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 |
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Page 89
... heart did yearn To prove his puissance in battle brave Upon his foe , and his new force to learn ; Upon his foe , a dragon horrible and stern . Upon a lowly ass more white than snow ; Yet she much whiter , but the same did hide Under a ...
... heart did yearn To prove his puissance in battle brave Upon his foe , and his new force to learn ; Upon his foe , a dragon horrible and stern . Upon a lowly ass more white than snow ; Yet she much whiter , but the same did hide Under a ...
Page 90
... heart gan melt in great compassion , And drizzling tears did shed for pure affection . ' The lion , lord of every beast in field , ' Quoth she , his princely puissance doth abate , And mighty proud to humble weak does yield , Forgetful ...
... heart gan melt in great compassion , And drizzling tears did shed for pure affection . ' The lion , lord of every beast in field , ' Quoth she , his princely puissance doth abate , And mighty proud to humble weak does yield , Forgetful ...
Page 91
... heart the fair Belphoebe had With one stern look so daunted , that no joy In all his life , which afterwards he lad , He ever tasted ; but with penance sad , And pensive sorrow , pin'd and wore away , Nor ever laugh'd , nor once show'd ...
... heart the fair Belphoebe had With one stern look so daunted , that no joy In all his life , which afterwards he lad , He ever tasted ; but with penance sad , And pensive sorrow , pin'd and wore away , Nor ever laugh'd , nor once show'd ...
Page 98
... heart to fear : However , so it is , the now sad king , Toss'd here and there his quiet to confound , Feels a strange weight of sorrows gathering Upon his trembling heart , and sees no ground ; Feels sudden terror bring cold shivering ...
... heart to fear : However , so it is , the now sad king , Toss'd here and there his quiet to confound , Feels a strange weight of sorrows gathering Upon his trembling heart , and sees no ground ; Feels sudden terror bring cold shivering ...
Page 110
... heart ] as glass . Then , forcing on his mind to discover by what means the idea of a heart broken to pieces , like glass , can be turned to account in making out something that will gingle on the reader's imagination , he proceeds thus ...
... heart ] as glass . Then , forcing on his mind to discover by what means the idea of a heart broken to pieces , like glass , can be turned to account in making out something that will gingle on the reader's imagination , he proceeds thus ...
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