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Pagina 19
In Saxon poetry we find the old highways called by the suggestive name of
milpaðas , the mile - paths . Carcern , a prison , is the Latin carcer , with the
Saxon word Ern , a building , mingled into the last syllable : TIGOL , a tile , is the
Roman ...
In Saxon poetry we find the old highways called by the suggestive name of
milpaðas , the mile - paths . Carcern , a prison , is the Latin carcer , with the
Saxon word Ern , a building , mingled into the last syllable : TIGOL , a tile , is the
Roman ...
Pagina 25
One of his most interesting chapters is that in which he gives the traditional story
of the vernacular poet Cadmon , who by ... and also that vernacular poetry was
used as a vehicle of popular instruction in the seventh century in Northumbria .
One of his most interesting chapters is that in which he gives the traditional story
of the vernacular poet Cadmon , who by ... and also that vernacular poetry was
used as a vehicle of popular instruction in the seventh century in Northumbria .
Pagina 26
that could believe their poet to be divinely called , was the nation to produce
poets , and to elevate the genius of their language . Such was the Anglian
kingdom of Northumbria , and here it was that our language first received high
cultivation .
that could believe their poet to be divinely called , was the nation to produce
poets , and to elevate the genius of their language . Such was the Anglian
kingdom of Northumbria , and here it was that our language first received high
cultivation .
Pagina 27
Alfred was a lover of this old national poetry . With the mention of Alfred's name ,
we enter upon a comparatively modern era of the language , and quit the
obscurity of the pre - Danish period . Wessex , or the country of the West Saxons
...
Alfred was a lover of this old national poetry . With the mention of Alfred's name ,
we enter upon a comparatively modern era of the language , and quit the
obscurity of the pre - Danish period . Wessex , or the country of the West Saxons
...
Pagina 33
The excellence ' of Saxon as a field of study is greatly enhanced by the
circumstance that two live on side by side in that language : the one in the old
poetry , which is almost entirely flexional ; the other mixed of flexion and phrase ,
in the prose ...
The excellence ' of Saxon as a field of study is greatly enhanced by the
circumstance that two live on side by side in that language : the one in the old
poetry , which is almost entirely flexional ; the other mixed of flexion and phrase ,
in the prose ...
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accent adjective adverb alliteration already ancient appears become belongs Book called cause century character Chaucer cloth common compared compound conjunction continued dialect distinction early Edition effect element English example expression Extra fcap fact familiar flexion French function German give grammar Greek habit hand illustration indicate infinitive influence instances interjection John King language Latin less letter literature living look lost manner means mind nature Notes noun observe once original passed period person phrase plural poet poetry position preposition present pronoun pronunciation Queene reader reason regard represented retained Saxon seems seen sense sentence sometimes sort sound speak speech spelling stand substantive syllable symbolic term termination thing third thou thought tion traces translated true verb vowel whole word writing written
Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | The Philology of the English Tongue Clarendon Press series |
| Autore | John Earle |
| Edizione | 3 |
| Editore | Clarendon Press, 1880 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | Biblioteca pubblica di Lione (Bibliothèque jésuite des Fontaines) |
| Digitalizzato | 26 gen 2017 |
| Lunghezza | 700 pagine |
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