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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... written from the literary point of view , and desires , above all , to induce English - speaking folk to rever- ence , admire , and love the poetry which their fathers wrote in old time , since it is worthy . I have not therefore ...
... written from the literary point of view , and desires , above all , to induce English - speaking folk to rever- ence , admire , and love the poetry which their fathers wrote in old time , since it is worthy . I have not therefore ...
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... written this book . The other scholar to whom this book owes so much is Professor Wülker . He needs no praise , but he may take grat- itude from me . Had it not been for his Grundriss zur Ge- schichte der angelsächsischen Litteratur ...
... written this book . The other scholar to whom this book owes so much is Professor Wülker . He needs no praise , but he may take grat- itude from me . Had it not been for his Grundriss zur Ge- schichte der angelsächsischen Litteratur ...
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... written in the old Angle - 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 ...
... written in the old Angle - 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 ...
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... written , and whose gests and government made a noise which filled the ear of the world . If the writer really saw Hermanric and Attila before they became heroes of Teutonic saga , we transfer to him and to his poem our pleasure in ...
... written , and whose gests and government made a noise which filled the ear of the world . If the writer really saw Hermanric and Attila before they became heroes of Teutonic saga , we transfer to him and to his poem our pleasure in ...
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... written a short essay in the supplement to the Corp. Poet . Boreale , in which he more than suggests that Arminius is identical with Sieg- fried . If this be true , and there is much probability in the argument , it adds another charm ...
... written a short essay in the supplement to the Corp. Poet . Boreale , in which he more than suggests that Arminius is identical with Sieg- fried . If this be true , and there is much probability in the argument , it adds another charm ...
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Términos y frases comunes
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.