mediately following that of his hero , he enjoyed
the advantage of hearing , from eye - witnesses themselves , narratives of the war
for liberty . As a his . tory , his work is good authority . He himself boasts of its ...
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... now great treés Now shippés sailing in the sea ; But thus soon in a whilé he
Was flowen from the ground so high That all the world , as to mine eye , No more
yseemed than a prick , 3 Or ellés was the air so thick That I ne might it not discern
.
... now great treés Now shippés sailing in the sea ; But thus soon in a whilé he
Was flowen from the ground so high That all the world , as to mine eye , No more
yseemed than a prick , 3 Or ellés was the air so thick That I ne might it not discern
.
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O Lord , open the King of England ' s eyes , ” were his well - known last words at
the stake . Rome thunder ' d death , but Tyndale ' s dauntless eye Look ' d in
death ' s face and smiled , death standing by . In spite of Rome , for England ' s
faith ...
O Lord , open the King of England ' s eyes , ” were his well - known last words at
the stake . Rome thunder ' d death , but Tyndale ' s dauntless eye Look ' d in
death ' s face and smiled , death standing by . In spite of Rome , for England ' s
faith ...
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With eyes cast up unto the Maiden ' s tower , And easy sighs , such as folk draw
in love . The stately seats , the ladies bright of hue , The dances short , long tales
of great delight ; With words , and looks , that tigers could but rue , 2 Where each
...
With eyes cast up unto the Maiden ' s tower , And easy sighs , such as folk draw
in love . The stately seats , the ladies bright of hue , The dances short , long tales
of great delight ; With words , and looks , that tigers could but rue , 2 Where each
...
Page 74
Hodge ' s preparation for the pursuit of the fugitive needle , and his attempt to
elicit a friendly spark from Gib ' s eyes to help him to light his candle , is described
with great humor . The Gammer ' s boy says :- Gammer , if ye will laugh , look in ...
Hodge ' s preparation for the pursuit of the fugitive needle , and his attempt to
elicit a friendly spark from Gib ' s eyes to help him to light his candle , is described
with great humor . The Gammer ' s boy says :- Gammer , if ye will laugh , look in ...
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| Title | A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John Mandeville to William Cowper : Consisting of Biographical Sketches of the Authors, Selections from Their Works, with Notes, Explanatory, Illustrative, and Directing to the Best Editions and to Various Criticisms ... |
| Author | Charles Dexter Cleveland |
| Publisher | E.C. and J. Biddle, 1852 |
| Length | 776 pages |
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