Practical Modern English, Volume 3University of London Press, 1949 |
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... entered seven shillings ( which was equivalent to about ten pounds in our currency ) as having been expended on a suit of clothes for Geoffrey Chaucer . The chief items of this suit were a short cloak , black - and - red breeches , and ...
... entered seven shillings ( which was equivalent to about ten pounds in our currency ) as having been expended on a suit of clothes for Geoffrey Chaucer . The chief items of this suit were a short cloak , black - and - red breeches , and ...
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... entering Oxford , but in 1802 he suffered from ill - health with the result that he became very unsettled and eventually ran ... entered Worcester College , Oxford , in the same year . His year of rough living , however , had permanently ...
... entering Oxford , but in 1802 he suffered from ill - health with the result that he became very unsettled and eventually ran ... entered Worcester College , Oxford , in the same year . His year of rough living , however , had permanently ...
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... entered at Lincoln's Inn , and called to the Bar in 1849. He was not interested in law and began to write . His novels became very popular , and he contributed to Household Words , which was edited by Charles Dickens . To - day he is ...
... entered at Lincoln's Inn , and called to the Bar in 1849. He was not interested in law and began to write . His novels became very popular , and he contributed to Household Words , which was edited by Charles Dickens . To - day he is ...
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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