Practical Modern English, Volume 3University of London Press, 1949 |
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Page 103
... thing " ; and said that A Midsummer Night's Dream was the most insipid ridiculous play that ever he saw . 66 Many of ... things mighty noble and to my great content . Obviously , Pepys and his friends believed in dining well , but it is ...
... thing " ; and said that A Midsummer Night's Dream was the most insipid ridiculous play that ever he saw . 66 Many of ... things mighty noble and to my great content . Obviously , Pepys and his friends believed in dining well , but it is ...
Page 104
... things ready against our feast to - day , Jane called us up about three in the morning to tell us of a great fire they saw in the City . So I rose , and slipped on my night - gown , and went to her window ; and thought it to be on the ...
... things ready against our feast to - day , Jane called us up about three in the morning to tell us of a great fire they saw in the City . So I rose , and slipped on my night - gown , and went to her window ; and thought it to be on the ...
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... things which man is to suffer through the ages . When the demons have left him , saints , sea nymphs , and echoes ... thing it contemplates ; Neither to change , nor falter , nor repent ; This , like thy glory , Titan , is to be Good ...
... things which man is to suffer through the ages . When the demons have left him , saints , sea nymphs , and echoes ... thing it contemplates ; Neither to change , nor falter , nor repent ; This , like thy glory , Titan , is to be Good ...
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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