Encyclopaedia of English & American Poetry from Caedmon & King Alfred's Boethius to Browning & Tennyson... |
From inside the book
Page
The boyish enthusiasm of Walter forthwith he sent an account of the ceremonies Scott was stirred , ' as with the sound of a that took place on the opening of the old trumpet , ' by the vivid recitals of the old i bridge - processions ...
The boyish enthusiasm of Walter forthwith he sent an account of the ceremonies Scott was stirred , ' as with the sound of a that took place on the opening of the old trumpet , ' by the vivid recitals of the old i bridge - processions ...
Page
On the 5th of July , 1767 , this remarkable How fine this conception of a separated voice youth died , aged twenty - one years and three La - The viewless spirit of a lonely sound , ' months . His Bible was found on his pillow ...
On the 5th of July , 1767 , this remarkable How fine this conception of a separated voice youth died , aged twenty - one years and three La - The viewless spirit of a lonely sound , ' months . His Bible was found on his pillow ...
Page
Me . thinks Till now I never heard a sound so dreary : Doors creak , and windows clap , and night's foul bird , Rook'd in the spire , screams loud : the gloomy aisles Black plaster'd , and hung round with shreds of ' scutcheons And ...
Me . thinks Till now I never heard a sound so dreary : Doors creak , and windows clap , and night's foul bird , Rook'd in the spire , screams loud : the gloomy aisles Black plaster'd , and hung round with shreds of ' scutcheons And ...
Page
Her voice is but the shadow of a sound . And help , oh help ! her spirits are so dead , One hand scarce lifts the other to her head . If there a stubborn pin it triumphs o'er , She pants ! she sinks away ! and is no more .
Her voice is but the shadow of a sound . And help , oh help ! her spirits are so dead , One hand scarce lifts the other to her head . If there a stubborn pin it triumphs o'er , She pants ! she sinks away ! and is no more .
Page
Ye headlong torrents , rapid and profound ; Ye softer floods , that lead the humid maze Along the vale ; and thou , majestic main , A secret world wonders in thyself , Sound his stupendous praise ; whose greater voice Or bids you roar ...
Ye headlong torrents , rapid and profound ; Ye softer floods , that lead the humid maze Along the vale ; and thou , majestic main , A secret world wonders in thyself , Sound his stupendous praise ; whose greater voice Or bids you roar ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
appear arms beauty beneath born breast breath bright charms child clouds comes dark dead dear death deep delight Died dream earth eyes face fair fall fear feel fields fire flowers give grace grave green hand happy hath head hear heard heart heaven hill hope hour kind king land leaves light live look Lord meet mind morn nature never night o'er once pain peace poem poet poor pride published rest rise rose round scene seen shade side sigh silent sing sleep smile soft song soon soul sound spirit spring star stream sweet tears tell thee thine things thou thought Till voice wave wild wind wings woods young youth
Bibliographic information
| Title | Encyclopaedia of English & American Poetry from Caedmon & King Alfred's Boethius to Browning & Tennyson... Volume 2 of Encyclopaedia of English & American Poetry from Caedmon & King Alfred's Boethius to Browning & Tennyson, Samuel Orchart Beeton |
| Editor | Samuel Orchart Beeton |
| Publisher | Ward, Lock & Tyler, 1873 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 1 Mar 2008 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |