Selections from the Poetical Works of Geoffry Chaucer: With a Concise Life of that Poet and Remarks Illustrative of His GeniusWiley and Putnam, 1847 - 296 Seiten |
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... gentle , is Chaucer's ridicule of that artificiality of her nature , which caused the " tender - hearted Prioresse " to dignify trivialties and formalities into a high im- portance , at the expense of real perfections and ...
... gentle , is Chaucer's ridicule of that artificiality of her nature , which caused the " tender - hearted Prioresse " to dignify trivialties and formalities into a high im- portance , at the expense of real perfections and ...
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... gentle Spring ever brings with it . As the first intellectual effort of Man in Paradise was to give names to those creations of the Deity by which he found himself surrounded ; thus figuring forth by language his ideas of their ...
... gentle Spring ever brings with it . As the first intellectual effort of Man in Paradise was to give names to those creations of the Deity by which he found himself surrounded ; thus figuring forth by language his ideas of their ...
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... gentle- ness , honor and generosity . The great battles of Cressy and Poitiers had just been fought , and Europe yet rang with the fame of the victors ' prowess , and the story of their knightly courtesy . But Chaucer marks them not ...
... gentle- ness , honor and generosity . The great battles of Cressy and Poitiers had just been fought , and Europe yet rang with the fame of the victors ' prowess , and the story of their knightly courtesy . But Chaucer marks them not ...
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... oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleep . By them the Sprite doth passe in quietly , And unto Morpheus comes , whom drowned deepe , In drowsie fit he finds ; of nothing takes he kepe . . And , more , to lulle him in his slumber 50 CHAUCER .
... oft is wont to trouble gentle Sleep . By them the Sprite doth passe in quietly , And unto Morpheus comes , whom drowned deepe , In drowsie fit he finds ; of nothing takes he kepe . . And , more , to lulle him in his slumber 50 CHAUCER .
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... gentle kind . Of instruments of stringes in accorde , Heard I so play a ravishing swetnesse , That GOD , that maker is of all and Lorde , Ne heard never better , as I gesse ; Therewith a wind , unneth ' it might be lesse , Made in the ...
... gentle kind . Of instruments of stringes in accorde , Heard I so play a ravishing swetnesse , That GOD , that maker is of all and Lorde , Ne heard never better , as I gesse ; Therewith a wind , unneth ' it might be lesse , Made in the ...
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anon Archimago arms beast beauty behold blood brought CANTO Chaucer coude cruel dame dear death delight doth dreadful Duessa elfin knight English English Poetry eyen eyes Faëry Faery Queen fair false fame fast fear fierce foul fresh Gabriel Harvey genius gentle gold goodly grace grene hand hast hath heart heaven heavenly herte hight hire holy House of Fame House of Pride John of Gaunt King lady light living lord mede mighty Mordre Morpheus never nigh noble nought pain Petrarch poet poetical poetry pride prince proud quod quoth Redcross Redcross knight rede rich Saracen seem'd shield sight sire song sore sorrow Spenser steed stert sweet swiche Tale thee ther Therewith thing thou thought tree unto ween whan wight WILLIAM HAZLITT wise wold wondrous wont words wound
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Seite 49 - Full little knowest thou that hast not tried, What hell it is, in suing long to bide ; To lose good days that might be better spent : To waste long nights in pensive discontent ; To speed to-day, to be put back to-morrow ; To feed on hope, to pine with fear and sorrow...
Seite 122 - The lion would not leave her desolate, But with her went along, as a strong guard Of her chaste person, and a faithful mate Of her sad troubles and misfortunes hard ; Still, when she slept, he kept both watch and ward; And, when she waked, he waited diligent, With humble service to her will prepared : From her fair eyes he took commandement, And ever by her looks conceived her intent.
Seite 34 - Come, let us go, while we are in our prime, And take the harmless folly of the time! We shall grow old apace, and die Before we know our liberty. Our life is short, and our days run As fast away as does the sun. And, as a vapour or a drop of rain, Once lost, can ne'er be found again, So when or you or I are made A fable, song, or fleeting shade, All love, all liking, all delight Lies drown'd with us in endless night.
Seite 83 - What thou art, we know not ; What is most like thee ? From rainbow clouds there flow not Drops so bright to see, As from thy presence showers a rain of melody.
Seite 86 - Crosse he bore, The deare remembrance of his dying Lord, For whose sweete sake that glorious badge he wore, And dead, as living, ever him ador'd : Upon his shield the like was also scor'd, For soveraine hope which in his helpe he had.
Seite 33 - Nay ! not so much as out of bed ? When all the birds have matins said And sung their thankful hymns, 'tis sin, Nay, profanation to keep in, Whenas a thousand virgins on this day Spring, sooner than the lark, to fetch in May.
Seite 73 - AND is there care in heaven ? and is there love In heavenly spirits to these creatures base, That may compassion of their evils move ? There is...
Seite 59 - to represent all the moral virtues, assigning to every virtue a Knight to be the patron and defender of the same, in whose actions and feats of arms and chivalry the operations of that virtue, whereof he is the protector, are to be expressed, and the vices and unruly appetites that oppose themselves against the same, to be beaten down and overcome.
Seite 122 - Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the East, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous May ! that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire ; Woods and groves are of thy dressing; Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long.
Seite 101 - As still are wont t' annoy the walled town, Might there be heard : but careless Quiet lies Wrapt in eternal silence far from enemies.* * The exquisite adaptation of the sound of this stanza to its sense has been much praised.