Life in English Literature: An Introduction for Beginners, Volumes 1-3Methuen, 1949 - 535 pages |
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Page 40
... servant and beadswoman MARGERY PASTON . " In those troubled times , servants needed other qualifications besides those we usually expect to - day ; as witness the following letter : - 4 " Right well - beloved brother , I commend me to ...
... servant and beadswoman MARGERY PASTON . " In those troubled times , servants needed other qualifications besides those we usually expect to - day ; as witness the following letter : - 4 " Right well - beloved brother , I commend me to ...
Page 52
... servant and of the Gadarene swine , as told by Wyclif and in the 1611 Bible , will show that the Authorised Version owed him some of its simplicity and straightforwardness . Here are the two stories as we know them , from St. Matthew ...
... servant and of the Gadarene swine , as told by Wyclif and in the 1611 Bible , will show that the Authorised Version owed him some of its simplicity and straightforwardness . Here are the two stories as we know them , from St. Matthew ...
Page 58
... servant is lying ill at home with paralysis , in terrible agony . ' He replied , ' I will come and heal him . ' The Captain answered , ' Sir , I am not fit to have you under my roof : only say the word , and my servant will be cured ...
... servant is lying ill at home with paralysis , in terrible agony . ' He replied , ' I will come and heal him . ' The Captain answered , ' Sir , I am not fit to have you under my roof : only say the word , and my servant will be cured ...
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