The Maid of Orleans, and Other PoemsJohn Owen, 1843 - 229 sivua |
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Sivu 17
... once in the late twilight My homeward journey led me near its shade , Beheld a spectre - woman sitting there , Who slowly , from the folds of her dark mantle , Stretched forth a withered hand and beckoned me ; I breathed a prayer to ...
... once in the late twilight My homeward journey led me near its shade , Beheld a spectre - woman sitting there , Who slowly , from the folds of her dark mantle , Stretched forth a withered hand and beckoned me ; I breathed a prayer to ...
Sivu 20
... once attentive , and draws nearer . ] BERTRAND . I scarcely know myself how I came by it . I had been buying tools at Vancouleurs , And found a fearful press around the market ; For numerous fugitives had just arrived From Orleans ...
... once attentive , and draws nearer . ] BERTRAND . I scarcely know myself how I came by it . I had been buying tools at Vancouleurs , And found a fearful press around the market ; For numerous fugitives had just arrived From Orleans ...
Sivu 29
... once had soothed me in my sadness , Disperse ; ye ' re left without a shepherd's care ! Forlorn I go ; to scenes of guilt and madness , To charge of other flocks must I repair ; Yet not ambition , not vain glory guides me ; The spirit's ...
... once had soothed me in my sadness , Disperse ; ye ' re left without a shepherd's care ! Forlorn I go ; to scenes of guilt and madness , To charge of other flocks must I repair ; Yet not ambition , not vain glory guides me ; The spirit's ...
Sivu 35
... once more bless mankind ; And me has he elected for its prince . DUNOIS . I am not so degenerate , so unnatural , As to assail the sovereignty of Love . To him I owe my name , I am Love's son , And all my heritage lies in his kingdom ...
... once more bless mankind ; And me has he elected for its prince . DUNOIS . I am not so degenerate , so unnatural , As to assail the sovereignty of Love . To him I owe my name , I am Love's son , And all my heritage lies in his kingdom ...
Sivu 43
... conquer or retreat . SCENE V. Enter LA HIRE . CHARLES [ going to meet him ] . La Hire ! And dost thou bring us hope , or not ? Tell me at once , what have I to expect ? LA HIRE . Hope nothing more , except from thy THE MAID OF ORLEANS . 43.
... conquer or retreat . SCENE V. Enter LA HIRE . CHARLES [ going to meet him ] . La Hire ! And dost thou bring us hope , or not ? Tell me at once , what have I to expect ? LA HIRE . Hope nothing more , except from thy THE MAID OF ORLEANS . 43.
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AGNES SOREL ARCHBISHOP ARCHBISHOP OF RHEIMS arms art thou banner battle behold BERTRAND BLACK KNIGHT blessing blood bloom bosom brave breast bright BURGUNDY camp CHARLES CHATEL CHATILLON conquer Court of Love crown dare Dauphin doom dread dream DU CHATEL Duke Duke of Burgundy e'en earth enemy English Enter eyes FASTOLF fate father fear fight France Frenchmen glory God's hand hate hath heart Heaven hell helmet HERALD HIRE holy honor ISABEAU JOHANNA King King René LA HIRE LIONEL look Lord LOUISON Lützow's wild Hunters MADAME DE STAËL MAGISTRATE Maid MAID OF ORLEANS maiden MARGOT mother never noble o'er Orleans peace princes proud Queen RAYMOND Rheims royal SCENE VIII silent Sire sister SOLDIER soul sovereign speak spirit stands strife sword TALBOT thee THIBAUT thine thou art thou hast Thou st throne thyself trembling troops victory Virgin voice whilst wouldst thou
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Sivu 216 - Where throngs of knights and barons bold, In weeds of peace high triumphs hold, With store of ladies, whose bright eyes Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit or arms, while both contend To win her grace whom all commend.
Sivu 225 - Lui folgorante in solio vide il mio genio e tacque; quando, con vece assidua cadde, risorse e giacque, di mille voci al sonito mista la sua non ha: vergin di servo encomio e di codardo oltraggio, sorge or commosso al subito sparir di tanto raggio; e scioglie all'urna un cantico che forse non morrà.
Sivu 216 - ... knights ; and the third, for the old warriors. The lady of the castle, surrounded by youthful beauties, distributed crowns to those who were declared, by the judges of the combat, to be the conquerors. She then, in her turn, opened her court, constituted in imitation of the seignorial tribunals, and as her baron collected his peers around him, when he dispensed justice, so did she form her Court of Love, consisting of young, beautiful, and lively women. A new career was opened to those who dared...
Sivu 214 - ON THE most solemn occasions, in the disputes for glory, in the games called Tensons, when the Troubadours combated in verse before illustrious princes, or before the Courts of Love, they were called upon to discuss questions of the most scrupulous delicacy and the most disinterested gallantry. We find them inquiring, successively, by what qualities a lover may render himself most worthy of his mistress; how a knight may excel all his rivals; and whether it be a greater grief to lose a lover by death...
Sivu 217 - Love were able to reply to the verses which they inspired. A few of their compositions only remain, but they have always the advantage over those of the Troubadours. Poetry, at that time, aspired neither to creative energy nor to sublimity of thought, nor to variety. Those powerful conceptions of genius which, at a later period, have given birth to the drama and the epic, were yet unknown ; and, in the expression of sentiment, a tenderer and more delicate inspiration naturally endowed the productions...
Sivu 215 - Not unfrequently, — as must be the case with those who aim at constructing a system of morals by the aid of talent alone, and who do not found it on experience, — the most pernicious sentiments, and principles entirely incompatible with the good order of society and the observation of other duties, were ranked amongst the laws of gallantry. It is, however, very creditable to the Provencal poetry, that it displays a veneration for the beauties of chivalry; and that it has preserved, amidst all...
Sivu 226 - I saw, nor woke the strain ; \Vhen, by vicissitude of fate, He fell, rose, sank again, Though thousand voices rang around, Mine joined not in the empty sound : .No dastard outrage on these lips, No breath of servile praise ; Now, in that mighty Sun's eclipse, My virgin voice I raise, And twine around his distant tomb A wreath, which yet perchance may bloom. From Alp to Pyramid, from far Manzanar to the Rhine, We heard the thunder-crash of War, We saw his lightnings shine ! On, on they burst, from...
Sivu 225 - Earth, awestruck at the tale, is still; Mute musing o'er the last sad hour Of the portentous man, Nor knows when mind of equal power Shall flame in glory's van, When mortal step, so vast,, so dread, Shall thunder o'er her blood-stained bed. Him, high enthroned in sovereign state, I saw, nor woke the strain; When, by vicissitude of fate, Though thousand voices rang around, Mine joined not in the empty sound.
Sivu 216 - ... hand. Courts of love were first established in Provence during the brightest times of the Troubadours. Sismondi has described these courts. Tensons, or jeux partis, were sung : they were a kind of dialogue between singers, in which each interlocutor recited successively a stanza with the same rhymes. The lady of the castle, surrounded by youthful beauties, distributed crowns to those who had distinguished themselves in arms. Then she formed her Court of Love, consisting of young and beautiful...
Sivu 215 - ... whether it be a greater grief to lose a lover by death or by infidelity. It is in these Tensons that bravery becomes disinterested, and that love is exhibited pure, delicate, and tender; that homage to woman becomes a species of worship, and that a respect for truth is an article in the creed of honor. These elevated maxims and these delicate sentiments were mingled, it is true, with a great spirit of refining. If an example was wanted, the most extravagant comparisons were employed. Antitheses,...