Practical Modern English, Volume 3University of London Press, 1949 |
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... English in order that the less learned of his subjects would be able to benefit by the study of them . He translated Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English Race , and several other works . He was responsible for beginning the ...
... English in order that the less learned of his subjects would be able to benefit by the study of them . He translated Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English Race , and several other works . He was responsible for beginning the ...
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... English until he could use it easily and powerfully . Now he no longer imitated other writers . He was ready to express in his own way all he felt about the peculiar character of the English people . In this final period all his work ...
... English until he could use it easily and powerfully . Now he no longer imitated other writers . He was ready to express in his own way all he felt about the peculiar character of the English people . In this final period all his work ...
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... English authors could express themselves in their own tongue . The victory over the Spanish Armada gave the English confidence and security and increased their patriotism , and during the reign of Eliza- beth life in this country was ...
... English authors could express themselves in their own tongue . The victory over the Spanish Armada gave the English confidence and security and increased their patriotism , and during the reign of Eliza- beth life in this country was ...
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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