Select British Poets, Or, New Elegant Extracts from Chaucer to the Present Time: With Critical Remarks |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page iv
... rage ( among those whose reputation seems less solid and towering , because we are too near them to per- ceive its height or measure its duration ) . Others might be men- tioned to lengthen out the list of poetic names " That on the ...
... rage ( among those whose reputation seems less solid and towering , because we are too near them to per- ceive its height or measure its duration ) . Others might be men- tioned to lengthen out the list of poetic names " That on the ...
Page 21
... rage and swiche a vise , That it made all the gates for to rise . The northern light in at the dore shone , For window on the wall ne was ther none , Thurgh which men mighten any light discerne . The dore was all of athamant eterne ...
... rage and swiche a vise , That it made all the gates for to rise . The northern light in at the dore shone , For window on the wall ne was ther none , Thurgh which men mighten any light discerne . The dore was all of athamant eterne ...
Page 38
... rage he for revenge did And for to make his power approved more , Wild beasts in iron yokes he would compel ; The spotted panther , and the tusked boar , The pardale swift , and the tiger cruel ; The antelope , and wolf , both tierce ...
... rage he for revenge did And for to make his power approved more , Wild beasts in iron yokes he would compel ; The spotted panther , and the tusked boar , The pardale swift , and the tiger cruel ; The antelope , and wolf , both tierce ...
Page 49
... rage sur-、[ ceas'd . Great Neptune stood amazed at their sight , While on his broad round back they softly slid , And eke himself mourn'd at their mournful plight ; Yet wist not what their wailing meant , yet did For great compassion ...
... rage sur-、[ ceas'd . Great Neptune stood amazed at their sight , While on his broad round back they softly slid , And eke himself mourn'd at their mournful plight ; Yet wist not what their wailing meant , yet did For great compassion ...
Page 61
... rage mought cooled be , But to the root bent his sturdy stroak , And made many wounds in the waste Oak . The axe's edge did oft turn again , As half unwilling to cut the grain , Seemed the senseless iron did fear , Or to wrong holy eld ...
... rage mought cooled be , But to the root bent his sturdy stroak , And made many wounds in the waste Oak . The axe's edge did oft turn again , As half unwilling to cut the grain , Seemed the senseless iron did fear , Or to wrong holy eld ...
Contents
132 | |
145 | |
152 | |
158 | |
183 | |
193 | |
218 | |
224 | |
281 | |
376 | |
383 | |
497 | |
510 | |
660 | |
668 | |
675 | |
681 | |
687 | |
693 | |
699 | |
706 | |
713 | |
767 | |
776 | |
803 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
arms beauty behold blest bliss blood breast breath call'd Canace Chanticleer charms chyle Comus courser dæmon dame death delight divine doth dread earth eternal ev'n ev'ry eyes fair fame fate fear fire flame fool goth grace Greece hand happy hast hath head heart Heaven hire honour Hudibras Jebusites king lady light live lord lov'd lyre maid mighty mind mortal Muse nature nature's ne'er never night numbers nymph o'er once pain passion plain pleas'd pleasure poets praise pride proud rage rest rill rise round sacred seem'd shade shew sight sing soft song soul speke spleen stood stream sweet tears tempest Thalestris thee ther Theseus thine things thou thought toil trewe Twas unto vex'd virtue ween wild wind wings wise woods wyllowe youth