Literary Influence in British History, an Historical SketchT. Fisher Unwin, 1904 - 202 sider |
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... poets , historians , and novelists . Yet these latter are shown by recent ex- perience , especially in Britain , to have greater in- fluence in legislation and on public opinion than is usually believed . In this republished and revised ...
... poets , historians , and novelists . Yet these latter are shown by recent ex- perience , especially in Britain , to have greater in- fluence in legislation and on public opinion than is usually believed . In this republished and revised ...
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... poets and historians of that intellectual country are still among modern Europeans , not only the studies of the young , but attract statesmen , travellers , theo- logians , and even novelists , in their translation or examination . The ...
... poets and historians of that intellectual country are still among modern Europeans , not only the studies of the young , but attract statesmen , travellers , theo- logians , and even novelists , in their translation or examination . The ...
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... poets , and philosophers were soon pre- ferred by all intelligent British minds to the vague , mysterious , practically useless legends of their own country , which apparently lingered longest in the Highlands of Scotland.2 These ...
... poets , and philosophers were soon pre- ferred by all intelligent British minds to the vague , mysterious , practically useless legends of their own country , which apparently lingered longest in the Highlands of Scotland.2 These ...
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... poets promised earthly fame , glory , and renown , as rewards of these des- perate , yet heroic enterprises . The Pagan religion . was extinct , the Jewish Deism survived , believed in , perhaps , by as many millions as ever , though ...
... poets promised earthly fame , glory , and renown , as rewards of these des- perate , yet heroic enterprises . The Pagan religion . was extinct , the Jewish Deism survived , believed in , perhaps , by as many millions as ever , though ...
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... poet describes many noble , historic personages com- mitting or authorising legal cruelties , for which they cannot be considered personally responsible . Among the first English authors who influenced public opinion were Francis Bacon ...
... poet describes many noble , historic personages com- mitting or authorising legal cruelties , for which they cannot be considered personally responsible . Among the first English authors who influenced public opinion were Francis Bacon ...
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admiration alike allusion ancient ancient Rome apparently aroused Atheism attractive Britain British history British intellect British public Buckle's Canning's Catholicism centuries Charles chief chiefly Christian Church Civilisation classic clergy comparatively cotemporary described devoted Dickens Edmund Spenser Elizabeth eloquent eminent English Literature Englishmen enlightened enmity Essay Europe European evidently favour fellow-countrymen foes French genius Hallam's Literary History Henry VIII historians History of England Hume's ignorant intellectual interest Ireland Jacobite James II Jews king learned Lecky's literary influence London Macaulay Macaulay's remarks Manual of English ment modern Mohammedans monarchy nation never Old Mortality Oliver Twist opinions opponents opposed Paganism perhaps persecution poem poet popular practical praise prejudices Prelatists probably Protestant Protestantism Queen readers reign religion religious and political republicans revolt Richard III Roman Roman Empire Rome Scotland Scott Scottish seems Shakespeare shows Spain Spenser spirit statesmen style subjects supremacy talents thought tion triumph truth views writers
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Side 59 - Be not too tame neither, but let your own discretion be your tutor: suit the action to the word, the word to the action; with this special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature: for anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first and now, was and is, to hold, as 'twere, the mirror up to nature; to show virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time his form and pressure.
Side 36 - This royal infant (Heaven still move about her!) Though in her cradle, yet now promises Upon this land a thousand , thousand blessings , Which time shall bring to ripeness : she shall be (But few now living can behold that goodness) A pattern to all princes living with her, And all that shall succeed.
Side 66 - Be brave, then; for your captain is brave, and vows reformation. There shall be in England seven halfpenny loaves sold for a penny: the three-hooped pot; shall have ten hoops and I will make it felony to drink small beer...
Side 19 - And though he were unsatisfied in getting, Which was a sin, yet in bestowing, madam, He was most princely : ever witness for him Those twins of learning that he rais'd in you, Ipswich and Oxford ! one of which fell with him, Unwilling to outlive the good that did it; The other, though unfinish'd, yet so famous, So excellent in art and still so rising, That Christendom shall ever speak his virtue.
Side 58 - O, it offends me to the soul, to hear a robustious periwig-pated fellow tear a passion to tatters, to very rags, to split the ears of the groundlings...
Side 66 - Cade. Nay, that I mean to do. Is not this a lamentable thing, that of the skin of an innocent lamb should be made parchment ? that parchment, being scribbled o'er, should undo a man? Some say, the bee stings; but I say, 'tis the bee's wax, for I did but seal once to a thing, and I was never mine own man since.
Side 103 - Remember, O Lord, what is come upon us: consider and behold our reproach. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens.
Side 58 - Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus; but use all gently: for in the very torrent, tempest, and— as I may say— whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance, that may give it smoothness.
Side 18 - Though most unworthy of the name. A letter forged ! Saint Jude to speed ! Did ever knight so foul a deed ! At first in heart it liked me ill, When the king praised his clerkly skill. Thanks to Saint Bothan, son of mine, Save Gawain, ne'er could pen a line : So swore I, and I swear it still, Let my boy-bishop fret his fill. Saint Mary mend my fiery mood ! Old age ne'er cools the Douglas blood, I thought to slay him where he stood. — 'Tis pity of him too,' he cried ; ' Bold can he speak, and fairly...
Side 6 - The church has many times been compared by Divines to the ark of which we read in the book of Genesis ; but never was the resemblance more perfect than during that evil time when she alone rode, amidst darkness and tempest, on the deluge beneath which all the great works of ancient power and wisdom lay entombed, bearing within her that feeble germ from which a second and more glorious civilization was to spring.