Women in English Life From Mediæval to Modern Times
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The tide swept the women of the nobility along in its course. They stand out prominently among the ranks of scholars. In place of the domestic arts, they are found immersed in classics, divinity, and philosophy. Education was not con- ducted on the easy, pleasant lines of our own day.
Knowledge was hard to obtain. It was locked up out of reach of the indolent in languages to which THE SCHOLARS OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. 12^ there were none of the modern keys. Literature was the great study, and ...familiarity with Greek and Latin essential. The tree of science had only jusi begun to grow, and was sorely beset by the bramble; of superstition and mysticism. The arts in Englanc could scarcely be said to exist. Foreign painterj came from time to time, and rich noblemen wen abroad and brought back treasures from Italy All decorative work other than tapestries, whicl were sometimes of English make, was imported Music, like dancing, was cultivated as a polit( accomplishment, for private uses ; but there was no the stimulus of excellent public performances' b] first-rate artists.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The tide swept the women of the nobility along in its course. They stand out prominently among the ranks of scholars. In place of the domestic arts, they are found immersed in classics, divinity, and philosophy. Education was not con- ducted on the easy, pleasant lines of our own day.
Knowledge was hard to obtain. It was locked up out of reach of the indolent in languages to which THE SCHOLARS OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. 12^ there were none of the modern keys. Literature was the great study, and ...familiarity with Greek and Latin essential. The tree of science had only jusi begun to grow, and was sorely beset by the bramble; of superstition and mysticism. The arts in Englanc could scarcely be said to exist. Foreign painterj came from time to time, and rich noblemen wen abroad and brought back treasures from Italy All decorative work other than tapestries, whicl were sometimes of English make, was imported Music, like dancing, was cultivated as a polit( accomplishment, for private uses ; but there was no the stimulus of excellent public performances' b] first-rate artists.
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