Practical Modern English, Volume 3University of London Press, 1949 |
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... died . But in the midst of his sorrow and in financial difficulties , with resolution he set to work on The Canterbury Tales . His status revived somewhat in 1389 when he was appointed Clerk of the King's works at the Palace of ...
... died . But in the midst of his sorrow and in financial difficulties , with resolution he set to work on The Canterbury Tales . His status revived somewhat in 1389 when he was appointed Clerk of the King's works at the Palace of ...
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... died in 1653 , leaving him with three small daughters . Twice more he married , and his third marriage brought him great comfort . During the time he was working for the Roundheads his eyesight was failing , and the increased strain he ...
... died in 1653 , leaving him with three small daughters . Twice more he married , and his third marriage brought him great comfort . During the time he was working for the Roundheads his eyesight was failing , and the increased strain he ...
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... died , and Shelley , indignant that one SO gifted should die so young , and believing that his death was hastened by the cruelty of the critics over his work , wrote Adonais in praise of him . The poem contains , too , some superb ...
... died , and Shelley , indignant that one SO gifted should die so young , and believing that his death was hastened by the cruelty of the critics over his work , wrote Adonais in praise of him . The poem contains , too , some superb ...
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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