A History of English Literature in a Series of Biographical SketchesNelson, 1892 - 550 pages |
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... called a Book , depend upon the atmosphere in which it has ripened , and the soil whence its sweet or sour juices have been drawn , that these important influences cannot be overlooked in tracing , however slightly , the growth of a ...
... called a Book , depend upon the atmosphere in which it has ripened , and the soil whence its sweet or sour juices have been drawn , that these important influences cannot be overlooked in tracing , however slightly , the growth of a ...
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... called Pergamena or parchment . Vellum , a finer material , is prepared calf - skin . Besides these , a common form of the book in Greek and Roman days consisted in tablets of wood , ivory , or metal , coated thinly with wax , on which ...
... called Pergamena or parchment . Vellum , a finer material , is prepared calf - skin . Besides these , a common form of the book in Greek and Roman days consisted in tablets of wood , ivory , or metal , coated thinly with wax , on which ...
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... - lated these graphic pictures of old Celtic life , have never been produced . A narrative in verse , called the Albanic Duan , is thought to have been composed in the eleventh century . ( 15 ) LATIN AUTHORS AMONG THE CELTS . 17 In Wales ,
... - lated these graphic pictures of old Celtic life , have never been produced . A narrative in verse , called the Albanic Duan , is thought to have been composed in the eleventh century . ( 15 ) LATIN AUTHORS AMONG THE CELTS . 17 In Wales ,
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... called Athelstan's Song of Victory . The following extract from Caedmon's " Paraphrase " -part of the Song of Azariah - may be taken as a specimen of Anglo - Saxon verse : - Tha of roderum wæs . Engel ælbeorht . Ufan onsended . Wlite ...
... called Athelstan's Song of Victory . The following extract from Caedmon's " Paraphrase " -part of the Song of Azariah - may be taken as a specimen of Anglo - Saxon verse : - Tha of roderum wæs . Engel ælbeorht . Ufan onsended . Wlite ...
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... called the Scholastic Philosophy , founded on Aristotle's method of argument , grew to a most extravagant degree of favour . Hence imaginative writing of all kinds suffered a great blight . It was only in the ballads of the people that ...
... called the Scholastic Philosophy , founded on Aristotle's method of argument , grew to a most extravagant degree of favour . Hence imaginative writing of all kinds suffered a great blight . It was only in the ballads of the people that ...
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