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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... says ; " through many stranger - lands I have fared , throughout the spacious earth , parted from my kinsmen . Therefore I may sing in the mead- hall how the high born gave me gifts . " Two among the rest were most gracious to him ...
... says ; " through many stranger - lands I have fared , throughout the spacious earth , parted from my kinsmen . Therefore I may sing in the mead- hall how the high born gave me gifts . " Two among the rest were most gracious to him ...
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... says , " I will say concerning my- self " Deor was my name . me Whilom was I Scôp of the Heodenings : Dear unto my Lord ! Well my service was to Loving was my Lord ; Skilled in song the man ! That the guard of earls - many winters ...
... says , " I will say concerning my- self " Deor was my name . me Whilom was I Scôp of the Heodenings : Dear unto my Lord ! Well my service was to Loving was my Lord ; Skilled in song the man ! That the guard of earls - many winters ...
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... says that " God unlocked his breast and gave him back the power of song . " In the Gnomic Verses this opinion is combined with the thought that the poet is less troubled with selfish and tormenting thought than other men , because he ...
... says that " God unlocked his breast and gave him back the power of song . " In the Gnomic Verses this opinion is combined with the thought that the poet is less troubled with selfish and tormenting thought than other men , because he ...
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... the queen , begs him to be friendly in counsel to her sons . Hrothgar says to him , " thou holdest thy fame with patience , and thy might with prudence of mind . Thou shalt be a comfort to thy people and a help to heroes . II 19 BEOWULF.
... the queen , begs him to be friendly in counsel to her sons . Hrothgar says to him , " thou holdest thy fame with patience , and thy might with prudence of mind . Thou shalt be a comfort to thy people and a help to heroes . II 19 BEOWULF.
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... says Earle , " the institution of a prince . " 2 These verses have the look of an insertion , as if the poet knew of this mournful song and used it for this place . I should like to be able , in this fash- ion , to class it as an old ...
... says Earle , " the institution of a prince . " 2 These verses have the look of an insertion , as if the poet knew of this mournful song and used it for this place . I should like to be able , in this fash- ion , to class it as an old ...
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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.