Philip Van Artevelde: A Dramatic Romance. In Two Parts, Tema 73E. Moxon, 1852 - 431 páginas |
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... never yet embellish'd with more grace Outward and inward , with more charms allied , With honours more attended , man or place , Than where by Greta's silver current sweet Learning still keeps one calm sequester'd seat . ADVERTISEMENT ...
... never yet embellish'd with more grace Outward and inward , with more charms allied , With honours more attended , man or place , Than where by Greta's silver current sweet Learning still keeps one calm sequester'd seat . ADVERTISEMENT ...
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... with dazzled eyes at a high festival of poetry , where , as at the funeral of Arvalan , the torch- light put out the star - light . So keen was the sense of what the new poets possessed , that it never seemed to be felt that PREFACE . xi.
... with dazzled eyes at a high festival of poetry , where , as at the funeral of Arvalan , the torch- light put out the star - light . So keen was the sense of what the new poets possessed , that it never seemed to be felt that PREFACE . xi.
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A Dramatic Romance. In Two Parts Sir Henry Taylor. possessed , that it never seemed to be felt that any- thing was deficient in them . Yet their deficiencies were not unimportant . They wanted , in the first place , subject - matter . A ...
A Dramatic Romance. In Two Parts Sir Henry Taylor. possessed , that it never seemed to be felt that any- thing was deficient in them . Yet their deficiencies were not unimportant . They wanted , in the first place , subject - matter . A ...
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... never , in the long run of time , approve itself equal to the institution of a poetical fame of the highest and most durable order . These imperfections are especially observable in the portraitures of human character ( if such it can ...
... never , in the long run of time , approve itself equal to the institution of a poetical fame of the highest and most durable order . These imperfections are especially observable in the portraitures of human character ( if such it can ...
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... never to be seen through the mere medium of our eye - sight . Mr. Shelley seems to have written under the notion that no phenomena can be perfectly poetical , until they shall have been so decomposed from their natural order and ...
... never to be seen through the mere medium of our eye - sight . Mr. Shelley seems to have written under the notion that no phenomena can be perfectly poetical , until they shall have been so decomposed from their natural order and ...
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ACKERMAN ADRIANA AESWYN amongst arms Artevelde's BOSCH BOURBON bring Bruges BULSEN BURGHER BURGOMASTER BURGUNDY CAPTAIN CECILE CLARA cloth CONSTABLE D'ARLON Duke DUKE OF BOURBON DUKE OF BURGUNDY Earl of Flanders ELENA Enter Exeunt Exit FATHER JOHN Flemish FLEUREANT OF HEURLÉE foolscap 8vo France friar friends Ghent GILBERT MATTHEW give God's grace hand hath hear heard heart Heaven KING knight KORTZ lady LESTOVET live LOIS OF SANXERE look Lord of Arlon LORD OF COUCY Lord of Occo market-place Master MESSENGER mind MUCK never Oudenarde pardon peace PHILIP VAN ARTEVELDE RAOUL OF RANEVAL ROOSDYK SCENE Scheldt seem'd SIR FLEUREANT SIR GUISEBERT SIR LOIS SIR RAOUL sleep soul speak STOCKENSTROM tell thee There's thine things thou hast thought to-morrow town Twas VAN DEN BOSCH VAN MUCK VAN RYK VAUCLAIRE wherefore whilst White-Hoods WOMAN word Ypres
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Página xiii - Man does not preside in all its strength as well as all its ardours, — though it may be excellent of its kind, will not long be reputed to be poetry of the highest order. It may move the feelings and charm the fancy ; but failing to satisfy the understanding, it will not take permanent possession of the strong-holds of fame.
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Página 124 - There lies a sleeping city, God of dreams ! What an unreal and fantastic world Is going on below ! Within the sweep of yon encircling wall How many a large creation of the night, Wide wilderness and mountain, rock and sea, Peopled with busy, transitory groups, Finds room to rise, and never feels the crowd.
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Página 264 - ... soft And solitary spot of azure sky Whereon they love to dwell. The clouds close in, And soon may shut it from my searching sight ; But let me still behold it whilst I may. ELENA. You are so busy all day long, I fear'd A woman's company and trifling talk Would only importune you.
Página 126 - BOSCH. Nought to my ear, save howl of hungry dog That hears the house is stirring — nothing else. ARTEVELDE. No, — now — I hear it not myself — no — nothing. The city's hum is up — but ere you came 'Twas audible enough. VAN DEN BOSCH. In God's name what ? AKTEVELDE.