George Borrow
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As an ideal, no. But our English practice is somethingvery different. And we have lived to see literature challenge even theideal.
And then there was the secret, an open one indeed, but hidden from manyEnglishmen of Borrow's generation, though it had been recently proclaimedby the gentle and thoughtful poet who lay buried in Borrow's native townof Dereham, that though civilisation arose from life in cities, yet thejoy of life was apt to escape the city liver. The vagabond gipsy hadsomething whi...ch man was the better for having, a delight in the sun andair and wind and rain. We in Norwich are not likely to forget thosemagical words put into the mouth of the gipsy on Mousehold Heath, "There's night and day, brother, both sweet things; sun, moon, and stars, brother, all sweet things; there's likewise a wind on the heath. Life isvery sweet, brother. " Allied with this love of nature was a keensatisfaction in manly exercises, walking, riding, boxing, swimming, whichBorrow contrasted somewhat scornfully with the baser sports of dogfighting and cock fighting, then in vogue among gentlemen.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
As an ideal, no. But our English practice is somethingvery different. And we have lived to see literature challenge even theideal.
And then there was the secret, an open one indeed, but hidden from manyEnglishmen of Borrow's generation, though it had been recently proclaimedby the gentle and thoughtful poet who lay buried in Borrow's native townof Dereham, that though civilisation arose from life in cities, yet thejoy of life was apt to escape the city liver. The vagabond gipsy hadsomething whi...ch man was the better for having, a delight in the sun andair and wind and rain. We in Norwich are not likely to forget thosemagical words put into the mouth of the gipsy on Mousehold Heath, "There's night and day, brother, both sweet things; sun, moon, and stars, brother, all sweet things; there's likewise a wind on the heath. Life isvery sweet, brother. " Allied with this love of nature was a keensatisfaction in manly exercises, walking, riding, boxing, swimming, whichBorrow contrasted somewhat scornfully with the baser sports of dogfighting and cock fighting, then in vogue among gentlemen.
What to read after George Borrow?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by H C Henry Charles Beeching to read onlineMoreLess
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