Plays and Puritans: And Other Historical EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1873 - 271 من الصفحات Plays and Puritans.--Sir Walter Raleigh and his time.--Froude's History of England. |
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الصفحة 60
... poems , so to speak , is far greater than that of any of his contemporaries ; everywhere is thought , fancy , force , varied learning . He is never weak or dull ; though he fails often enough , is often enough wrong - headed ...
... poems , so to speak , is far greater than that of any of his contemporaries ; everywhere is thought , fancy , force , varied learning . He is never weak or dull ; though he fails often enough , is often enough wrong - headed ...
الصفحة 62
... poems are utterly worthless , out - Cowleying Cowley in frigid and fantastic conceits ; and his various addresses to the king and queen are as bombastic , and stupid , and artificial , as anything which bedizened the reigns of Charles ...
... poems are utterly worthless , out - Cowleying Cowley in frigid and fantastic conceits ; and his various addresses to the king and queen are as bombastic , and stupid , and artificial , as anything which bedizened the reigns of Charles ...
الصفحة 148
... poems , with its melodious contempt and life - weariness . All is a lie- court , church , statesmen , courtiers , wit and science , town and country , all are shams ; the days are evil ; the canker is at the root of all things ; the old ...
... poems , with its melodious contempt and life - weariness . All is a lie- court , church , statesmen , courtiers , wit and science , town and country , all are shams ; the days are evil ; the canker is at the root of all things ; the old ...
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... POEMS . GLASSFORD BELL . Fcap . 8vo . 6s . " Full of life and genius . ” — CoURT CIRCULAR . By HENRY Besant . - STUDIES IN EARLY FRENCH POETRY . By WALTER BESANT , M.A. Crown . 8vo . 8s . 6d . A sort of impression rests on most minds ...
... POEMS . GLASSFORD BELL . Fcap . 8vo . 6s . " Full of life and genius . ” — CoURT CIRCULAR . By HENRY Besant . - STUDIES IN EARLY FRENCH POETRY . By WALTER BESANT , M.A. Crown . 8vo . 8s . 6d . A sort of impression rests on most minds ...
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... Poems , " Poetry and Criticism , " " The Angel in the House , " Carlyle's " Life of Sterling , " " Esmond , " My ... Poem . By FREDERICK NAPIER BROOME . Fcap . 8vo . 5s . Founded on the Greek legend of Danae and Perseus . " Grace and ...
... Poems , " Poetry and Criticism , " " The Angel in the House , " Carlyle's " Life of Sterling , " " Esmond , " My ... Poem . By FREDERICK NAPIER BROOME . Fcap . 8vo . 5s . Founded on the Greek legend of Danae and Perseus . " Grace and ...
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الصفحة 148 - What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid! heard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one (from whence they came) Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life...
الصفحة 42 - The Fairy Book ; the Best Popular Fairy Stories. Selected and rendered anew by the Author of
الصفحة 66 - Whom lovely Venus, at a birth, With two sister Graces more, To ivy-crowned Bacchus bore ; Or whether (as some sager sing) The frolic wind that breathes the spring, Zephyr, with Aurora playing, As he met her once a-Maying, There on beds of violets blue And fresh-blown roses washed in dew, Filled her with thee, a daughter fair, So buxom, blithe, and debonair.
الصفحة 160 - I will add to your yoke : my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
الصفحة 26 - It is impossible to read it without recognizing the value and interest of the Eastern epic. It is as fascinating as a fairy tale, this romantic poem of India.
الصفحة 40 - The Golden Treasury of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language. Selected and arranged, with Notes, by FRANCIS TURNER PALGRAVE.
الصفحة 9 - THE FAIRY BOOK ; the Best Popular Fairy Stories. Selected and rendered anew by the Author of
الصفحة 5 - When he prepared the heavens, I was there; when he set a compass upon the face of the depth...
الصفحة 4 - GEORGE WILSON, MD, FRSE, Regius Professor of Technology in the University of Edinburgh. By his SISTER. New Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s. "An exquisite and touching portrait of a rare and beautiful spirit.
الصفحة 104 - I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.