 tis not peculiar to us, it rambles about the World, and is less kind to us than others ; but for the Earth of England, tho perhaps inferior to that of many places abroad, to him there is Divinity in it, and he would rather dye, than see a spire of English...  The Modern Language Review - Pagina 235a cura di - 1913Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (Great Britain) - 1915 - 420 pagine
...of England, tho" perhaps inferior to that of many places abroad, to him there is Divinity in it, and he would rather dye, than see a spire of English Grass trampled down by a Foreign Trespasser." Some other words of his may be of interest at the present time : — " A Nation is a great while before... | |
 | 1898 - 584 pagine
...perhaps, inferior to that of many places abroad, to him there is divinity in it, and he would rather die than see a spire of English grass trampled down by a foreign And he was almost two centuries before his time in realising how foreign trespass was to be made impossible.... | |
 | Edward Dowden - 1900 - 364 pagine
...perhaps inferior to that of many places abroad, to him there is divinity in it, and he would rather die than see a spire of English grass trampled down by a foreign trespasser." The conclusion of Halifax's pamphlet sums up the whole in a series of statements, in which the writer's... | |
 | John George Robertson, Charles Jasper Sisson - 1913 - 620 pagine
...the third person singular of the present tense, a usage which was undoubtedly followed by Halifax. p. 97 (middle). ' he would rather dye than see a spire...Foxcroft from MS. C, is also that of the Acton quarto. Before parting with Professor Raleigh, we may congratulate him on the portrait of Halifax which is... | |
 | Sir Spencer Walpole - 1908 - 356 pagine
...perhaps, inferior to that of many places abroad, to him there is divinity in it, and he would rather die than see a spire of English grass trampled down by a foreign trespasser." And he was almost two centuries before his time in realizing how foreign trespass was to be made impossible.... | |
 | George Savile Marquis of Halifax - 1912 - 316 pagine
...of England, tho perhaps inferior to that of many places abroad, to him there is Divinity in it, and he would rather dye, than see a spire of English Grass trampled down by a Foreign Trespasser : He thinketh there are a great many of his mind, for all plants are apt to taste of the Soyl in which... | |
 | George Savile Marquis of Halifax - 1912 - 302 pagine
...of England, tho perhaps inferior to that of many places abroad, to him there is Divinity in it, and he would rather dye, than see a spire of English Grass trampled down by a Foreign Trespasser: He thinketh there are a great many of his mind, for all plants are apt to taste of the Soyl in which... | |
 | Esmé Wingfield-Stratford - 1913 - 668 pagine
...only he cometh somewhat near to it ; his country is in some degree his idol. . . . He would rather die than see a spire of English grass trampled down by a foreign trespasser." Halifax is sorely grieved (he writes in 1684) at the state of the nation, which is like a mine rendered... | |
 | Hugh Walker - 1915 - 400 pagine
...perhaps inferior to that of many places abroad, to him there is divinity in it, and he would rather die than see a spire of English grass trampled down by a foreign trespasser." The same profound reverence for law, combined with hatred and dread of Papacy, inspires the two essays... | |
 | Logan Pearsall Smith - 1920 - 272 pagine
...perhaps inferior to that of many places abroad, to him there is divinity in it, and he would rather die than see a spire of English grass trampled down by a foreign trespasser. He thinketh there are a great many of his mind, for all plants are apt to taste of the soil in which... | |
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