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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Page 90
... rest ; My heart is happy in itself , My bliss is in my breast . Enough I reckon wealth ; That mean , the surest lot , That lies too high for base contempt , Too low for envy's shot . My wishes are but few , All easy to fulfil : I make ...
... rest ; My heart is happy in itself , My bliss is in my breast . Enough I reckon wealth ; That mean , the surest lot , That lies too high for base contempt , Too low for envy's shot . My wishes are but few , All easy to fulfil : I make ...
Page 94
... rest of his writings compara- tively into the shade . Two things , however , have prevented its being gene- rally read ; one is its antiquated diction , and the other its allegorical character . The latter " has been " ( remarks Mr ...
... rest of his writings compara- tively into the shade . Two things , however , have prevented its being gene- rally read ; one is its antiquated diction , and the other its allegorical character . The latter " has been " ( remarks Mr ...
Page 95
... rest , and containeth in it them all ; therefore , " he says , " in the whole course I mention the deeds of Arthur applicable to that virtue which I write of in that book . " Of the twelve books he makes or intended to make twelve ...
... rest , and containeth in it them all ; therefore , " he says , " in the whole course I mention the deeds of Arthur applicable to that virtue which I write of in that book . " Of the twelve books he makes or intended to make twelve ...
Page 107
... rest him- self ; if the moon should wander from her beaten way , the times and seasons of the year blend themselves by disordered and con- fused mixture , the winds breathe out their last gasp , the clouds yield no rain , the earth be ...
... rest him- self ; if the moon should wander from her beaten way , the times and seasons of the year blend themselves by disordered and con- fused mixture , the winds breathe out their last gasp , the clouds yield no rain , the earth be ...
Page 108
... rest doth of purpose set forth and celebrate all the considerations and operations which belong to God ; it magnifieth the holy meditations and actions of divine men ; it is of things heavenly an universal declaration , working in them ...
... rest doth of purpose set forth and celebrate all the considerations and operations which belong to God ; it magnifieth the holy meditations and actions of divine men ; it is of things heavenly an universal declaration , working in them ...
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