The Golden Road in English Literature: From Beowulf to Bernard Shaw |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 81
Page 185
... writing poetry in England that nobody seized upon one of these heroic stories and turned it into a great epic . To write a lyric was in those golden days the ordinary accomplishment of a gentleman ; to write a play came in the day's ...
... writing poetry in England that nobody seized upon one of these heroic stories and turned it into a great epic . To write a lyric was in those golden days the ordinary accomplishment of a gentleman ; to write a play came in the day's ...
Page 274
... write down a description of what he saw . He wrote simply and plainly , without thinking whether he was writing well or ill , but only anxious to describe exactly the splendours of the heavenly kingdom , as God had allowed him to see ...
... write down a description of what he saw . He wrote simply and plainly , without thinking whether he was writing well or ill , but only anxious to describe exactly the splendours of the heavenly kingdom , as God had allowed him to see ...
Page 328
... write a novel ; and if he could write one he could write another . For some time he made no use of this piece of knowledge that he had gained , but went on with his work as a lawyer , his writing for newspapers , his tracts and his ...
... write a novel ; and if he could write one he could write another . For some time he made no use of this piece of knowledge that he had gained , but went on with his work as a lawyer , his writing for newspapers , his tracts and his ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I THE LAYS OF THE FIGHTINGMEN | 13 |
THE SINGERS OF THE CHURCH | 26 |
THE MONKS AND THEIR BOOKS | 32 |
Copyright | |
33 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
beautiful began Ben Jonson Beowulf brother brought Cædmon called castle Charlotte Brontë Church Coleridge Court daughter death delight died Dr Johnson England English eyes Faerie Queene fair famous Fanny Burney father friends gave Geoffrey Chaucer George Eliot girl give Goldsmith grew happy heard heart Hrothgar Isaac Bickerstaff John Johnson Kilydd King King Arthur knew knight lady land learned lived London look Lord loved Malaprop married Miss monks morning mother never noble novel play poems poet poetry poor published Queen quiet readers Robin Robin Hood round says seemed sent Shakespeare sing Sir Kay sister songs soon spent story strong sweet talk Tatler tell thee things Thomas Hardy thou thought told took town verses walked wife wonderful Wordsworth write written wrote young