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... Arcite : or , The Knight's Tale , Book I .. • 218 Book II . 240 • Book III . 264 The Cock and the Fox . 306 race . The Second Epode of Horace To His Grace the Duke of Ormond . Preface prefixed to the Fables • To Her Grace the Duchess of ...
... Arcite : or , The Knight's Tale , Book I .. • 218 Book II . 240 • Book III . 264 The Cock and the Fox . 306 race . The Second Epode of Horace To His Grace the Duke of Ormond . Preface prefixed to the Fables • To Her Grace the Duchess of ...
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... Arcite was written in all probability by some Italian wit in a former age , as I shall prove hereafter : the tale of Grizild was the invention of Petrarch ; by him sent to Boccace ; from whom it came to Chaucer : Troilus and Cressida ...
... Arcite was written in all probability by some Italian wit in a former age , as I shall prove hereafter : the tale of Grizild was the invention of Petrarch ; by him sent to Boccace ; from whom it came to Chaucer : Troilus and Cressida ...
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... Arcite violent in his love , and unjust in the pursuit of it ; yet when he came to die , he made him think more reasonably : he repents not of his love , for that had altered his character ; but acknowledges the injustice of his ...
... Arcite violent in his love , and unjust in the pursuit of it ; yet when he came to die , he made him think more reasonably : he repents not of his love , for that had altered his character ; but acknowledges the injustice of his ...
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... let this example suffice at present ; in the story of Pa- lamon and Arcite , where the temple of Diana is described , you find these verses , in all the editions of our author : There saw I Danè turned into a tree , I 204 PREFACE .
... let this example suffice at present ; in the story of Pa- lamon and Arcite , where the temple of Diana is described , you find these verses , in all the editions of our author : There saw I Danè turned into a tree , I 204 PREFACE .
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... Arcite , which is of the Epic kind , and perhaps not much inferior to the Ilias or the Eneis : the story is more pleasing than either of them , the manners as perfect , the diction as poetical , the learning as deep and vari- ous ; and ...
... Arcite , which is of the Epic kind , and perhaps not much inferior to the Ilias or the Eneis : the story is more pleasing than either of them , the manners as perfect , the diction as poetical , the learning as deep and vari- ous ; and ...
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ALBION AND ALBANIUS Arcite arms beauteous beauty behold betwixt blood Boccace breast call'd Canterbury tales chang'd Chanticleer Chaucer command courser dare dead death delight dream e'en earth Emily English EPILOGUE eyes fair fate fear fight fire flames fool fortune grace ground hand happy haste heart heaven honour judge kind king knight KNIGHT'S TALE live look'd lord Lord Roscommon lovers Lucretius Mars mighty mind MOMUS monarch mortal muse nature ne'er never numbers nymph o'er oppress'd Ovid pain Palamon Pirithous pity plac'd plain play pleas'd pleasure poet poetry pointed lance prince PROLOGUE queen rais'd rest scarce sense sigh'd sight sing slain song soul sound strife sweet tale Thebes thee Theocritus Theseus things thou thought translated turn'd Twas UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD Venus verse Virgil whate'er Whig words writ youth
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Page 16 - On the bare earth exposed he lies, With not a friend to close his eyes. With downcast looks the joyless victor sate, Revolving in his altered soul The various turns of Chance below ; And, now and then, a sigh he stole, And tears began to flow.
Page 18 - And unburied remain Inglorious on the plain: Give the vengeance due To the valiant crew ! Behold how they toss their torches on high, How they point to the Persian abodes...
Page 17 - Twas but a kindred sound to move, For pity melts the mind to love. Softly sweet, in Lydian measures, Soon he sooth'd his soul to pleasures. War, he sung, is toil and trouble; Honour but an empty bubble...
Page 20 - Paraclete ! Thrice holy fount, thrice holy fire, Our hearts with heavenly love inspire ; Come, and thy sacred unction bring To sanctify us, while we sing.
Page 18 - Now strike the golden lyre again: A louder yet, and yet a louder strain ! Break his bands of sleep asunder And rouse him like a rattling peal of thunder. Hark, hark ! the horrid sound Has raised up his head : As awaked from the dead, And amazed he stares around. Revenge, revenge...
Page 19 - Give the vengeance due To the valiant crew ! Behold how they toss their torches on high, How they point to the Persian abodes And glittering temples of their hostile gods.
Page 14 - And heavenly joys inspire. The song began from Jove, Who left his blissful seats above — Such is the power of mighty love ! A dragon's fiery form belied the god ; Sublime on radiant spires he rode, When he to fair Olympia...
Page 176 - Happy the man - and happy he alone He who can call today his own, He who, secure within, can say 'Tomorrow, do thy worst, for I have...
Page 13 - In flower of youth and beauty's pride. Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave, None but the brave, None but the brave deserves the fair...
Page 19 - At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal frame ; The sweet enthusiast, from her sacred store, Enlarged the former narrow bounds, And added length to solemn sounds, With nature's mother- wit, and arts unknown before.