Practical Modern English, Volume 3University of London Press, 1949 |
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... Letters . The latter were written in consequence of a patent being given by the English Government to a man named Wood to supply Ireland with half - pennies . Although there was nothing wrong with the coins , the transaction , which ...
... Letters . The latter were written in consequence of a patent being given by the English Government to a man named Wood to supply Ireland with half - pennies . Although there was nothing wrong with the coins , the transaction , which ...
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... letters . He is familiar through his works , through his many friends , and through his letters - the most fascinating body of correspondence in our language . William Hazlitt William Hazlitt ( 1778–1830 ) , one of Lamb's closest ...
... letters . He is familiar through his works , through his many friends , and through his letters - the most fascinating body of correspondence in our language . William Hazlitt William Hazlitt ( 1778–1830 ) , one of Lamb's closest ...
Page 258
... Letters and Notes , and A Joy for Ever . In 1869 he became Professor of Art at Oxford and gave lectures which were so popular that sometimes they had to be repeated . / Certainly he did much towards creating a true taste in art in a ...
... Letters and Notes , and A Joy for Ever . In 1869 he became Professor of Art at Oxford and gave lectures which were so popular that sometimes they had to be repeated . / Certainly he did much towards creating a true taste in art in a ...
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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