Literary Influence in British History, an Historical SketchT. Fisher Unwin, 1904 - 202 sider |
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admiration alike allusion ancient apparently aroused Atheism attractive Britain British history British intellect British literary Buckle's Canning's Catholic Catholicism century Charles CHARLES DICKENS chief chiefly Christian Civilisation classic comparatively cotemporary countries described devoted Dickens Edmund Spenser Elizabeth eloquent eminent English Literature Englishmen enlightened enmity enterprise 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 Irish Jacobite James II Jews king knowledge learned Lecky's literary influence London Lord Macaulay Macaulay Macaulay's remarks ment modern Mohammedans monarchy nation Old Mortality opinions opponents opposed Paganism perhaps persecution poet popular praise prejudices Prelatists probably Protestant Protestantism Queen readers reign religion religious and political republicans Richard III Roman Empire Rome Scotland Scott Scottish seems Shakespeare shows sketch Spenser spirit statesmen style subjects supremacy talents thought tion triumph truth views W. H. ALLEN writers
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Side 57 - 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 64 - 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 64 - 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 101 - Remember, O Lord, what is come upon us: consider and behold our reproach. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens.
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 7 - Nothing in the early existence of Britain, indicated the greatness which she was destined to attain. Her inhabitants, when first they became known to the Tyrian mariners, were little superior to the natives of the Sandwich Islands.
Side 34 - Let none think flattery, for they'll find 'em truth. 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...
Side 65 - By God's fair ordinance conjoin together! And let their heirs, God, if thy will be so, Enrich the time to come with smooth-faced peace, With smiling plenty and fair prosperous days!