Practical Modern English, Volume 3University of London Press, 1949 |
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... early centuries of the Middle Ages , the priests , monks , and friars had been an influence for good . But the power of the Church was declining and the ideals of the early churchmen , it seemed , were being forgotten . Many of the ...
... early centuries of the Middle Ages , the priests , monks , and friars had been an influence for good . But the power of the Church was declining and the ideals of the early churchmen , it seemed , were being forgotten . Many of the ...
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... early home , for he says in his sasay on The Out Benchers , “ A man would give something to be born in such places . " At the age of eight , through the kindness of one of his father's friends , the boy obtained a place at Christ's ...
... early home , for he says in his sasay on The Out Benchers , “ A man would give something to be born in such places . " At the age of eight , through the kindness of one of his father's friends , the boy obtained a place at Christ's ...
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... early years he had read eagerly many novels including Robinson Crusoe , Tom Jones , Roderick Random , Humphry Clinker , Peregrine Pickle , The Vicar of Wakefield , The Arabian Nights , and Don Quixote . It was surprising that a child so ...
... early years he had read eagerly many novels including Robinson Crusoe , Tom Jones , Roderick Random , Humphry Clinker , Peregrine Pickle , The Vicar of Wakefield , The Arabian Nights , and Don Quixote . It was surprising that a child so ...
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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