Lives of illustrious ... Irishmen, ed. by J. Wills, Volume 2,Parte 21840 |
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... historians of this period . So little is known of their personal history , that he could not avoid the consideration , that the space they must have occupied in this series would be altogether too much for a popular work , and would be ...
... historians of this period . So little is known of their personal history , that he could not avoid the consideration , that the space they must have occupied in this series would be altogether too much for a popular work , and would be ...
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... historians of Ireland , and " chief chronicler of the Gaels , " carried on a literary contest of some length with Donough , son ... historian of his time , was made joint regent of Ireland with Corc- ran , a clergyman , on the death of ...
... historians of Ireland , and " chief chronicler of the Gaels , " carried on a literary contest of some length with Donough , son ... historian of his time , was made joint regent of Ireland with Corc- ran , a clergyman , on the death of ...
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... historians of his time , has left a variety of historical and chronological writings in verse , some of them upwards of six hundred verses in length . One commences with the creation , and is carried down to the year in which he died ...
... historians of his time , has left a variety of historical and chronological writings in verse , some of them upwards of six hundred verses in length . One commences with the creation , and is carried down to the year in which he died ...
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... historians ; the annalists , valuable as they unquestionably are , do not merit the name ; it is indeed in a great measure from the fact , that they are but compilers - chroniclers of isolated facts - that their value is derived . Were ...
... historians ; the annalists , valuable as they unquestionably are , do not merit the name ; it is indeed in a great measure from the fact , that they are but compilers - chroniclers of isolated facts - that their value is derived . Were ...
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... historians who have ever since written on the period included in his work . This concludes , however , with the first expedition of prince John . The statements of Giraldus are severely assailed by Lynch , the well - known antiquarian ...
... historians who have ever since written on the period included in his work . This concludes , however , with the first expedition of prince John . The statements of Giraldus are severely assailed by Lynch , the well - known antiquarian ...
Palavras e frases frequentes
advance ancient annals appear appointed Aristotle authority barony became bishop Cahir O'Doherty Carrickfergus castle cause century character Chichester church circumstances civil claim common complaints consideration constitution Coote council county of Cork course court DIED A. D. discontent Drogheda Dublin earl of Tyrone effect England English estates evil fact Fairy Queen favour force George Carew Giraldus historian honour human hundred inference influence interest Ireland Irish John O'Dugan justice king James kingdom knight lands less lord lord Mountjoy lord-deputy measure ment monarch moral Munster music of Ireland native nature notice numerous O'Conor O'Donell O'Neile observed obtained Ormonde parliament party period persons plantation of Ulster poem poet popular possession present principle reason rebellion rebels reign Richard Wingfield Roger Moore sent Sir Cahir Sir Phelim Sir Phelim O'Neile Spenser spirit Tanistry tion toparchs Ulster verses writers
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Página 378 - CALL it not vain: — they do not err, Who say that when the poet dies Mute Nature mourns her worshipper And celebrates his obsequies; Who say tall cliff and cavern lone For the departed bard make moan ; That mountains weep in crystal rill; That flowers in tears of balm distil; Through his loved groves that breezes sigh, And oaks in deeper groan reply, 10 And rivers teach their rushing wave To murmur dirges round his grave.
Página 293 - The generall end therefore of all the booke is to fashion a gentleman or noble person in vertuous and gentle discipline...
Página 293 - Queene, being a continued allegory, or darke conceit, I have thought good, as well for avoyding of gealous opinions and misconstructions, as also for your better light in reading thereof (being so by you commanded), to discover unto you the general intention and meaning, which in the whole course thereof I have fashioned, without expressing of any particular purposes, or by-accidents therein occasioned.
Página 294 - ... by an Historiographer should be the twelfth booke, which is the last; where I devise that the Faery Queene kept her Annuall feaste xii.
Página 293 - I have followed all the antique Poets historicall ; first Homere, who in the Persons of Agamemnon and Ulysses hath ensampled a good governour and a vertuous man, the one in his Ilias, the other in his Odysseis : then Virgil, whose like intention was to doe in the person of...
Página 318 - He was deeply learned, without possessing useful knowledge; sagacious in many individual cases, without having real wisdom ; fond of his power, and desirous to maintain and augment it, yet willing to resign the direction of that and of himself, to the most unworthy favourites; a big and bold...
Página 295 - I have briefly overronne, to direct your understanding to the wel-head of the history, that from thence gathering the whole intention of the conceit, ye may, as in a handfull, gripe al the discourse, which otherwise may happily seeme tedious and confused. So humbly craving the continuance of your honourable favour towards me, and th' eternall establishment of your happines, I humbly take leave.
Página 295 - Ephes.) that he could not succeed in that enterprise : which being forth-with put upon him with due furnitures thereunto, he seemed the goodliest man in al that company, and was well liked of the Lady. And eftesoones taking on him knighthood, and mounting on that straunge Courser, he went forth with her on that adventure : where beginneth the first booke, viz.
Página 294 - In that Faery Queene I meane glory in my generall intention, but in my particular I conceive the most excellent and glorious person of our soveraine the Queene, and her kingdome in Faery Land.
Página 293 - I labour to pourtraict in Arthure, before he was king, the image of a brave knight, perfected in the twelve private morall vertues, as Aristotle hath devised...