Shaw's New History of English LiteratureSheldon & Company, 1879 - 404 páginas |
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... Italian writers . The Tales themselves may be roughly divided into the two great classes of serious , tragic or pathetic , and comic or humorous . We are filled with delight and admiration , whether we study his wonderful painting of ...
... Italian writers . The Tales themselves may be roughly divided into the two great classes of serious , tragic or pathetic , and comic or humorous . We are filled with delight and admiration , whether we study his wonderful painting of ...
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... Italian , whose ten accomplished young gentlemen and ladies assemble in their luxurious villa to escape from the terrible plague which is devastating Florence . The difficulty of reading and understanding Chaucer has been much ...
... Italian , whose ten accomplished young gentlemen and ladies assemble in their luxurious villa to escape from the terrible plague which is devastating Florence . The difficulty of reading and understanding Chaucer has been much ...
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... Italian literature are manifest ; influences which affected the entire structure and spirit of English poetry for more than a century , imparting to it a smoothness and melody unknown before , without impairing in the slightest degree ...
... Italian literature are manifest ; influences which affected the entire structure and spirit of English poetry for more than a century , imparting to it a smoothness and melody unknown before , without impairing in the slightest degree ...
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... Italian poets . No man ever had a fonder love of the good and the beautiful ; no poem has a steadier radiance of goodness and beauty . There are no blazing passages of passion in Spen- ser's writing . " He has auroral lights in ...
... Italian poets . No man ever had a fonder love of the good and the beautiful ; no poem has a steadier radiance of goodness and beauty . There are no blazing passages of passion in Spen- ser's writing . " He has auroral lights in ...
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... Italian novelists ; sometimes amusing exposures of the various arts of cony - catching , i . e . cheating and swindling , practised at that time in London , and in which , it is to be feared , Greene was personally not unversed ...
... Italian novelists ; sometimes amusing exposures of the various arts of cony - catching , i . e . cheating and swindling , practised at that time in London , and in which , it is to be feared , Greene was personally not unversed ...
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Página 56 - I never heard the old song of Percy and Douglas that I found not my heart moved more than with a trumpet...
Página 272 - I received one morning a message from poor Goldsmith that he was in great distress, and as it was not in his power to come to me, begging that I would come to him as soon as possible. I sent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was dressed, and found that his landlady had arrested him for his rent, at which he was in a violent passion. I perceived that he had already changed my guinea, and had got a bottle of madeira and a glass before him. I put the...
Página 142 - Thy soul was like a star, and dwelt apart: Thou hadst a voice whose sound was like the sea: Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free, So didst thou travel on life's common way, In cheerful godliness; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay.
Página 142 - THREE Poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn. The first in loftiness of thought surpassed; The next in majesty •, In both the last. The force of Nature could no further go ; To make a third, she joined the former two.
Página 223 - Soon as the evening shades prevail The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth ; Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.
Página 151 - It is to be regretted that the prose writings of Milton should, in our time, be so little read. As compositions, they deserve the attention of every man who wishes to become acquainted with the full power of the English language. They abound with passages compared with which the finest declamations of Burke sink into insignificance. They are a perfect field of cloth of gold. The style is stiff with gorgeous embroidery. Not even in the earlier books of the
Página 224 - He reads much ; He is a great observer and he looks Quite through the deeds of men ; he loves no plays, As thou dost, Antony ; he hears no music ; Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort As if he mock'd himself and scorn'd his spirit That could be moved to smile at any thing.
Página 223 - What though in solemn silence all Move round this dark terrestrial ball; What though no real voice, nor sound, Amidst their radiant orbs be found. In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice; Forever singing as they shine, THE HAND THAT MADE US IS DIVINE.
Página 183 - I shall say the less of Mr Collier, because in many things he has taxed me justly; and I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts and expressions of mine which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality, and retract them.
Página 281 - There was a strong expression of sense and shrewdness in all his lineaments ; the eye alone, I think, indicated the poetical character and temperament. It was large, and of a dark cast, and glowed (I say literally glowed] when he spoke with feeling or interest. I never saw such another eye in a human head, though I have seen the most distinguished men in my time.