Choice Specimens of English LiteratureWilliam Smith, Benjamin Nicholas Martin |
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... hand . Then approached Modred there , With innumerable folk ; He bare in his hand A " battle " -axe ( most ) strong ; He began to hew Exceeding hardily ; And the posts all hewed in pieces , That held up the hall . There I saw Wenhaver ...
... hand . Then approached Modred there , With innumerable folk ; He bare in his hand A " battle " -axe ( most ) strong ; He began to hew Exceeding hardily ; And the posts all hewed in pieces , That held up the hall . There I saw Wenhaver ...
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... hand , And smote of Modred his head , So that it rolled on the field . And the queen I " cut all in pieces With my dear sword , And afterwards I " set " her " down In a black pit . And all my good people Set to flight , So that I knew ...
... hand , And smote of Modred his head , So that it rolled on the field . And the queen I " cut all in pieces With my dear sword , And afterwards I " set " her " down In a black pit . And all my good people Set to flight , So that I knew ...
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... hand a spere stark ) And king ben maked of Denmark . ( In his hand a sturdy spear ) And king of Denmark should be made . And the Normans ne couthe speke tho bote her owe speche , And speke French as dude atom , and here chyldren dude al ...
... hand a spere stark ) And king ben maked of Denmark . ( In his hand a sturdy spear ) And king of Denmark should be made . And the Normans ne couthe speke tho bote her owe speche , And speke French as dude atom , and here chyldren dude al ...
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... hand was ay upon his knyfe , He brandeist lyk a beir ; Bostaris , braggaris , and burganeris , 10 After him passit into pairis , 11 All bodin in feir of weir . 12 In jakkis stryppis and bonnettis of steil , 13 Thair leggis were chenyiet ...
... hand was ay upon his knyfe , He brandeist lyk a beir ; Bostaris , braggaris , and burganeris , 10 After him passit into pairis , 11 All bodin in feir of weir . 12 In jakkis stryppis and bonnettis of steil , 13 Thair leggis were chenyiet ...
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... hand full ny , He was war 9 ath the doughetie Doglas comynge : With him a mightè meany . Both with spear , byll , 10 and brande : 11 Yt was a myghti sight to se , Hardyar men both off hart nar hande Were not in Christiantè . The wear ...
... hand full ny , He was war 9 ath the doughetie Doglas comynge : With him a mightè meany . Both with spear , byll , 10 and brande : 11 Yt was a myghti sight to se , Hardyar men both off hart nar hande Were not in Christiantè . The wear ...
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Page 165 - Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee Jest, and youthful Jollity, Quips, and cranks,* and wanton* wiles, Nods, and becks, and wreathed smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek; Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides.
Page 109 - Tis mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown. His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings ; But mercy is above this sceptred sway : It is enthroned in the hearts of kings, It is an attribute to God himself, And earthly power doth then show likest God's, When mercy seasons justice.
Page 342 - Unchangeable, save to thy wild waves' play — Time writes no wrinkle on thine azure brow — Such as creation's dawn beheld, thou rollest now. Thou glorious mirror, where the Almighty's form Glasses itself in tempests ; in all time, Calm or convulsed — in breeze, or gale, or storm, Icing the pole, or in the torrid clime...
Page 143 - Go, lovely rose, Tell her that wastes her time and me, That now she knows, When I resemble her to thee, How sweet and fair she seems to be. Tell her that's young And shuns to have her graces spied, That hadst thou sprung In deserts where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended died. Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retired: Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be desired, And not blush so to be admired. Then die, that she The common fate of all things rare May read in thee; How small...
Page 373 - Milton! thou should'st be living at this hour: England hath need of thee: she is a fen Of stagnant waters: altar, sword, and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men. Oh! raise us up, return to us again; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power.
Page 373 - A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet ; A creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food ; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles.
Page 341 - There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep Sea, and music in its roar: I love not Man the less, but Nature more...
Page 93 - Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books : else distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things.
Page 380 - IN Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree : Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea. So twice five miles of fertile ground With walls and towers were girdled round : And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree ; And here were forests ancient as the hills, Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.
Page 110 - Since once I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mermaid, on a dolphin's back, Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath, That the rude sea grew civil at her song ; And certain stars shot madly from their spheres, To hear the sea-maid's music.