The History of Early English Literature: Being the History of English Poetry from Its Beginnings to the Accession of King Ælfred, by Stopford A. Brooke ...Macmillan and Company, 1892 - 500 páginas |
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... tells us that Widsith , " who most of all men visited kindreds and nations , received in the hall for his sing- ing memorable gifts . " Born among the Myrgings , ' he became the singer of the court , and while still young went , in this ...
... tells us that Widsith , " who most of all men visited kindreds and nations , received in the hall for his sing- ing memorable gifts . " Born among the Myrgings , ' he became the singer of the court , and while still young went , in this ...
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... tells us that Widsith , " who most of all men visited kindreds and nations , received in the hall for his sing- ing memorable gifts . " Born among the Myrgings , ' he became the singer of the court , and while still young went , in this ...
... tells us that Widsith , " who most of all men visited kindreds and nations , received in the hall for his sing- ing memorable gifts . " Born among the Myrgings , ' he became the singer of the court , and while still young went , in this ...
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... telling , as Greek and Roman did , alternate tales . The player beat the harp in time with the thoughts and images of his song ; his voice rang out the alliterated words and the accented syllables of the verses . Gesture accompanied and ...
... telling , as Greek and Roman did , alternate tales . The player beat the harp in time with the thoughts and images of his song ; his voice rang out the alliterated words and the accented syllables of the verses . Gesture accompanied and ...
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... tells of their love of song . " They celebrate , in ancient lays , Tuisco , their earth - born god , ( that is , whom the Germans thought to have sprung out of the earth where they dwelt , so long was it since they had settled there ) ...
... tells of their love of song . " They celebrate , in ancient lays , Tuisco , their earth - born god , ( that is , whom the Germans thought to have sprung out of the earth where they dwelt , so long was it since they had settled there ) ...
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... tells of this fight ; how Hygelac fell , how he avenged his lord's death . Two other allusions are made in the poem to the same expedition and battle . It is said , therefore , that it must have been after the date of 520 that the main ...
... tells of this fight ; how Hygelac fell , how he avenged his lord's death . Two other allusions are made in the poem to the same expedition and battle . It is said , therefore , that it must have been after the date of 520 that the main ...
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The History of Early English Literature: Being the History of ..., Volume 2 Stopford Augustus Brooke Visualização integral - 1892 |
The History of Early English Literature: Being the History of ..., Volume 2 Stopford Augustus Brooke Visualização integral - 1892 |
The History of Early English Literature Being the History of ..., Volume 2 Stopford Augustus Brooke Visualização integral - 1892 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
Ælfred Ætheling Alcuin ancient Andrew Anglo-Saxon Baeda battle beast belong Beowulf Bishop Breca brought Caedmon Christ Christian Chronicle cliffs conjecture Cuthbert Cynewulf Danes death dragon Ealdhelm earth Ecgberht eighth century Elene England English poetry Exeter Book Fates fight Geat Genesis glory Grendel Guthlac hall hand heart heathen Heaven Heliand hell helm Hengest Heorot hero holy host Hrothgar Hygd Hygelac imagination Ingeld Irish king land Latin legend Lindisfarne lines literary literature lived Lord Mercia monastery monks myth night noble North Northumbria o'er ocean passage phrase poem poet poetic riddle Roman Rood runes saga sang says Sceaf Scyld seems ship sing song sorrow soul speaks spears spirit storm story sung sword tale tells Teutonic thee thegns things thou thought translation trees verse Wanderer warriors waves Welsh Wessex West Saxon Whitby whole Widsith Woden words writer written Wyrd