A History of English Literature, in a Series of Biographical SketchesT. Nelson and Sons, 1871 - 549 pages |
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... English Literature . to such this book is offered . And October 5 , 1851 . W. F. C. CONTENTS . THE PRE - ENGLISH ERA . Chap .
... English Literature . to such this book is offered . And October 5 , 1851 . W. F. C. CONTENTS . THE PRE - ENGLISH ERA . Chap .
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... ENGLISH LITERATURE . FROM THE BIRTH OF CHAUCER ABOUT 1328 A.D. TO THE INTRODUCTION OF S PRINTING BY CAXTON IN 1474 A.D. I. The Minstrel and the Monk ........ II . Sir John de Mandeville .............. III . John de Wycliffe ...
... ENGLISH LITERATURE . FROM THE BIRTH OF CHAUCER ABOUT 1328 A.D. TO THE INTRODUCTION OF S PRINTING BY CAXTON IN 1474 A.D. I. The Minstrel and the Monk ........ II . Sir John de Mandeville .............. III . John de Wycliffe ...
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William Francis Collier. HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE . THE PRE - ENGLISH ERA . The first book . The tree and the book . Cairns and altars . Knotted cords . Leather books . CHAPTER I. FIRST STEPS IN BOOK - MAKING . The papyrus . An ...
William Francis Collier. HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE . THE PRE - ENGLISH ERA . The first book . The tree and the book . Cairns and altars . Knotted cords . Leather books . CHAPTER I. FIRST STEPS IN BOOK - MAKING . The papyrus . An ...
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... English realm , able not merely to re- buke the king , but even to bestow the crown at his pleasure . He died in 988 . His works are nearly all theological , the best known being the Benedictine Rule , modified for English monks , and ...
... English realm , able not merely to re- buke the king , but even to bestow the crown at his pleasure . He died in 988 . His works are nearly all theological , the best known being the Benedictine Rule , modified for English monks , and ...
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... English halls around the oak board , flinging scraps of the feast to their weary hounds , that couched on the rush- strewn floor , the lays of the French trouvères were sung by wan- dering minstrels , who were always warmly welcomed and ...
... English halls around the oak board , flinging scraps of the feast to their weary hounds , that couched on the rush- strewn floor , the lays of the French trouvères were sung by wan- dering minstrels , who were always warmly welcomed and ...
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