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... verse , cast in the epic mould . It is probable that they first came into existence in the eleventh and twelfth centuries ; and they continued to be produced in various forms of repetition , re- arrangement , and at last degradation ...
... verse , cast in the epic mould . It is probable that they first came into existence in the eleventh and twelfth centuries ; and they continued to be produced in various forms of repetition , re- arrangement , and at last degradation ...
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... verse , inspired by the Celtic myths and traditions which still lingered in Brittany and England . The spirit of these poems was very different from that of the Chansons de Geste . The latter were the typical offspring of the French ...
... verse , inspired by the Celtic myths and traditions which still lingered in Brittany and England . The spirit of these poems was very different from that of the Chansons de Geste . The latter were the typical offspring of the French ...
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... verse narratives , the more ordinary conditions of middle - class life . These Fabliaux , as they were called , are on the whole of no great value as works of art ; their poetical form is usually poor , and their substance exceedingly ...
... verse narratives , the more ordinary conditions of middle - class life . These Fabliaux , as they were called , are on the whole of no great value as works of art ; their poetical form is usually poor , and their substance exceedingly ...
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... presents a complete contrast , both with the rough , bold spirit of the Chansons de Geste and the literal realism of the Fabliaux . This is the " chante - fable " 1 ( or mingled narrative in verse and prose ) of 12 FRENCH LITERATURE.
... presents a complete contrast , both with the rough , bold spirit of the Chansons de Geste and the literal realism of the Fabliaux . This is the " chante - fable " 1 ( or mingled narrative in verse and prose ) of 12 FRENCH LITERATURE.
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... verse and his still more graceful and poetical prose , a delicious atmosphere of delicate romance . It is " the tender eye - dawn of aurorean love " that he shows us - the happy , sweet , almost childish passion of two young creatures ...
... verse and his still more graceful and poetical prose , a delicious atmosphere of delicate romance . It is " the tender eye - dawn of aurorean love " that he shows us - the happy , sweet , almost childish passion of two young creatures ...
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Page 71 - Not mine own fears, nor the prophetic soul Of the wide world dreaming on things to come, Can yet the lease of my true love control, Supposed as forfeit to a confined doom.
Page 60 - Quelle chimère est-ce donc que l'homme ? Quelle nouveauté, quel monstre, quel chaos, quel sujet de contradiction, quel prodige ! Juge de toutes choses, imbécile ver de terre; dépositaire du vrai, cloaque d'incertitude et d'erreur ; gloire et rebut de l'univers.
Page 129 - Les choses les plus souhaitées n'arrivent point ; ou , si elles arrivent, ce n'est ni dans le temps ni dans les circonstances où elles auraient fait un extrême plaisir.
Page 128 - L'on voit * certains animaux farouches , des mâles et des femelles, répandus par la campagne, noirs , livides, et tout brûlés du soleil, attachés à la terre qu'ils fouillent et qu'ils remuent avec une opiniâtreté invincible : ils ont comme une voix articulée ; et quand ils se lèvent sur leurs pieds , ils montrent une face humaine , et en effet ils sont des hommes.
Page 126 - ... a pris racine au milieu de ses tulipes et devant la Solitaire; il ouvre de grands yeux, il frotte ses mains, il se baisse, il la voit de plus près, il ne l'a jamais vue si belle, il a le cœur épanoui de joie; il la...
Page 60 - Nous sommes plaisants de nous reposer dans la société de nos semblables : misérables comme nous, impuissants comme nous, ils ne nous aideront pas; on mourra seul.
Page 118 - Jupin pour chaque état mit deux tables au monde : L'adroit, le vigilant, et le fort, sont assis A la première ; et les petits Mangent leur reste à la seconde.
Page 123 - Nous pardonnons souvent à ceux qui nous ennuient, mais nous ne pouvons pardonner à ceux que nous ennuyons.
Page 14 - ... n'ai jou que faire. Mais en infer voil jou aler, car en infer vont li bel clerc, et li bel cevalier qui sont mort as tornois et as rices gueres, et li...
Page 240 - Oui l'oeuvre sort plus belle D'une forme au travail Rebelle, Vers, marbre, onyx, émail!