... VIICHAPTER VIIICHAPTER IXCHAPTER XCHAPTER XICHAPTER XII History ofEnglish Literature, by GeorgeSaintsbury History ofEnglish Literature, by George Saintsbury 1 "For if your flowering heart ... into English by another hand, but his HistoryofEdward V. was not a mean contribution to English prose.Tyndale's New Testament had given a new and powerful impulse to the reading of English; ... qualities of euphony and rhythm possessed by English. It is, however, quite certain that nothing was further fromHooker's thoughts than the composition ofEnglishliterature merely as English literature. ...
... most representative poet of the Church of England, and second the influence of Donne, who was a closefriend of his mother. The titles of most of the poems, often consisting of a single word, are ... basis for making English poetry admittedly the greatest in the modern world.THE ENGLISH DIALECTS. The study of the literatureof the period is further complicated by the division of English into ... in many respects the greatest lyric periodin the historyofEnglish or perhaps of any literature. Still grander, to be sure, by the nature of the two forms,was the Elizabethan achievement in...
... Whately on Jests Nature of Puns Effect of Custom and Habit AccessoryEmotion Disappointment and Loss Practical Jokes 307CHAPTER XXII. 25 HistoryofEnglish Humour, Vol. 2 (of 2), by CHAPTER I.CHAPTER ... often heard of the attempts of whining lovers; of the charming poems they had composed in praise of their mistresses' wit and beauty (tho' they have not had half so much of either of ... post of secretary of Legation at theHague, in which office he gave so much satisfaction to William III. that he made him one of his gentlemen of the bed chamber. He became afterwards Secretary of...
... ofEnglish events (reign of George III.) may be traced in any of the English histories mentioned onp. 60. For the Englishliteratureof the period; see the author's HistoryofEnglish Literature. Valuable ... Team. HISTORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE BY REUBEN POST HALLECK, M.A. (YALE) AUTHOR OF " ;HISTORY OFENGLISH LITERATURE& quot;[Illustration: THE RETURN OF RIP VAN WINKLE]PREFACEThe wide use of the ... biographies of Washington by Lodge, of Franklin by Morse, of Hamilton by Lodge, and of Jefferson by Morse. (American StatesmenSeries.)LITERARYTyler's The Literary Historyof the American Revolution,...
... points of poetry, the power of exciting the sympathy of the reader by a faithful adherence to thetruth of nature, and the power of giving the interest of novelty by the modifying colours of imagination. ... HistoryofEnglish Romanticism in theNineteenth CenturyThe Project Gutenberg eBook, A HistoryofEnglish Romanticism in theNineteenth Century, by Henry A. BeersThis eBook is for the use of ... volume of his " ;History ofEnglish Poetry" (1781), Thomas Warton had spoken of the "DivineComedy" as "this wonderful compound of classical and romantic fancy, of pagan...
... IIICHAPTER IVCHAPTER V History of French Literature, byEdward DowdenProject Gutenberg's A Historyof French Literature, byEdward Dowden This eBook is for the use of anyoneanywhere at ... towards a new andprofounder conception of the life of societies or of humanity. By Turgot for the first time the idea of progresswas accepted as the ruling principle of history. It cannot be ... degenerate Italian literature, super-subtleties fromSpain these had still their votaries. And the conduct of life and characters of men of letters were oftenunworthy of the vocation they professed. "La...
... of agriculture at the time of Domesday was apparently very low, judging by the small returns of manors,[75] but by the time ofEdward I it had made considerable progress. During the reign of ... prince with courts of his own, the arbiter of his tenants' rights as well as owner of the land. One of the most striking features of the Domesday survey is the large quantity of arable land ... demesnes of a quantity of manors, as was the custom, and kept thereon great flocks of sheep, ranging from 300 to 1,500 on each manor.[127] The stock of the Bishop of Winchester, by an inquisition...
... majesty’s realm hath more plenty of ships,boats, crays, and other vessels, by reason of those which by hope of lucredo follow that trade of living.Note the blend of the religious and the practical ... still done in parts of Europe)offers an interesting little insight into one of the more uncomfortableaspects of medieval life. One of the chores of the yeoman usher andgrooms of the hall was to ... dynasty, and it is the matriarchal head of that dynasty, MargaretBeaufort, mother of the new king Henry VII, who has an important ifindirect place in the historyofEnglish food: among her many otherclaims...
... Board of Regents of the University of NebraskaAll rights reservedManufactured in the UnitedStates of America!Library of CongressCataloging-in-Publication DataA historyof Icelandic literature ... much of it was pagan in origin. The result of this cooperation can best be evalu-ated by taking a closer look at the literature itself.It is impossible to know how much of the literatureof medieval ... admiration of bravery or splendor, the terror of battles and birds of prey, and also, in the case of more personal poetry, feelings of love or hate,joy or sorrow.The more intricate forms of line...
... debts contracted by the parliament should bepaid out of the estates of delinquents; and that the commanders of the forces by land and sea, the great officers of state, the deputy of Ireland and ... godliness of Cromwell. Dissensions among theScots. Coronation of Charles. Cromwell lands in Fife. Charles marches into England. Defeat of the earl of Derby. Battle of Worcester. Defeat of the royalists. ... continued by the papists, for the solepurpose of the establishment of popery on the ruins of Protestantism. The constant repetition acted on theminds of the people as a sufficient proof of the...
... IV.A Brief Historyof the English Language and by John Miller Dow MeiklejohnThe Project Gutenberg EBook of A Brief Historyof the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 (of 2), by John Miller ... anddisastrous reign ofEdward II.; the long and prosperous rule for fifty years ofEdward III.; the troubledtimes of Richard II., who exhibited almost a repetition of the faults ofEdward II.; and ... clutter.]A BRIEF HISTORY of the ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE by J. M. D. MEIKLEJOHN, M.A.Professor of the Theory, History, and Practice of Education in the University of St. Andrews, ScotlandBoston...