Practical Modern English, Volume 3University of London Press, 1949 |
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... Charles II on the throne , there was a general feeling of well - being in the country . It was obvious that Charles intended to get all he could out of life , and the majority of his subjects , weary of the joy - crushing Puritans ...
... Charles II on the throne , there was a general feeling of well - being in the country . It was obvious that Charles intended to get all he could out of life , and the majority of his subjects , weary of the joy - crushing Puritans ...
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... Charles Lamb Charles Lamo of whom Augustine Burrell said , " I in no great risk in asserting that of al English authors , Charles Lamic is the one loved ncst warmly and emotionally by his readers , " was the son of a barrister's clerk ...
... Charles Lamb Charles Lamo of whom Augustine Burrell said , " I in no great risk in asserting that of al English authors , Charles Lamic is the one loved ncst warmly and emotionally by his readers , " was the son of a barrister's clerk ...
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... Charles and all thought of marriage had to be abandoned by him . When Mary was normal she was a pleasant companion , but during the intervals when her mind was affected life was trying in the extreme and it is lamentable that these ...
... Charles and all thought of marriage had to be abandoned by him . When Mary was normal she was a pleasant companion , but during the intervals when her mind was affected life was trying in the extreme and it is lamentable that these ...
Contents
THE LITERATURE OF THE ANGLOSAXONS | 9 |
THE NORMAN CONQUEST AND AFTER | 18 |
GEOFFREY CHAUCER THE FATHER OF ENGLISH POETRY | 24 |
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