A History of English Literature in a Series of Biographical SketchesNelson, 1892 - 550 pages |
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... History of the Britons , and an Epistle to his countrymen , both in Latin , and both containing fiery assaults upon the Saxon invaders . Nennius , thought to have been a monk of Bangor , is said also to have written a History of the ...
... History of the Britons , and an Epistle to his countrymen , both in Latin , and both containing fiery assaults upon the Saxon invaders . Nennius , thought to have been a monk of Bangor , is said also to have written a History of the ...
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... history , embracing the events of many hundred years , and written for the most part by men who lived in the midst of the scenes they described , it is perhaps the most valuable inheritance we have received from the native literature of ...
... history , embracing the events of many hundred years , and written for the most part by men who lived in the midst of the scenes they described , it is perhaps the most valuable inheritance we have received from the native literature of ...
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... history like tares in the wheat - field . Yet much good sound truth has been extracted from the old chronicles ; and from such legends as Arthur , Lear , and Cymbeline some of the finest blossoms of our literature have sprung ...
... history like tares in the wheat - field . Yet much good sound truth has been extracted from the old chronicles ; and from such legends as Arthur , Lear , and Cymbeline some of the finest blossoms of our literature have sprung ...
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