Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions of English Authors, from Earliest to the Present Time : Connected by a Critical and Biographical HistoryRobert Chambers Gould, Kendall and Lincoln, 1850 - English literature |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 13
Page 31
... gude mail , baith halse and his craig bane In sunder strak ; thus endit that Chieftain . To ground he fell , feil folk about him thrang , Treason ! they cried , traitors was them amang ! Kerly , with that , fled out soon at a side , His ...
... gude mail , baith halse and his craig bane In sunder strak ; thus endit that Chieftain . To ground he fell , feil folk about him thrang , Treason ! they cried , traitors was them amang ! Kerly , with that , fled out soon at a side , His ...
Page 38
... gude cheer . With blyth upcast and merry countenance , The elder sister then spier'd at her guest , Gif that sho thoucht by reason difference Betwixt that chalmer and her sairy nest . London stone is still preserved in Cannon Street ...
... gude cheer . With blyth upcast and merry countenance , The elder sister then spier'd at her guest , Gif that sho thoucht by reason difference Betwixt that chalmer and her sairy nest . London stone is still preserved in Cannon Street ...
Page 39
... gude rede , For very fear sho fell in swoon , near dead . Then as God wald it fell in happy case , The Spenser had nae leisure for to bide , Nowther to force , to seek , nor scare , nor chase , But on he went and cast the door up - wide ...
... gude rede , For very fear sho fell in swoon , near dead . Then as God wald it fell in happy case , The Spenser had nae leisure for to bide , Nowther to force , to seek , nor scare , nor chase , But on he went and cast the door up - wide ...
Page 40
... gude spend , ' says he , while of which , judging from his writings , must have been thou has space . ' There is yet ... gude cheer of it that God thee sends , For warld's wrak but welfare3 nought avails ; Nae gude is thine save only ...
... gude spend , ' says he , while of which , judging from his writings , must have been thou has space . ' There is yet ... gude cheer of it that God thee sends , For warld's wrak but welfare3 nought avails ; Nae gude is thine save only ...
Page 43
... gude men for their thews ; Some gives to trumpours and to shrews ; Some gives to knaw his authoritie , But in their office gude fund in few is : In Giving sould Discretion be . Some givis parochines full wide , Kirks of St Bernard and ...
... gude men for their thews ; Some gives to trumpours and to shrews ; Some gives to knaw his authoritie , But in their office gude fund in few is : In Giving sould Discretion be . Some givis parochines full wide , Kirks of St Bernard and ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
afterwards beauty Ben Jonson breast breath bright Cæsar called Chaucer court death delight dost doth drama Duchess of Malfy Earl earth Eastward Hoe England English eyes Faery Queen fair fancy fear fire flowers Francis Beaumont gentle Giles Fletcher give grace hand happy hast hath heart heaven Henry Henry VIII holy honour Hudibras John John Lesley Jonson king labour lady language learning leave light live look Lord masque merry mind muse nature never night noble nymph passion Philip Massinger play pleasure poem poet poetical poetry poor praise prince queen racter reign rich Scotland Shakspeare shepherd shine sing sleep song soul Spenser spirit St Serf style sweet taste tell thee thine things thought tion tongue unto verse wind wine words write youth