Practical Modern English, Volume 3University of London Press, 1949 |
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Page 116
... famous diplomat . At Moor Park , Surrey , where Sir William lived , Swift had the oppor- tunity of meeting many famous people . He remained there for some years and wrote The Battle of the Books and A Tale of a Tub . During this time he ...
... famous diplomat . At Moor Park , Surrey , where Sir William lived , Swift had the oppor- tunity of meeting many famous people . He remained there for some years and wrote The Battle of the Books and A Tale of a Tub . During this time he ...
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... famous Dr. Arnold of Rugby , where after a short time at Winchester the young Arnold was educated . He afterwards went to Balliol College , Oxford , and in 1843 won the Newdigate Prize for a poem , Cromwell . After a period as classical ...
... famous Dr. Arnold of Rugby , where after a short time at Winchester the young Arnold was educated . He afterwards went to Balliol College , Oxford , and in 1843 won the Newdigate Prize for a poem , Cromwell . After a period as classical ...
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... famous characters , Mr. Pickwick and his amusing servant Sam Weller , appear . The serialised Pickwick Papers was little advertised and received scant notice from the critics , but it provided its readers with much amuse- ment . The ...
... famous characters , Mr. Pickwick and his amusing servant Sam Weller , appear . The serialised Pickwick Papers was little advertised and received scant notice from the critics , but it provided its readers with much amuse- ment . 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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