Imagination and Fancy: Or, Selections from the English Poets, Illustrative of Those First Requisites of Their Art; with Markings of the Best Passages, Critical Notices of the Writers, and an Essay in Answer to the Question, "What is Poetry?"Wiley and Putnam, 1845 - 255 pages |
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Page 66
... thee see , Of grace I pray thee give to eat and drink to me ! " " Nay , nay , thou greedy Tantalus , " quoth he ; " Abide the fortune of thy present fate ; And unto all that live in high degree , Example be of mind intemperate , To ...
... thee see , Of grace I pray thee give to eat and drink to me ! " " Nay , nay , thou greedy Tantalus , " quoth he ; " Abide the fortune of thy present fate ; And unto all that live in high degree , Example be of mind intemperate , To ...
Page 87
... thee with our early song , And welcome thee , and wish thee long . Spenser's " Lord ! how all creatures laugh'd " is an instance of joyous and impulsive expression not common with English poets , out of the pale of comedy . They have ...
... thee with our early song , And welcome thee , and wish thee long . Spenser's " Lord ! how all creatures laugh'd " is an instance of joyous and impulsive expression not common with English poets , out of the pale of comedy . They have ...
Page 94
... thee low to lout ; Thy love is present there with thee in place , Thy love is there advaunst to be another grace.38 38 " Thy love is there advanc'd , " & 94 SPENSER.
... thee low to lout ; Thy love is present there with thee in place , Thy love is there advaunst to be another grace.38 38 " Thy love is there advanc'd , " & 94 SPENSER.
Page 102
... thee , Instead of Troy , shall Wittenberg be sack❜d ; And I will combat with weak Menelaus , And wear my colors on my plumed crest ; Yea , I will wound Achilles in the heel , And then return to Helen for a kiss . Oh , thou art fairer ...
... thee , Instead of Troy , shall Wittenberg be sack❜d ; And I will combat with weak Menelaus , And wear my colors on my plumed crest ; Yea , I will wound Achilles in the heel , And then return to Helen for a kiss . Oh , thou art fairer ...
Page 104
... thee beds of roses , With a thousand fragrant posies ; A cap of flowers and a kirtle Embroider'd all with leaves of myrtle ; A gown made of the finest wool Which from our pretty lambs we pull ; Slippers lin'd choicely for the cold ...
... thee beds of roses , With a thousand fragrant posies ; A cap of flowers and a kirtle Embroider'd all with leaves of myrtle ; A gown made of the finest wool Which from our pretty lambs we pull ; Slippers lin'd choicely for the cold ...
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