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... light : and the intercourse of the Norman princes , the universal conquerors , with the finest regions of Europe , had raised their court to a comparative height of civilization . The Minstrel followed the Monarch , and was essential ...
... light : and the intercourse of the Norman princes , the universal conquerors , with the finest regions of Europe , had raised their court to a comparative height of civilization . The Minstrel followed the Monarch , and was essential ...
Page viii
... lights and shadows are thrown with the rich negligence , yet with the intensity and grandeur of the colours of heaven on the ocean . Shakespeare's fertility increases the surprise at this accumulation of poetic power . Within twenty ...
... lights and shadows are thrown with the rich negligence , yet with the intensity and grandeur of the colours of heaven on the ocean . Shakespeare's fertility increases the surprise at this accumulation of poetic power . Within twenty ...
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... Light of the Haram ' 320 Song 321 On Rosseau 326 BYRON . The Dying Gladiator 330 Waterloo 331 Drachenfels 333 An Alpine Storm 335 Farewell to England 336 An Italian Sunset 338 The Ocean 339 Modern Greece 340 Solitude To Inez Remorse ...
... Light of the Haram ' 320 Song 321 On Rosseau 326 BYRON . The Dying Gladiator 330 Waterloo 331 Drachenfels 333 An Alpine Storm 335 Farewell to England 336 An Italian Sunset 338 The Ocean 339 Modern Greece 340 Solitude To Inez Remorse ...
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... light , And like a griffon looked he about . * * * * * * * * His limbs were great , his sinews hard and strong , His shoulders broad , his arms were round and long ; And , as the manner was in his countree , Full high upon a car of gold ...
... light , And like a griffon looked he about . * * * * * * * * His limbs were great , his sinews hard and strong , His shoulders broad , his arms were round and long ; And , as the manner was in his countree , Full high upon a car of gold ...
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... light ; Such as a lamp whose life doth fade away ; Or as the moon , clothed with cloudy night , Does show to him that walks in fear and sad affright * * * * * * And over all sad Horror , with grim hue , Did always soar , beating his ...
... light ; Such as a lamp whose life doth fade away ; Or as the moon , clothed with cloudy night , Does show to him that walks in fear and sad affright * * * * * * And over all sad Horror , with grim hue , Did always soar , beating his ...
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