Practical Modern English, Volume 3University of London Press, 1949 |
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... became a member of the Church of England . Later he travelled in Italy and Spain , and on his return to England became secretary to the Earl of Elles- A secret marriage with the niece of the Countess re- sulted in his immediate ...
... became a member of the Church of England . Later he travelled in Italy and Spain , and on his return to England became secretary to the Earl of Elles- A secret marriage with the niece of the Countess re- sulted in his immediate ...
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... became imbued with a love of the Lake Country and of Wordsworth's poetical work . Secondly , while at Oxford , he became friendly with Arthur Hugh Clough , to whose inspiration he owed his two famous poems- -The Scholar Gipsy , which ...
... became imbued with a love of the Lake Country and of Wordsworth's poetical work . Secondly , while at Oxford , he became friendly with Arthur Hugh Clough , to whose inspiration he owed his two famous poems- -The Scholar Gipsy , which ...
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... became a Parliamentary reporter . In a short time he achieved a reputation as an extremely good shorthand - writer and as an accurate and brilliant journalist who wrote arresting prose . Owing to the nature of his work he had to travel ...
... became a Parliamentary reporter . In a short time he achieved a reputation as an extremely good shorthand - writer and as an accurate and brilliant journalist who wrote arresting prose . Owing to the nature of his work he had to travel ...
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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