The History of Early English Literature: Being the History of English Poetry from Its Beginnings to the Accession of King AElfred, Volume 2Macmillan, 1892 - 502 páginas |
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... comes near to the " short epic line " of Cynewulf , but it fails in the elasticity which a translation of Anglo - Saxon poetry requires , and in itself is too stately , even in its feminine dramatic forms , to represent the cantering ...
... comes near to the " short epic line " of Cynewulf , but it fails in the elasticity which a translation of Anglo - Saxon poetry requires , and in itself is too stately , even in its feminine dramatic forms , to represent the cantering ...
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... comes in at line 87 , after an interpolation of twelve lines . Widsith tells of his voyage to Eormanric , of his return , of the welcome his lord gave him , and of the songs he sung at home with his brother bard Scil- 1 The Myrgings ...
... comes in at line 87 , after an interpolation of twelve lines . Widsith tells of his voyage to Eormanric , of his return , of the welcome his lord gave him , and of the songs he sung at home with his brother bard Scil- 1 The Myrgings ...
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... comes to Hrothgar to conquer Grendel , it is of his counsel as much as of his strength that we hear . Wealhtheow , the queen , begs him to be friendly in counsel to her sons . Hrothgar says to him , " thou holdest thy fame with patience ...
... comes to Hrothgar to conquer Grendel , it is of his counsel as much as of his strength that we hear . Wealhtheow , the queen , begs him to be friendly in counsel to her sons . Hrothgar says to him , " thou holdest thy fame with patience ...
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... comes to help him against the dragon , and Beowulf is wrapt in the flame , Wiglaf recalls to him the aim of his whole life . " Beowulf beloved , bear thyself well . Thou wert wont to say in youth that thou wouldst never let Honour go ...
... comes to help him against the dragon , and Beowulf is wrapt in the flame , Wiglaf recalls to him the aim of his whole life . " Beowulf beloved , bear thyself well . Thou wert wont to say in youth that thou wouldst never let Honour go ...
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... comes to free him from " Grendel , the secret foe on the dark nights . " He pities Hrothgar , old and good . Yet ... come , and the welter of care become cooler . " The coast guard shows them the path , and promises to watch over their ...
... comes to free him from " Grendel , the secret foe on the dark nights . " He pities Hrothgar , old and good . Yet ... come , and the welter of care become cooler . " The coast guard shows them the path , and promises to watch over their ...
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Palavras e frases frequentes
Ælfred Ætheling Alcuin ancient Andrew Anglo-Saxon Baeda battle beast belong Beowulf Bishop Breca brought Caedmon Christ Christian 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 shield 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