The story of English literature for young readers . Lady of rank and countrywoman of queen ei^izabeths time. could hardly have existed out of fairyland. Thegreatest poets in the land composed verses and playsand allegories for the occasion. Hundreds of peoplewere engaged to perform the various parts; and allthe park was transformed into a kind of enchantedcountry. If there was a lake, you might see nymphsand fairies about it who, when the queen approached, 6o The Story of English Literature recited verses in her honor, sang carols, or laid gar-lands at her feet Through the woods strange charac
The story of English literature for young readers . Lady of rank and countrywoman of queen ei^izabeths time. could hardly have existed out of fairyland. Thegreatest poets in the land composed verses and playsand allegories for the occasion. Hundreds of peoplewere engaged to perform the various parts; and allthe park was transformed into a kind of enchantedcountry. If there was a lake, you might see nymphsand fairies about it who, when the queen approached, 6o The Story of English Literature recited verses in her honor, sang carols, or laid gar-lands at her feet Through the woods strange charac-ters roamed, dressed in every imaginable had all something to do for the queens entertain-ment— at one side a mimic battle ; at another a kindof allegory, performed in pantomime, while some per-son stood by to explain its meaning ; on the lawns,dancers, musicians, minstrels appeared, jugglers andgymnasts, while the richest cloths were spread aboutfor the queen and her ladies to walk upon. Whennight came, the whole place would be il
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