Cyclopædia of English Literature, Volume 1

afterwards Anglo-Saxon anon beauty Ben Jonson bishop body breast breath Cædmon Cæsar called Canterbury Tales cause Chaucer court dance death delight doth drink Earl earth England English eyes Faery Queen fair Fawdon fear flowers frae gentle Giles Fletcher give grace gude hand hast hath heart heaven Henry Henry VIII holy honour Jack Cade John Jonson king labour lady language Layamon learning leave live look Lord Macbeth merry micht mind muse nature never night noble passion play pleasure poem poet poetical poetry poor praise prince Queen quoth racter reign rich saith Saracens Scotland Shakspeare shepherd sing sleep song soul speak Spenser spirit St Serf style sweet taste tell thee thine things thought tongue translation truth unto verse wassail Wickliffe wind wine wise words writer youth