Observations on the Fairy Queen of Spenser, Том 2 |
Между кориците на книгата
Резултати 1 - 5 от 13.
Страница 10
Thus also , at a ' masque , in which Henry VIII . came disguised , with twelve
masquers , noblemen of the court , to surprise cardinal Wolsey , while he was
fitting at a banquet ; the cardinal suspecting there was some great personage
among ...
Thus also , at a ' masque , in which Henry VIII . came disguised , with twelve
masquers , noblemen of the court , to surprise cardinal Wolsey , while he was
fitting at a banquet ; the cardinal suspecting there was some great personage
among ...
Страница 89
The GALLANTRIES of civilised chivalry , in particular , were never carried to a
higher pitch than in the queen's Court : of which , says our author , describing the
MANNERS of that court . Ne any there doth brave or valiant seeme , Unless that ...
The GALLANTRIES of civilised chivalry , in particular , were never carried to a
higher pitch than in the queen's Court : of which , says our author , describing the
MANNERS of that court . Ne any there doth brave or valiant seeme , Unless that ...
Страница 107
His best pieces are written in the allegorical manner , and are his Crowne of
Lawrell , and Bowse of Court . But the genius of Skelton seems little better
qualified for picturesque than satyrical poetry . In the one he wants invention ,
grace , and ...
His best pieces are written in the allegorical manner , and are his Crowne of
Lawrell , and Bowse of Court . But the genius of Skelton seems little better
qualified for picturesque than satyrical poetry . In the one he wants invention ,
grace , and ...
Страница 111
The muses were debauched at court , and polite life , and familiar manners ,
became their only themes f . * Printed in the year 1633. The principal fault of this
poem is , that the author has discovered to much of the anatomist . The Purple
Island ...
The muses were debauched at court , and polite life , and familiar manners ,
became their only themes f . * Printed in the year 1633. The principal fault of this
poem is , that the author has discovered to much of the anatomist . The Purple
Island ...
Страница 129
What court does Spenser here intend ? As reflections on the improvements of
modern times must be agreeable to modern readers , I cannot forbear tranfcribing
the account which Harrison , a cotemporary writer , has left us concerning the ...
What court does Spenser here intend ? As reflections on the improvements of
modern times must be agreeable to modern readers , I cannot forbear tranfcribing
the account which Harrison , a cotemporary writer , has left us concerning the ...
Какво казват хората - Напишете рецензия
Не намерихме рецензии на обичайните места.
Други издания - Преглед на всички
Често срещани думи и фрази
afterwards allegorical alſo antient appears beauty better called Chaucer church circumſtance common copied court death deſcribed deſcription doth edition England engliſh expreſſion faire fame faſhion feare fight firſt french frequently give golden hall hand head Henry himſelf hiſtory houſe idea imitation inſtances introduced invention kind king knight lady laſt learned likewiſe Loft lord manner means mentioned Milton mind moſt muſt nature never obſerves occurs painted particular paſſage perhaps pieces play poem poet poetry preſent prince printed probably prove queen reader reaſon reign remark romance ſaid ſame ſays ſeems ſeen ſenſe ſhall ſhe ſhould ſome ſpeaking Spenſer ſubject ſuch ſuppoſed ſweet tell theſe thing thoſe thought tions tranſlated true uſed verſe viii whole whoſe Wood writing written wrote
Популярни откъси
Страница 99 - And there appeared another wonder in heaven ; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth...
Страница 125 - In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun : which cometh forth as a bridegroom •out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run his course.
Страница 29 - I shall detain you now no longer in the demonstration of what we should not do, but straight conduct you to a hillside, where I will point you out the right path of a virtuous and noble education ; laborious, indeed, at the first ascent, but else so smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospect, and melodious sounds on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming.
Страница 59 - A wilderness of sweets; for Nature here • • Wanton'd as in her prime, and play'd at will Her virgin fancies, pouring forth more sweet, Wild above rule or art, enormous bliss.
Страница 27 - Through the dear might of him that walked the waves Where other groves and other streams along, With nectar pure his oozy locks he laves, And hears the unexpressive nuptial song, In the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love. There entertain him all the saints above, In solemn troops and sweet societies That sing, and singing in their glory move And wipe the tears for ever from his eyes.
Страница 179 - ... till at length it was told the Queen he was brother to the Lord William Mountjoy. This...
Страница 32 - ... spheres, And sing to those that hold the vital shears, And turn the adamantine spindle round On which the fate of gods and men is wound. Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie, To lull the daughters of Necessity, And keep unsteady Nature to her law, And the low world in measured motion draw After the heavenly tune, which none can hear Of human mould with gross unpurged ear.
Страница 140 - Knit with a golden baldric, which forelay Athwart her snowy breast, and did divide Her dainty paps ; which, like young fruit in May, Now little, gan to swell, and, being tied, Through her thin weed their places only signified.
Страница 135 - With antique pillars massy proof, And storied windows richly dight, Casting a dim religious light. There let the pealing organ blow, To the full-voiced quire below, In service high and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heaven before mine eyes.
Страница 101 - Ihewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as cryftal, proceeding out of the throne of God, and of the Lamb. In the midft of the ftreet of it, and on either fide of the river, was there the Tree of Life.
Библиография
| Заглавие | Observations on the Fairy Queen of Spenser, Том 2 Eighteenth-century sources for the study of English literature Observations on the Fairy Queen of Spenser, Thomas Warton |
| Автор | Thomas Warton |
| Издание | 2 |
| Издател | R. and J. Dodsley, 1762 |
| Оригиналът е от | Оксфордският университет |
| Цифровизирана на | 10 юли 2007 |
| Брой страници | 270 страници |
| Експортиране на описанието | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |