Practical Modern English, Volume 3University of London Press, 1949 |
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... London , where he married and had one daughter , Nicolette . By his marriage he cut himself off from all preferment in his profession , and so , wretchedly poor , having lost all his early patrons , he lived miserably in a shabby house ...
... London , where he married and had one daughter , Nicolette . By his marriage he cut himself off from all preferment in his profession , and so , wretchedly poor , having lost all his early patrons , he lived miserably in a shabby house ...
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... London , and the Corporation of London granted him a lease for life of the house above the Gate of Aldgate . At this time , too , he held other high offices . Much of his prosperity was due to the patronage of John of Gaunt , son of ...
... London , and the Corporation of London granted him a lease for life of the house above the Gate of Aldgate . At this time , too , he held other high offices . Much of his prosperity was due to the patronage of John of Gaunt , son of ...
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... London , and as he loved the sights and sounds in the heart of the city to which he was accustomed , the change was not entirely to his liking . His feelings for London were well illustrated when he wrote : The lighted shops of the ...
... London , and as he loved the sights and sounds in the heart of the city to which he was accustomed , the change was not entirely to his liking . His feelings for London were well illustrated when he wrote : The lighted shops of the ...
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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