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Page 255
But as much or more is on some similar ground to be deduced from all history,
the real authority of which is after all to be elaborately extracted by comparison,
and the aid of a comprehensive theory of mankind, and the laws of social
transition.
But as much or more is on some similar ground to be deduced from all history,
the real authority of which is after all to be elaborately extracted by comparison,
and the aid of a comprehensive theory of mankind, and the laws of social
transition.
Page 282
The story must have some ground in reality; but that which it would displace is
founded on a larger combination of occurrences, and occupies more space in his
history. According to the more received account, Spenser's first movement on ...
The story must have some ground in reality; but that which it would displace is
founded on a larger combination of occurrences, and occupies more space in his
history. According to the more received account, Spenser's first movement on ...
Page 304
The history of Ireland may be admitted, like all history, to abound with precedent,
but it is hard and unsafe ground, and full of perilous exaggerations and
distortions. Taking as we profess to do, a view of Irish history, in many respects ...
The history of Ireland may be admitted, like all history, to abound with precedent,
but it is hard and unsafe ground, and full of perilous exaggerations and
distortions. Taking as we profess to do, a view of Irish history, in many respects ...
Page 383
Now, in addition to the observations made in Mr Petrie's essay, there seems to us
to be a very strong ground of doubt, ... and credulous class of mortals; and for
such an assumption, there were unquestionably strong grounds in Irish tradition.
Now, in addition to the observations made in Mr Petrie's essay, there seems to us
to be a very strong ground of doubt, ... and credulous class of mortals; and for
such an assumption, there were unquestionably strong grounds in Irish tradition.
Page 451
The ground assigned was the great accumulation of prisoners, and the
impossibility of obtaining juries from the counties where the crimes were alleged
to have been committed. Carte remarks on this that they had juries from Meath,
Wicklow, ...
The ground assigned was the great accumulation of prisoners, and the
impossibility of obtaining juries from the counties where the crimes were alleged
to have been committed. Carte remarks on this that they had juries from Meath,
Wicklow, ...
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Page 378 - CALL it not vain: — they do not err, Who say that when the poet dies Mute Nature mourns her worshipper And celebrates his obsequies; Who say tall cliff and cavern lone For the departed bard make moan ; That mountains weep in crystal rill; That flowers in tears of balm distil; Through his loved groves that breezes sigh, And oaks in deeper groan reply, 10 And rivers teach their rushing wave To murmur dirges round his grave.
Page 293 - The generall end therefore of all the booke is to fashion a gentleman or noble person in vertuous and gentle discipline...
Page 293 - Queene, being a continued allegory, or darke conceit, I have thought good, as well for avoyding of gealous opinions and misconstructions, as also for your better light in reading thereof (being so by you commanded), to discover unto you the general intention and meaning, which in the whole course thereof I have fashioned, without expressing of any particular purposes, or by-accidents therein occasioned.
Page 294 - ... by an Historiographer should be the twelfth booke, which is the last; where I devise that the Faery Queene kept her Annuall feaste xii.
Page 293 - I have followed all the antique Poets historicall ; first Homere, who in the Persons of Agamemnon and Ulysses hath ensampled a good governour and a vertuous man, the one in his Ilias, the other in his Odysseis : then Virgil, whose like intention was to doe in the person of...
Page 318 - He was deeply learned, without possessing useful knowledge; sagacious in many individual cases, without having real wisdom ; fond of his power, and desirous to maintain and augment it, yet willing to resign the direction of that and of himself, to the most unworthy favourites; a big and bold...
Page 295 - I have briefly overronne, to direct your understanding to the wel-head of the history, that from thence gathering the whole intention of the conceit, ye may, as in a handfull, gripe al the discourse, which otherwise may happily seeme tedious and confused. So humbly craving the continuance of your honourable favour towards me, and th' eternall establishment of your happines, I humbly take leave.
Page 295 - Ephes.) that he could not succeed in that enterprise : which being forth-with put upon him with due furnitures thereunto, he seemed the goodliest man in al that company, and was well liked of the Lady. And eftesoones taking on him knighthood, and mounting on that straunge Courser, he went forth with her on that adventure : where beginneth the first booke, viz.
Page 294 - In that Faery Queene I meane glory in my generall intention, but in my particular I conceive the most excellent and glorious person of our soveraine the Queene, and her kingdome in Faery Land.
Page 293 - I labour to pourtraict in Arthure, before he was king, the image of a brave knight, perfected in the twelve private morall vertues, as Aristotle hath devised...
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| Title | Lives of illustrious ... Irishmen, ed. by J. Wills, Volume 2, Part 2 Lives of illustrious ... Irishmen, ed. by J. Wills, James Wills |
| Author | Irishman |
| Editor | James Wills |
| Published | 1840 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 18 May 2006 |
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