Practical Modern English, Volume 3University of London Press, 1949 |
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Page 127
... took him eight years to complete . It was , of course , too heavy a task for one man to do alone , and he had the help of a number of assistants who were paid by him . This considerably reduced the amount of his own remuneration . In ...
... took him eight years to complete . It was , of course , too heavy a task for one man to do alone , and he had the help of a number of assistants who were paid by him . This considerably reduced the amount of his own remuneration . In ...
Page 148
... took Ellisland Farm near Dumfries and married Jean Armour . Farming was clearly not his vocation , so two years later he became exciseman for the district , gave up his farm and took up residence in Dumfries . Just when things were ...
... took Ellisland Farm near Dumfries and married Jean Armour . Farming was clearly not his vocation , so two years later he became exciseman for the district , gave up his farm and took up residence in Dumfries . Just when things were ...
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... took a house in Cheyne Walk , Chelsea , and there the philosopher lived for the rest of his life . Gradually he was becoming known both here and in America and when he met Ralph Waldo Emerson the two men took an instant liking to each ...
... took a house in Cheyne Walk , Chelsea , and there the philosopher lived for the rest of his life . Gradually he was becoming known both here and in America and when he met Ralph Waldo Emerson the two men took an instant liking to each ...
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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