Longer English Poems: With Notes, Philological and Explanatory, and an Introduction on the Teaching of EnglishJohn Wesley Hales |
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... vain for admission . This wonderful unbarring the present age appears des- tined to witness . When this century closes , the ordinary education of an Englishman will be a very different thing from SUGGESTIONS ON THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH.
... vain for admission . This wonderful unbarring the present age appears des- tined to witness . When this century closes , the ordinary education of an Englishman will be a very different thing from SUGGESTIONS ON THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH.
Page xii
... appear to be establishing themselves . It would perhaps be not unin- structive for us to note what bitter opposition those old innovations encountered . The introduction of Greek , for instance , was effected in the teeth of the most ...
... appear to be establishing themselves . It would perhaps be not unin- structive for us to note what bitter opposition those old innovations encountered . The introduction of Greek , for instance , was effected in the teeth of the most ...
Page xxxiii
... appears in sexton ) ; altar . Inch takes us back to the pre - English period . It is a Keltic word for island , or iland , as we ought to write ( isle is quite a distinct word ) . The Atlas will show it attached to certain islands in ...
... appears in sexton ) ; altar . Inch takes us back to the pre - English period . It is a Keltic word for island , or iland , as we ought to write ( isle is quite a distinct word ) . The Atlas will show it attached to certain islands in ...
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... inferiour flame The new - enlightn'd world no more should need ; here He saw a greater sun appear Then his bright throne or burning axle - tree could bear . The shepherds on the lawn Or ere the point of 8 LONGER ENGLISH POEMS .
... inferiour flame The new - enlightn'd world no more should need ; here He saw a greater sun appear Then his bright throne or burning axle - tree could bear . The shepherds on the lawn Or ere the point of 8 LONGER ENGLISH POEMS .
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... appear In saffron robe , with taper clear , And Pomp , and Feast , and Revelry , With Mask and antique Pageantry , Such sights as youthful poets dream On summer eeves by haunted stream . Then to the well - trod stage anon , 125 130 If ...
... appear In saffron robe , with taper clear , And Pomp , and Feast , and Revelry , With Mask and antique Pageantry , Such sights as youthful poets dream On summer eeves by haunted stream . Then to the well - trod stage anon , 125 130 If ...
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