A History of English Literature in a Series of Biographical SketchesNelson, 1892 - 550 pages |
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... language , in which men emerging from savagery used to chant the story of their deeds to their children , was couched in rough metre , in order that the ring of the lines might help the memory to retain the tale . Oldest of all British ...
... language , in which men emerging from savagery used to chant the story of their deeds to their children , was couched in rough metre , in order that the ring of the lines might help the memory to retain the tale . Oldest of all British ...
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... language of Beowulf , and some are of noble simplicity , such as , " They lay aloft , put to sleep with swords ; " but in all this long poem there are only five similes . This scarcity of similes is a characteristic of all Anglo - Saxon ...
... language of Beowulf , and some are of noble simplicity , such as , " They lay aloft , put to sleep with swords ; " but in all this long poem there are only five similes . This scarcity of similes is a characteristic of all Anglo - Saxon ...
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... language of churchmen , by whom in those days nearly all learning was monopolized , we find a vast number of Latin works written during the centuries which immediately followed the Norman Conquest . At this time what is called the ...
... language of churchmen , by whom in those days nearly all learning was monopolized , we find a vast number of Latin works written during the centuries which immediately followed the Norman Conquest . At this time what is called the ...
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... language of oc was spoken in the south , and the language of oyl in the north of France . The Langue d'Oc , other- wise known as the Provençal which was sung by the famous Trouba- dours , blazed out a brief day of glory , was then ...
... language of oc was spoken in the south , and the language of oyl in the north of France . The Langue d'Oc , other- wise known as the Provençal which was sung by the famous Trouba- dours , blazed out a brief day of glory , was then ...
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... language of churchmen , the most honoured class in the nation ; and therefore the amount of Latin writing , both in prose and verse , was very great . Sermons were often preached in Latin . JOSEPH OF EXETER . - Josephus Iscanus , or ...
... language of churchmen , the most honoured class in the nation ; and therefore the amount of Latin writing , both in prose and verse , was very great . Sermons were often preached in Latin . JOSEPH OF EXETER . - Josephus Iscanus , or ...
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