Lives of illustrious ... Irishmen, ed. by J. Wills, Volume 2,Parte 21840 |
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... popular work , and would be regarded as objectionable by the numerous readers who cannot be assumed to look beyond the amusement of a leisure hour . A small selection has been made of those most noticed by antiquarian writers : or which ...
... popular work , and would be regarded as objectionable by the numerous readers who cannot be assumed to look beyond the amusement of a leisure hour . A small selection has been made of those most noticed by antiquarian writers : or which ...
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... in the struggle for earthly preferment which deceives the young and mocks the old , who have a sterner wit- Ware's Writers . Hoare's Cambrensis . ness than popular respect in their homes and breasts . 258 [ THIRD LITERARY SERIES .
... in the struggle for earthly preferment which deceives the young and mocks the old , who have a sterner wit- Ware's Writers . Hoare's Cambrensis . ness than popular respect in their homes and breasts . 258 [ THIRD LITERARY SERIES .
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Irishman James Wills. ness than popular respect in their homes and breasts . The old arch- deacon of St David's refused the dignity which had been the desire of his life , and the act shows a mind more disciplined than is often found ...
Irishman James Wills. ness than popular respect in their homes and breasts . The old arch- deacon of St David's refused the dignity which had been the desire of his life , and the act shows a mind more disciplined than is often found ...
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... family were compelled to fly with such precipitation , that their youngest infant was left behind . It was perhaps the error of the wretched parents , inexperienced in popular convulsion , to imagine that PERIOD . ] 287 EDMUND SPENSER .
... family were compelled to fly with such precipitation , that their youngest infant was left behind . It was perhaps the error of the wretched parents , inexperienced in popular convulsion , to imagine that PERIOD . ] 287 EDMUND SPENSER .
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Irishman James Wills. parents , inexperienced in popular convulsion , to imagine that a helpless and innocent babe could not be really in any risk ; and they conceived that they had provided fully for its safety , by leaving the ...
Irishman James Wills. parents , inexperienced in popular convulsion , to imagine that a helpless and innocent babe could not be really in any risk ; and they conceived that they had provided fully for its safety , by leaving the ...
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
Passagens conhecidas
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...