A History of English Literature in a Series of Biographical SketchesNelson, 1892 - 550 pages |
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Page 13
... eyes and an ominous , bloody mark upon lip and chin , denoting the capture and beheading of four hostile chiefs . The four sacked and plundered cities are depicted by roofs falling from ruined walls ; and beside each stands a symbol ...
... eyes and an ominous , bloody mark upon lip and chin , denoting the capture and beheading of four hostile chiefs . The four sacked and plundered cities are depicted by roofs falling from ruined walls ; and beside each stands a symbol ...
Page 14
... eye is very brilliant , the primary colours - red , yellow , and blue - being the prevailing hues . A hieroglyphic ... eyes , crowns and flowers , a crocodile and a horse , -all in red , or blue , or yellow , or green . No other colour ...
... eye is very brilliant , the primary colours - red , yellow , and blue - being the prevailing hues . A hieroglyphic ... eyes , crowns and flowers , a crocodile and a horse , -all in red , or blue , or yellow , or green . No other colour ...
Page 19
... eyes , and we hear the clanging march of the warriors , as the " bright ring - iron sings in its trappings . " Meta- phors are common in the language of Beowulf , and some are of noble simplicity , such as , " They lay aloft , put to ...
... eyes , and we hear the clanging march of the warriors , as the " bright ring - iron sings in its trappings . " Meta- phors are common in the language of Beowulf , and some are of noble simplicity , such as , " They lay aloft , put to ...
Page 24
... eyes of Bede in death , is thought to have given life to the great scholar Alcuin . It is doubtful whether Alcuin was born at York or in Scotland . He won a prominent place in the great school presided over at York by Archbishop Egbert ...
... eyes of Bede in death , is thought to have given life to the great scholar Alcuin . It is doubtful whether Alcuin was born at York or in Scotland . He won a prominent place in the great school presided over at York by Archbishop Egbert ...
Page 36
... eye gleamed with another light , and the stern war- shout faded into gentler tones . The minstrels in feudal times were probably divided into vari- ous classes , which were distinguished as Squire minstrels , Yeoman minstrels , & c ...
... eye gleamed with another light , and the stern war- shout faded into gentler tones . The minstrels in feudal times were probably divided into vari- ous classes , which were distinguished as Squire minstrels , Yeoman minstrels , & c ...
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