A History of English Literature: In a Series of Biographical Sketches |
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This monk, who was born in 1075, at the village of Atcham on the Severn, and
spent all his life, after his eleventh year, abroad, was the writer of an
ecclesiastical history, extending from the Creation to the year 1141. His account
of the Norman ...
This monk, who was born in 1075, at the village of Atcham on the Severn, and
spent all his life, after his eleventh year, abroad, was the writer of an
ecclesiastical history, extending from the Creation to the year 1141. His account
of the Norman ...
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He was born at St. Albans in Hertfordshire about the year 1300 . Educated for the
medical profession , he had scarcely finished his studies when , impelled by the
irresistible desire of change , or , perhaps , by some deeper motive of which we ...
He was born at St. Albans in Hertfordshire about the year 1300 . Educated for the
medical profession , he had scarcely finished his studies when , impelled by the
irresistible desire of change , or , perhaps , by some deeper motive of which we ...
46. oldal
In a Series of Biographical Sketches William Francis Collier. 46 THE STUDENTS
OF OLD OxFORD. CHAPTER III. JOHN DE WYCLIFFE. Born about 1324 A.D........
.. Died 1384 A.D. Wycliffe's birth. Wycliffe at St. Paul's. His death. Enters Oxford.
In a Series of Biographical Sketches William Francis Collier. 46 THE STUDENTS
OF OLD OxFORD. CHAPTER III. JOHN DE WYCLIFFE. Born about 1324 A.D........
.. Died 1384 A.D. Wycliffe's birth. Wycliffe at St. Paul's. His death. Enters Oxford.
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SIR THOMAS WYATT was born in 1503 in Kent , and was educated at
Cambridge . His elegant scholarship and quick wit , added to a fine person and
remarkable skill with lance and rapier , speedily won for him a brilliant reputation
. But his ...
SIR THOMAS WYATT was born in 1503 in Kent , and was educated at
Cambridge . His elegant scholarship and quick wit , added to a fine person and
remarkable skill with lance and rapier , speedily won for him a brilliant reputation
. But his ...
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John LELAND, the father of our archaeological literature, was born in London.
Passing from St. Paul's school, he studied at Cambridge, Oxford, and Paris, and
then became a chaplain to Henry VIII. His powers as a linguist were remarkable.
John LELAND, the father of our archaeological literature, was born in London.
Passing from St. Paul's school, he studied at Cambridge, Oxford, and Paris, and
then became a chaplain to Henry VIII. His powers as a linguist were remarkable.
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350. oldal - Seven years, my Lord, have now past, since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door; during which time I have been pushing on my work through difficulties, of which it is useless to complain, and have brought it, at last, to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour.
392. oldal - 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, Dark-heaving; boundless, endless, and sublime — The image of Eternity — the throne Of the Invisible; even from out thy slime The monsters of the deep are made ; each zone Obeys thee; thou goest forth, dread, fathomless, alone...
209. oldal - The other Shape — If shape it might be called that shape had none Distinguishable in member, joint, or limb ; Or substance might be called that shadow seemed, For each seemed either — black it stood as Night, 670 Fierce as ten Furies, terrible as Hell, And shook a dreadful dart : what seemed his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on.
350. oldal - Is not a patron, my lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and, when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help ? The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it ; till I am solitary. and cannot impart it; till I am known, and do not want it.
340. oldal - In all my wanderings round this world of care, In all my griefs — and God has given my share — I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose...
378. oldal - It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then the dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision.
363. oldal - It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last lines of the last page in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains.
211. oldal - No sooner had the Almighty ceased but — all The multitude of Angels, with a shout Loud as from numbers without number, sweet As from blest voices, uttering joy — Heaven rung With jubilee, and loud hosannas filled The eternal regions.
211. oldal - Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence : Here we may reign secure, and, in my choice To reign is worth ambition, though in Hell : Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven...
392. oldal - Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee — Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they ? Thy waters wasted them while they were free, And many a tyrant since; their shores obey The stranger, slave, or savage; their decay Has dried up realms to deserts: not so thou; Unchangeable save to thy wild waves
Bibliográfiai információk
| Cím | A History of English Literature: In a Series of Biographical Sketches |
| Szerző | William Francis Collier |
| Kiadó | T. Nelson and Sons, 1868 |
| Eredeti forrása | a New York-i Közkönyvtár |
| Digitalizálva: | 2006. nov. 6. |
| Terjedelem | 529 oldal |
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