"Ōs byþ ordfruma ǣlcre sprǣce wīsdōmes wraþu and wītena frōfur and eorla gehwām ēadnys and tō hiht."

"Wordsworth, Tennyson and Browning; or, pure, ornate, and grotesque art in English poetry."

"For this Anthology I have tried to range over the whole field of English Verse from the beginning, or from the Thirte…"

"The Muses’ house has many mansions: their hospitality has outlived many policies of State, more than a few religions,…"

"The reader, turning the pages of this book, will find this note of valiancy—of the old Roman ‘virtue’ mated with chee…"

"Though fairy-stories are of course by no means the only medium of Escape, they are today one of the most obvious and …"

"When the seas of life get rough, some readers look for escape, while others dive right in. So it is , when many book …"

"People who read tend to commit fewer s, I guess. I think that one of the reasons for that isn’t just that they’re bri…"

"Real life is overrated. But as readers we can escape to any elsewhere our heart desires – and at present all my heart…"

"Such forgeries were common enough... So unenviable was the reputation that priests had acquired in this matter that I…"