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Page 190
... Chaucer was transfused into his body , and that he was begotten by him two hundred years after his decease . Milton has acknowledged to me , that Spenser was his original , and many besides myself have heard our famous Waller own , that ...
... Chaucer was transfused into his body , and that he was begotten by him two hundred years after his decease . Milton has acknowledged to me , that Spenser was his original , and many besides myself have heard our famous Waller own , that ...
Page 191
... Chaucer , among other things , had this in common , that they refined their mother tongue ; but with this difference , that Dante * had begun to file their language , at least in verse , before the time of Boccace , who likewise ...
... Chaucer , among other things , had this in common , that they refined their mother tongue ; but with this difference , that Dante * had begun to file their language , at least in verse , before the time of Boccace , who likewise ...
Page 195
... Chaucer's treatise of the As- trolabe , are sufficient witnesses . But Chaucer was likewise an astrologer , as were Virgil , Horace , Persius , and Manilius . Both writ with wonderful facility and clearness : neither were PREFACE . 195.
... Chaucer's treatise of the As- trolabe , are sufficient witnesses . But Chaucer was likewise an astrologer , as were Virgil , Horace , Persius , and Manilius . Both writ with wonderful facility and clearness : neither were PREFACE . 195.
Page 196
... Chaucer's stories were taken from his Italian con- temporaries , or their predecessors . Boccace's Decameron was first published ; and from thence our Englishman has borrowed many of his Canterbury tales ; yet that of Palamon and Arcite ...
... Chaucer's stories were taken from his Italian con- temporaries , or their predecessors . Boccace's Decameron was first published ; and from thence our Englishman has borrowed many of his Canterbury tales ; yet that of Palamon and Arcite ...
Page 197
... Chaucer in the dawning of our language ; therefore that part of the com- parison stands not on an equal foot , any more than the diction of Ennius and Ovid , or of Chaucer and our present English . The words are given up as a post not ...
... Chaucer in the dawning of our language ; therefore that part of the com- parison stands not on an equal foot , any more than the diction of Ennius and Ovid , or of Chaucer and our present English . The words are given up as a post not ...
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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.