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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... swords the host of the Hreads had to guard the old fatherland against the bands of Etla ( Attila ) all about the Wistla Wood . " He names many of the warriors with whom he companied , and in whose camps he sang , but most " Wudga and ...
... swords the host of the Hreads had to guard the old fatherland against the bands of Etla ( Attila ) all about the Wistla Wood . " He names many of the warriors with whom he companied , and in whose camps he sang , but most " Wudga and ...
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... swords and spears were thought to sing . The spear yells , the sword shouts in battle . Then , the wanderer who came into the hall to claim hospitality sang his stave of thanks , or versed for the chief in the high seat , who he was ...
... swords and spears were thought to sing . The spear yells , the sword shouts in battle . Then , the wanderer who came into the hall to claim hospitality sang his stave of thanks , or versed for the chief in the high seat , who he was ...
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... sword , Hrunt- ing , he forgets his wrath and asks , if he die in his fight with Grendel's mother , that Hunferth may have one of his own - swords . This swift wrath , forgetfulness , and generosity 20 CHAP . EARLY ENGLISH LITERATURE.
... sword , Hrunt- ing , he forgets his wrath and asks , if he die in his fight with Grendel's mother , that Hunferth may have one of his own - swords . This swift wrath , forgetfulness , and generosity 20 CHAP . EARLY ENGLISH LITERATURE.
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... swords . This swift wrath , forgetfulness , and generosity , are all of Nelson's character . The boastfulness was not . Beowulf always boasts before a battle of what he has done and will do against the foe . When he is going to die he ...
... swords . This swift wrath , forgetfulness , and generosity , are all of Nelson's character . The boastfulness was not . Beowulf always boasts before a battle of what he has done and will do against the foe . When he is going to die he ...
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... sword of the giants - break over the shield - rim on the helmet of Ongentheow , and the king bowed down , struck to his life . And Eofor took from him his byrnie of iron , his hard - hilted sword and his helm , and carried them to ...
... sword of the giants - break over the shield - rim on the helmet of Ongentheow , and the king bowed down , struck to his life . And Eofor took from him his byrnie of iron , his hard - hilted sword and his helm , and carried them to ...
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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.