 And yet, steeped in sentiment as she lies, spreading her gardens to the moonlight, and whispering from her towers the last enchantments of the Middle Age, who will deny that Oxford, by her ineffable charm, keeps ever calling us nearer to the true goal...  The Quarterly Review - Page 3621926Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1865 - 538 pages
...seekers often make mistakes, and I wish mine to redound to my own discredit only, and not to touch Oxford. Beautiful city ! so venerable, so lovely,...yet, steeped in sentiment as she lies, spreading her garments to the moonlight, and whispering from her towers the last enchantments of the Middle Age,... | |
 | 1865 - 540 pages
...mistakes, and I wish mine to redound to my own discredit only, and not to touch Oxford. Beautiful oily ! so venerable, so lovely, so unravaged by the fierce...intellectual life of our century, so serene ! ' There are o«r young barbarians, all at play.' And yet, steeped in sentiment as slie lies, spreading her garments... | |
 | 1865 - 1022 pages
...seekers often make mistakes, and I wish mine to rt-douud to my own discredit only, and not to touch Oxford. Beautiful city! so venerable, so lovely, so unravaged by the fierce intellectual lite of our century, so serene ! " There are our young barbarians, all at play.' And yet, steeped in... | |
 | Henry C. Pedder - Knowledge, Theory of - 1874 - 200 pages
...into the spirit of Matthew Arnold's remark when, in speaking of Oxford as his alma-mater, he says : " Beautiful city ! so venerable, so lovely, so unravaged by the fierce intellectual life of our country, so serene ! There are our young barbarians, all at play ! And yet, steeped in sentiment as... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - Criticism - 1875 - 468 pages
...seekers often make mistakes, and I wish mine to redound to my own discredit only, and not to touch Oxford. Beautiful city ! so venerable, so lovely,...unravaged by the fierce intellectual life of our century, at so serene ! | hi 4 There are our young barbarians, all at play I ' da And yet, steeped in sentiment... | |
 | Joseph Woodfall Ebsworth - Ballads - 1878 - 764 pages
...their recriminations. BAOFORI). 3 H "Beautiful city," to quote the glowing words of Matthew Arnold, " Beautiful city ! so venerable, so lovely, so unravaged...fierce intellectual life of our century, so serene I ' There are our young barbarians, all at play.' And yet, steeped in sentiment as she lies, spreading... | |
 | Joseph Woodfall Ebsworth - Ballads, English - 1878 - 712 pages
...recriminationB. " Beautiful city," to quote the glowing words of Matthew Arnold, " Beautiful city 1 so venerable, so lovely, so unravaged by the fierce intellectual life of our century, so serene I ' There are our young barbarians, all at play.' And yet, steeped in sentiment as she lies, spreading... | |
 | Mortimer Collins - Authors, English - 1879 - 290 pages
...Oxford : " Home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names, and impossible loyalties." " Beautiful city ! so venerable, so lovely, so unravaged...! ' There are our young barbarians, all at play.' MAGDALEN COLLEGE. 87 And yet, steeped in sentiment as she lies, spreading her gardens to the moonlight,... | |
 | Edward James Mortimer Collins - 1879 - 296 pages
...Oxford : " Home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names, and impossible loyalties." " Beautiful city ! so venerable, so lovely, so unravaged...! ' There are our young barbarians, all at play.' MAGDALEN COLLEGE. 87 •And yet, steeped in sentiment as she lies, spreading her gardens to the moonlight,... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - Criticism - 1883 - 404 pages
...seekers often make mistakes, and I wish mine to redound to my own discredit only, and not to touch Oxford. Beautiful city ! so venerable, so lovely,...And yet, steeped in sentiment as she lies, spreading PREFACE. xi her gardens to the moonlight, and whispering from her towers the last enchantments of the... | |
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