A History of English Literature in a Series of Biographical SketchesNelson, 1892 - 550 pages |
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... seems to have held the offices of Bishop of Cashel and King of Munster . More important , however , as giving in careful prose a calm account of early Irish history , are the Annals of Tigernach and of the Four Masters of Ulster . The ...
... seems to have held the offices of Bishop of Cashel and King of Munster . More important , however , as giving in careful prose a calm account of early Irish history , are the Annals of Tigernach and of the Four Masters of Ulster . The ...
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... seem necessary to each perfect line . Two distinct measures are met with , a shorter and a longer , both commonly mixed together in the same poem ; the former being used for the ordinary narrative , and the latter adopted when the ...
... seem necessary to each perfect line . Two distinct measures are met with , a shorter and a longer , both commonly mixed together in the same poem ; the former being used for the ordinary narrative , and the latter adopted when the ...
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... seems to have settled permanently in France . There his position was a proud one , for he was recognised as chief among the dis- tinguished group of wits and lettered men who encircled the throne of Charlemagne . The name by which he ...
... seems to have settled permanently in France . There his position was a proud one , for he was recognised as chief among the dis- tinguished group of wits and lettered men who encircled the throne of Charlemagne . The name by which he ...
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... seems to be written in west country English , and is printed in lines of fourteen syllables , is a free translation from Geoffrey of Monmouth . Warton condemns it as " totally destitute of art or imagination . " Robert Mannyng of Brunne ...
... seems to be written in west country English , and is printed in lines of fourteen syllables , is a free translation from Geoffrey of Monmouth . Warton condemns it as " totally destitute of art or imagination . " Robert Mannyng of Brunne ...
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... seems to have become acquainted with John of Ghent , Duke of Lancaster , who shielded the daring reformer in many & perilous hour . A.D. Already there was thunder in the air , gathering and blackening round Wycliffe's path . A charge of ...
... seems to have become acquainted with John of Ghent , Duke of Lancaster , who shielded the daring reformer in many & perilous hour . A.D. Already there was thunder in the air , gathering and blackening round Wycliffe's path . A charge of ...
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