The History of Early English Literature: Being the History of English Poetry from Its Beginnings to the Accession of King Ælfred, by Stopford A. Brooke ...Macmillan and Company, 1892 - 500 páginas |
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... land to land ; and his name , whether assumed by himself or given to him by an after - writer , expresses this very well . The poem begins with an introduction of nine lines . This is followed by a catalogue , from the tenth to the ...
... land to land ; and his name , whether assumed by himself or given to him by an after - writer , expresses this very well . The poem begins with an introduction of nine lines . This is followed by a catalogue , from the tenth to the ...
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... land , tells us that Widsith , " who most of all men visited kindreds and nations , received in the hall for his sing- ing memorable gifts . " Born among the Myrgings , ' he became the singer of the court , and while still young went ...
... land , tells us that Widsith , " who most of all men visited kindreds and nations , received in the hall for his sing- ing memorable gifts . " Born among the Myrgings , ' he became the singer of the court , and while still young went ...
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... land to me , And another gift Lord of Myrgings he- homeland of my fathers . Ealdhild gave to me , Folk queen of the doughty men , daughter of Eadwine . Over many lands I prolonged her praise , When so e'er in singing I must say to men ...
... land to me , And another gift Lord of Myrgings he- homeland of my fathers . Ealdhild gave to me , Folk queen of the doughty men , daughter of Eadwine . Over many lands I prolonged her praise , When so e'er in singing I must say to men ...
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... lands , through the spacious earth ; good and evil have I known . " It is the true description of a common type of ... land , perhaps by some belated Angles , if Sweet be right in his conjecture that it may have been composed before ...
... lands , through the spacious earth ; good and evil have I known . " It is the true description of a common type of ... land , perhaps by some belated Angles , if Sweet be right in his conjecture that it may have been composed before ...
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... lands and Den- mark - that there was an England there before our Eng- land . The first emigration was to Britain , the second to America . And as the Pilgrims and I use a fine comparison of Freeman's- " took with them to America the ...
... lands and Den- mark - that there was an England there before our Eng- land . The first emigration was to Britain , the second to America . And as the Pilgrims and I use a fine comparison of Freeman's- " took with them to America the ...
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Ælfred Alcuin ancient Andrew Baeda battle beast belong Beowulf Bishop Breca brought Caedmon Christ Christian Chronicle cliffs conjecture Cuthbert Cynewulf Danes death dragon Ealdhelm earth Ecgberht eighth century Elene England English poetry Exeter Book Fates fight Geat Genesis glory Grendel Guthlac hall hand heart heathen Heaven Heliand hell helm Hengest Heorot hero holy host Hrothgar Hygd Hygelac imagination Ingeld Irish king land Latin legend Lindisfarne lines literary literature lived Lord Mercia monastery monks myth night noble North Northumbria o'er ocean passage phrase poem poet poetic riddle Roman Rood runes saga sang says Sceaf Scyld seems shield ship sing song sorrow soul speaks spears spirit storm story sung sword tale tells Teutonic thee thegns things thou thought translation trees verse Wanderer warriors waves Welsh Wessex West Saxon Whitby whole Widsith Woden words writer written Wyrd
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Página 310 - I appear''. shall I to him make known As yet my change, and give him to partake Full happiness with me; or rather not, But keep the odds of knowledge...
Página 432 - Created hugest that swim the ocean stream : Him haply slumbering on the Norway foam, The pilot of some small night-foundered skiff Deeming some island, oft, as seamen tell, With fixed anchor in his scaly rind, Moors by his side under the lee, while night Invests the sea, and wished morn delays...
Página 432 - Leviathan, which God of all his works Created hugest that swim the ocean-stream. Him, haply slumbering on the Norway foam, The pilot of some small night-foundered skiff Deeming some island, oft, as seamen tell, With fixed anchor in his scaly rind Moors by his side under the lee, while night Invests the sea and wished morn delays.
Página 314 - They looking back, all th' eastern side beheld Of Paradise, so late their happy seat, Wav'd over by that flaming brand, the gate With dreadful faces throng'd and fiery arms. Some natural tears they dropp'd, but wip'd them soon; The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide.