A History of English Literature, in a Series of Biographical SketchesT. Nelson and Sons, 1871 - 549 pages |
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... volume . For , to know something of the dress our books have worn at various times , and the stuff of which the older ones were made ; to see the minstrel singing in the Castle hall , and the monk at work in the still Scriptorium ; to ...
... volume . For , to know something of the dress our books have worn at various times , and the stuff of which the older ones were made ; to see the minstrel singing in the Castle hall , and the monk at work in the still Scriptorium ; to ...
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... volumes . There was no love lost between the brotherhoods of the Harp and the Missal ; for the minstrel wielded a weapon in his song which often hit monkery sly and terrible blows , and could , moreover , open wide the purses of rich ...
... volumes . There was no love lost between the brotherhoods of the Harp and the Missal ; for the minstrel wielded a weapon in his song which often hit monkery sly and terrible blows , and could , moreover , open wide the purses of rich ...
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... volumes , was issued in 1850 from the Oxford Press . His Latin works are very numerous . One of the principal was called Trialogus , which embodies his opinions in a series of con- versations carried on by Truth , Wisdom , and Falsehood ...
... volumes , was issued in 1850 from the Oxford Press . His Latin works are very numerous . One of the principal was called Trialogus , which embodies his opinions in a series of con- versations carried on by Truth , Wisdom , and Falsehood ...
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... volumes , in memento of his three great works . His grave face , framed with a mass of long auburn hair , well ... volume , in which there are many French love sonnets , written by Gower when young , so full of sweetness and feeling as ...
... volumes , in memento of his three great works . His grave face , framed with a mass of long auburn hair , well ... volume , in which there are many French love sonnets , written by Gower when young , so full of sweetness and feeling as ...
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... volumes used then to form an extensive and valuable library . A.D. The book which is considered to have been the earliest work from the Westminster press , is that entitled The Game and Playe of the Chesse , translated out of the French ...
... volumes used then to form an extensive and valuable library . A.D. The book which is considered to have been the earliest work from the Westminster press , is that entitled The Game and Playe of the Chesse , translated out of the French ...
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