Articles on William MorrisC. Scribner's sons, 1897 - 926 pages |
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Page 924 - Here ends the book of the Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, edited by F. S. Ellis; ornamented with pictures designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, and engraved on wood by WH Hooper. Printed by me William Morris at the Kelmscott Press, Upper Mall, Hammersmith, in the county of Middlesex. Finished on the 8th day of May, 1896.] 2 blank 1., ii p., 1 1., 554 p.
Page 919 - ... twixt the flowery hedges sweet He heard the hook smite down the wheat, And murmur of the unseen folk ; But when he reached the stream that broke The golden plain, but leisurely He passed the bridge, for he could see The masters of that ripening realm, Cast down beneath an ancient elm Upon a little strip of grass, From hand to hand the pitcher pass, While on the turf beside them lay The ashen-handled sickles...
Page 919 - Slices of white cheese, specked with green, And greenstriped onions and ryebread, And summer apples faintly red, Even beneath the crimson skin ; And yellow grapes, well ripe and thin, Plucked from the cottage gable-end. And certes Michael felt their friend Hearing their voices, nor forgot His boyhood and the pleasant spot Beside the well-remembered stream...
Page 919 - ... ripening realm, Cast down beneath an ancient elm Upon a little strip of grass, From hand to hand the pitcher pass, While on the turf beside them lay The ashen-handled sickles grey, The matters of their cheer between : Slices of white cheese, specked with green, And greenstriped onions and ryebread, And summer apples faintly red, Even beneath the crimson skin ; And yellow grapes, well ripe and thin, Plucked from the cottage gable-end.
Page 924 - The Floure and the Leafe, and The Boke of Cupide, God of Love, or The Cuckow and the Nightingale. Edited by FS Ellis.
Page 924 - Printed by William Morris at/ the Kelmscott Press, 14, Up-/per Mall, Hammersmith, in the/ County of Middlesex, and fin-/ished on the 2nd day of March,/ 1896. Across the page below both columns is printed in red " Sold by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press.
Page 921 - ... he maintains on his rough paper is remarkable, and that his registry of black with red is unexceptionable. No one can examine a book made by Morris without the conviction that it shows the hand of a master.
Page 923 - Edited by FS Ellis from the text of the edition put forth by the Author in 1648.
Page 921 - ... application of his theories was surprising, or would have been surprising had he not constantly proven his genius for success. Mr. De Vinne quotes a prominent American typefounder as declaring after a close scrutiny of his cuts of type that he had triumphantly passed the pitfalls that beset all tyros and had made types that in lining, fitting, and adjustment show the skill of the expert. " A printer of the old school may dislike many of his mannerisms of composition and make-up,
Page 914 - THIS IS THE PICTURE OF THE OLD HOUSE BY THE THAMES TO WHICH THE PEOPLE OF THIS STORY WENT...