The book The Purple Island a Poem was written by author Phineas Fletcher Here you can read free online of The Purple Island a Poem book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Purple Island a Poem a good or bad book?
Where can I read The Purple Island a Poem for free?
In our eReader you can find the full English version of the book. Read The Purple Island a Poem Online - link to read the book on full screen.
Our eReader also allows you to upload and read Pdf, Txt, ePub and fb2 books. In the Mini eReder on the page below you can quickly view all pages of the book -
Read Book The Purple Island a Poem
What reading level is The Purple Island a Poem book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
such iieight no earthly shepherd fits : Content we here, low in this humble vale. On slender reeds to sing a slender tale. A little boat will need as little sail and gale. IV. The third precinct, the best and chief of all, Though least in compass and of narrow space, Was therefore fram'd, like Heav'n, spherical, Of largest figure and of loveliest grace : 54 THE PURPLE ISLAND. Though shap'd at first the *lea9t of all the tliree ; Yet hig-hest set in place, as in degree ; And over all the rest bo...re rule and sovereignty. V. So of three parts, fair Europe is the least, In which this earthly ball was first divided ; Yet stronger far, and nobler than the rest. Where victory and learned arts resided ; Ahdj by the Greek and Roman monarchy, Sway'd both the rest ; now press'd by slavery Of Moscow^ ind the big-swoll'n Turkish tyranny. VI. Here all the fsenses dwell, and all the arts : Here learned Muses by their silver spring : The tcily sever'd in two divers parts, Witiiin the walls, an4 suburbs neighbouring ; The suburbs girt but with the coi]»mon fence, Founded with wondrous skill and great expence j And therefore beauty here, keeps her chief residence.
User Reviews: