The Old Country: A Book of Love and Praise of EnglandErnest Rhys J.M. Dent & Sons, 1922 - 319 páginas |
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... noble sonnets inspired by the same passionate affection for England : " O sorrow ! O misery for England , the land of liberty and courage and peace ; the land trustworthy and long approved ; the home of lofty example and benign precept ...
... noble sonnets inspired by the same passionate affection for England : " O sorrow ! O misery for England , the land of liberty and courage and peace ; the land trustworthy and long approved ; the home of lofty example and benign precept ...
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... noble misery that there is in it , the might of its rent and strained unseemliness , its wave - worn melan- choly , resting there for a little while in the comfort- less ebb , unpitied , and claiming no pity ; still less honoured ...
... noble misery that there is in it , the might of its rent and strained unseemliness , its wave - worn melan- choly , resting there for a little while in the comfort- less ebb , unpitied , and claiming no pity ; still less honoured ...
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... noble thing , and a cathedral a noble thing , but a painted ship or a painted cathedral is not a noble thing . Art which reduplicates art is necessarily second- rate art . I know no principle more irrefragably authoritative than that ...
... noble thing , and a cathedral a noble thing , but a painted ship or a painted cathedral is not a noble thing . Art which reduplicates art is necessarily second- rate art . I know no principle more irrefragably authoritative than that ...
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... noble science of boxing is all our own . Foreigners can scarcely understand how we can squeeze pleasure out of this pastime ; the luxury of hard blows given or received ; the joy of the ring ; nor the perseverance of the combatants ...
... noble science of boxing is all our own . Foreigners can scarcely understand how we can squeeze pleasure out of this pastime ; the luxury of hard blows given or received ; the joy of the ring ; nor the perseverance of the combatants ...
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... noble and so bare . A lost thing could I never find , Nor a broken thing mend : And I fear I shall be all alone When I get towards the end . Who will there be to comfort me Or who will be my friend ? I will gather and carefully make my ...
... noble and so bare . A lost thing could I never find , Nor a broken thing mend : And I fear I shall be all alone When I get towards the end . Who will there be to comfort me Or who will be my friend ? I will gather and carefully make my ...
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A. R. Quinton Abbey Abingdon ancient appeared beautiful birds C. E. Brock called caller herrin Chertsey church colour dancing DANIEL DEFOE dear delight E. V. LUCAS earth England English eyes face FEET IN ANCIENT Fezziwig field fish flowers grass green half hand happy heart heaven hills honour horse King lady land light live London look Lord LORD TENNYSON Master meadows merry miles morning never night noble Old Sarum once passed poor Powles river road round Salisbury seen ship side sight singing SIR RABINDRANATH TAGORE Sir Richard Baker song soul spirit stone Stonehenge street summer sweet Tamsin tell temple Thames thee thing thou thought town trees turned valley village W. H. HUDSON walk Westminster whole wild WILLIAM WORDSWORTH Wiltshire wind