In John Lyly's Endymion, Sir Topas is made to say; "Dost thou know what a Poet is? Why, fool, a Poet is as much as one should say, --a Poet " And thou, reader, dost thou know what a hero is? Why, a hero is as much as one should say, --a hero Some romance-writers, however, say much more than this. Nay, the old Lombard, Matteo Maria Bojardo, set all the church-bells in Scandiano ringing, merely because he had found a name for one of his heroes. Here, also, shall church-bells be rung, but more solemnly.
In John Lyly's Endymion, Sir Topas is made to say; "Dost thou know what a Poet is? Why, fool, a Poet is as much as one should say, --a Poet " And thou...
This edition gives a side-by-side parallel translation of Dante's Divine Comedy using Longfellow's translation. The Divine Comedy is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. It is generally considered to be the preeminent work of Italian literature and one of the greatest works of world literature. The poem is written in the Tuscan dialect, and the poem helped establish this dialect as the standardized Italian language. The poem is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. At the superficial level, the poem describes Dante's travels...
This edition gives a side-by-side parallel translation of Dante's Divine Comedy using Longfellow's translation. The Divine Comedy is an epic poem writ...
LONG ago, when our cities were pleasant woodlands and the white man was far beyond the seas, the great Manito, God of all the Indians, descended to the earth. From the red crags of the Great Red Pipestone Quarry he gazed upon the country that he ruled, and a silver river gushed from his footprints and turned to gold as it met the morning sun. The Great Manito stooped to gather some of the red stone of the quarry, and molded it with giant fingers into a mighty pipe-bowl; he plucked a reed from the river bank for a pipe-stem, filled the pipe with the bark of the willow, breathed upon the forest...
LONG ago, when our cities were pleasant woodlands and the white man was far beyond the seas, the great Manito, God of all the Indians, descended to th...
Hyperion, a romance - Vol. II by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1839 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.
Hyperion, a romance - Vol. II by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1839 and may have some impe...
Evangeline de Longfellow by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1911 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes."
Evangeline de Longfellow by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1911 and may have some imperfect...
Kavanagh, A Tale, and Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1893 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.
Kavanagh, A Tale, and Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1893 a...
This colourful edition of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem 'The Song of Hiawatha' is specially selected with children in mind, tracing Hiawatha's life from his early years and his friendship with animals and nature spirits through his marriage to Minnehaha and his mission to teach agriculture and bring peace among the warring Ojibway, Dakota and other tribes along the US-Canadian border. The poem was first published in 1855 but is set in the age just prior to the first European settlers to North America. Profusely illustrated, the forty-eight colour and thirty-eight black and white...
This colourful edition of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem 'The Song of Hiawatha' is specially selected with children in mind, tracing Hiawat...
