A short sketch of the literature of England under queen Anne. (Wiss. Beilage zum Progr., Luisensch.).1883 |
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... king Aelfred is the ideal of a highminded and truly humane German king . But the invasion of the fierce Danes covers England with blood and ashes , and centuries of relentless strife plunge the country back into babarism and extinguish ...
... king Aelfred is the ideal of a highminded and truly humane German king . But the invasion of the fierce Danes covers England with blood and ashes , and centuries of relentless strife plunge the country back into babarism and extinguish ...
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... king , in the treaty of Dover sold his country to Lewis . French manners , French influence were supreme ; but without the check of French taste , elegance , and refinement . The coarseness and brutality , which lie hidden under the ...
... king , in the treaty of Dover sold his country to Lewis . French manners , French influence were supreme ; but without the check of French taste , elegance , and refinement . The coarseness and brutality , which lie hidden under the ...
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... king lacked the art of ingratiating himself with his English subjects , and was therefore unable to exercise any influence on the prevailing tone of society . The undisguised selfishness and worldliness which had characterised the ...
... king lacked the art of ingratiating himself with his English subjects , and was therefore unable to exercise any influence on the prevailing tone of society . The undisguised selfishness and worldliness which had characterised the ...
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... king expelled , than the hostility between the two great parties of the state broke out with increased bitterness . Either party was ready at any moment to sacrifice the interest and the honour of the state to its own advantage ...
... king expelled , than the hostility between the two great parties of the state broke out with increased bitterness . Either party was ready at any moment to sacrifice the interest and the honour of the state to its own advantage ...
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... king of the Lilliputians can assume the proud titles of European kings and style himself the delight and terror of the Universe , the monarch of all monarchs , or in the country of the infinitely large , if he , proud man , is a mere ...
... king of the Lilliputians can assume the proud titles of European kings and style himself the delight and terror of the Universe , the monarch of all monarchs , or in the country of the infinitely large , if he , proud man , is a mere ...
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Page 14 - Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike...
Page 12 - The little engine on his fingers' ends; This just behind Belinda's neck he spread, As o'er the fragrant steams she bends her head. Swift to the lock a thousand sprites repair...
Page 15 - Created half to rise and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurled ; The glory, jest, and riddle of the world ! Go, wondrous creature!
Page 19 - He gave the little wealth he had, To build a house for fools and mad: And showed by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much: That kingdom he hath left his debtor, I wish it soon may have a better.
Page 22 - It was said of Socrates, that he brought Philosophy down from Heaven to inhabit among Men ; and I shall be ambitious to have it said of me, that I have brought Philosophy out of Closets and Libraries, Schools and Colleges, to dwell in Clubs and Assemblies, at Tea-tables, and in Coffee-houses.
Page 21 - Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel, by divine command, With rising tempests shakes a guilty land (Such as of late o'er pale Britannia passed), Calm and serene he drives the furious blast; And, pleased the Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.
Page 15 - With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He hangs between; in doubt to act, or rest; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast...
Page 19 - Thus much may serve by way of proem: Proceed we therefore to our poem. The time is not remote, when I Must by the course of nature...
Page 12 - See! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings: Short is his joy; he feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground. Ah! what avail his glossy, varying dyes, His purple crest, and scarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his shining plumes unfold, His painted wings, and breast that flames with gold?
Page 14 - Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause; While wits and templars every sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise: — Who but must laugh, if such a man there be? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he? What though my name stood rubric on the walls, Or plaistered posts, with claps, in capitals? Or smoking forth, a hundred hawkers' load, On wings of winds came flying all abroad?