History of English Literature: From the fourteenth century to the death of Surrey, ed. by A. Brandl, tr. by L. Dora SchmitzG. Bell, 1902 |
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... Faith . A great reader . William Caxton , an apprentice in London . Governor of the English Merchants in Bruges . The Bur- gundian Court . His Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye . Caxton learns the art of printing . He translates and ...
... Faith . A great reader . William Caxton , an apprentice in London . Governor of the English Merchants in Bruges . The Bur- gundian Court . His Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye . Caxton learns the art of printing . He translates and ...
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... Faith , which discusses , from the point of view of a faithful and devout Christian , the difficult problem of the sovereignty of a merciful and just Provi- dence amid the perplexed and often most sorrowful form assumed by our life here ...
... Faith , which discusses , from the point of view of a faithful and devout Christian , the difficult problem of the sovereignty of a merciful and just Provi- dence amid the perplexed and often most sorrowful form assumed by our life here ...
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... faith ; above all , a devoted servant of the Muses and a zealous promoter of high cul- ture . As a poet he is not one of the first rank ; but , among those occupying the second stage , he was one of the most influential . As the ...
... faith ; above all , a devoted servant of the Muses and a zealous promoter of high cul- ture . As a poet he is not one of the first rank ; but , among those occupying the second stage , he was one of the most influential . As the ...
Page 105
... Faith , " and various addresses and sermons , are attributed to him by Tanner . As regards these works we cannot venture even to conjecture whether they were written in prose or verse . In all probability , however , the " Book against ...
... Faith , " and various addresses and sermons , are attributed to him by Tanner . As regards these works we cannot venture even to conjecture whether they were written in prose or verse . In all probability , however , the " Book against ...
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... faith as a Christian ; but his faith was mixed with a goodly amount of scepticism , his interests were mainly directed to secular concerns , and if he possessed reverence for the saints , it often took a peculiar form of expression ...
... faith as a Christian ; but his faith was mixed with a goodly amount of scepticism , his interests were mainly directed to secular concerns , and if he possessed reverence for the saints , it often took a peculiar form of expression ...
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