Narrative and Lyric Poems (Second Series) for Use in the Lower School
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Narrative and Lyric Poems (Second Series) for Use in the Lower School
English poetry
26. =Triton.= The son of Neptune, the god of the sea. He is generally
represented as blowing upon a trumpet formed from a sea-shell, to quiet
the restless waves.
=wreathéd.= Referring to the convolutions of the shell which was used
for a horn.
28. =caves of thought.= A poetical way of speaking of his innermost
self.
31. =low-vaulted.= Limited, confined, like a chamber with a low ceiling.
33. Let your growth be such from year to year that your spiritual
outlook is larger.
35. =thine out-grown shell.= The body in which the soul dwells.
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=Transcriber’s Notes:=
Archaic spellings and hyphenation have been retained. Punctuation has
been corrected without note. Other errors have been corrected as noted
below.
Page 52, Some mute inglorions Milton ==> Some mute inglorious Milton
Page 112, Whese rougher climes ==> Where rougher climes
Page 117, love, and honor fail ==> love, and honour fail
Page 132, Home Thoughts, from the Sea ==> Home-Thoughts, from the Sea
Page 135, Many imaegs went to ==> Many images went to
Page 143, church at Stoke Pogis ==> church at Stoke Poges
Page 156, 23-4. N te the metaphor ==> 23-4. Note the metaphor
Page 164, HOME THOUGHTS, FROM THE SEA. ==> HOME-THOUGHTS, FROM THE SEA.
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