Practical Modern English, Volume 3University of London Press, 1949 |
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... success . He was a moderate man , possessed of a well - balanced nature and rare beauty of spirit . He produced a good deal of literary work despite his busy political life , and enjoyed a reputation as a poet , although little of his ...
... success . He was a moderate man , possessed of a well - balanced nature and rare beauty of spirit . He produced a good deal of literary work despite his busy political life , and enjoyed a reputation as a poet , although little of his ...
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... success that he decided to extend it and began to work on The Seasons , finishing the last part , Autumn , in 1730 . Thomson was happy in his friends , by whose efforts he obtained an appointment as Surveyor - General of the Leeward ...
... success that he decided to extend it and began to work on The Seasons , finishing the last part , Autumn , in 1730 . Thomson was happy in his friends , by whose efforts he obtained an appointment as Surveyor - General of the Leeward ...
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... success with short stories and articles , he went to London , where he became assistant editor of a woman's magazine , later being appointed editor . His first novel , A Man from the North , was published in 1898 , and two years later ...
... success with short stories and articles , he went to London , where he became assistant editor of a woman's magazine , later being appointed editor . His first novel , A Man from the North , was published in 1898 , and two years later ...
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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