Holland's Influence on English Language and Literature |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 38
Page 5
... telling the part which Holland played in their development during several centuries . This contribution to English language and literature I make with especial delight , since the English language is that of the American people , and ...
... telling the part which Holland played in their development during several centuries . This contribution to English language and literature I make with especial delight , since the English language is that of the American people , and ...
Page 65
... tell us about it . At the time when Elizabeth ( 1558–1693 ) , " the good queen Beth , " came to the throne , England's trade was little , and its industry did not amount to anything ; the best citizens were put to death , or fled from ...
... tell us about it . At the time when Elizabeth ( 1558–1693 ) , " the good queen Beth , " came to the throne , England's trade was little , and its industry did not amount to anything ; the best citizens were put to death , or fled from ...
Page 66
... tell us that the standard of morality at that time in England was not higher than the standard of elegance in English homes , and in the English way of living . No wonder that a good many of the English soldiers , who at that time came ...
... tell us that the standard of morality at that time in England was not higher than the standard of elegance in English homes , and in the English way of living . No wonder that a good many of the English soldiers , who at that time came ...
Page 73
... tells us that our relations with the Netherlands have often been rather close . We read of Flemish mercenary soldiers being employed by the Normans , and of Flemish settlements in Wales , " where , " says old Babyan ( I know not with ...
... tells us that our relations with the Netherlands have often been rather close . We read of Flemish mercenary soldiers being employed by the Normans , and of Flemish settlements in Wales , " where , " says old Babyan ( I know not with ...
Page 81
... tells us we must " bear in mind that the inhabitants of the Weald had a strong admixture of Flemish blood in their best families , and that cloth was their chief , and probably only manufacture . " All this may be 6 HOW IT HAPPENED 81.
... tells us we must " bear in mind that the inhabitants of the Weald had a strong admixture of Flemish blood in their best families , and that cloth was their chief , and probably only manufacture . " All this may be 6 HOW IT HAPPENED 81.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Amsterdam Antwerp Arminianism Artevelde Barnevelt beautiful became bible Bilderdÿk called Caxton century CHAPTER Church Churchyard civilization comparative philology Defoe derived Dutch language Dutch words edition emblem England English language English literature Erasmus Europe famous Flanders Flemish France Franciscus Junius French Gascoigne German Gothic Gothic language Greek Groen Hague Hoog Hudson valley Hugo Grotius Ibid influence of Holland inspiration Isaac Vossius Jacob Cats John Junius kind King land later Latin Leyden lish literary lived London Lord Ludger mediæval Meteren Milton Motley nation Noot O. L. G. Cf original Paradise Lost Philip Plantyn play poem poet Prince of Orange printed probably published Queen Reformation Reynard says scholar Shakespeare ship silver-codex Skeat South African Southern Netherlands Southey Spenser story Theatre tion translated verses Vondel Vossius W. W. Skeat William William the Silent world's history written wrote
Popular passages
Page 353 - A new creation rescued from his reign. Thus while around the wave-subjected soil Impels the native to repeated toil, Industrious habits in each bosom reign, And industry begets a love of gain. Hence all the good from opulence that springs, With all those ills superfluous treasure brings, Are here displayed.
Page 353 - To men of other minds my fancy flies, Embosomed in the deep where Holland lies. Methinks her patient sons before me stand, Where the broad ocean leans against the land ; And sedulous to stop the coming tide, Lift the tall rampire's artificial pride. Onward, methinks, and diligently slow, The firm connected bulwark seems to grow ; Spreads its long arms amidst the watery roar, Scoops out an empire, and usurps the shore, While the pent ocean, rising o'er the pile, Sees an amphibious world beneath him...
Page 385 - Then most musical and solemn, bringing back the olden times, With their strange, unearthly changes, rang the melancholy chimes. Like the psalms from some old cloister, when the nuns sing in the choir; And the great bell tolled among them, like the chanting of a friar.
Page 100 - And under reefed foresail we'll scud: Avast! nor don't think me a milksop so soft, To be taken for trifles aback; For they say there's a Providence sits up aloft, To keep watch for the life of poor Jack!
Page 324 - These are the heroes that despise the Dutch, And rail at new-come foreigners so much, Forgetting that themselves are all derived From the most scoundrel race that ever lived...
Page 351 - Their ordinary manner of travelling is very cheap and very convenient: they sail in covered boats drawn by horses; and in these you are sure to meet people of all nations. Here the Dutch slumber, the French chatter, and the English play at cards. Any man who likes company may have them to his taste. For my part I generally detached myself from all society, and was wholly taken up in observing the face of the country.
Page 315 - Such mighty armies in the field, And Holland from prevailing foes Could so well free, himself does yield. Not Belgia's fleet (his high command) Which triumphs where the sun does rise, Nor all the force he leads by land, Could guard him from her conquering eyes.
Page 161 - Here beginneth a treatise how the high father of Heaven sendeth death to summon every creature to come and give account of their lives in this world and is in manner of a moral play.
Page 79 - A third of the merchants and manufacturers of the ruined city are said to have found a refuge on the banks of the Thames. The export trade to Flanders died away as London developed into the general mart of Europe, where the gold and sugar of the New World were found side by side with the cotton of India, the silks of the East, and the woollen stuffs of England itself.
Page 308 - Yet still his claim the injured ocean laid, And oft at leap-frog o'er their steeples played, As if on purpose it on land had come To show them what's their mare liberum.