Noble English from Thomas Lodge to John Milton
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: June 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781417929900
Subjects: Literature: History & Criticism; Literary Criticism; Literature - Classics / Criticism; British Isles; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
First sentence: THERE dwelled adjoining to the city of Bordeaux a Knight of most honourable parentage, whom Fortune had graced with many favours, and Nature honoured with sundry exquisite qualities, so beautified with the excellence of both, as it was a question whether Fortune or Nature were more prodigal in deciphering the riches of their bounties.