A History of English Literature, in a Series of Biographical SketchesT. Nelson and Sons, 1871 - 549 pages |
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... , amid which an author played out his fleeting part , have left indelible hues upon the pages that he wrote . Instead of trying to compress the History of our iv PREFACE . Books into the framework formed by the Anglo-Saxon Writers.
... , amid which an author played out his fleeting part , have left indelible hues upon the pages that he wrote . Instead of trying to compress the History of our iv PREFACE . Books into the framework formed by the Anglo-Saxon Writers.
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... wrote and sang in their native Celtic tongue , there were also among the ancient British people a few Latin authors . Three may be named . First on the long and brilliant roll of British historians stands Gildas , born at Alcluyd ( Dum ...
... wrote and sang in their native Celtic tongue , there were also among the ancient British people a few Latin authors . Three may be named . First on the long and brilliant roll of British historians stands Gildas , born at Alcluyd ( Dum ...
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... wrote countless pages of Latin prose and verse . The great subject of these Latin works was theology , as was natural from the circumstance that they were chiefly the productions of the cloister . ALDHELM . - Most ancient of the Anglo ...
... wrote countless pages of Latin prose and verse . The great subject of these Latin works was theology , as was natural from the circumstance that they were chiefly the productions of the cloister . ALDHELM . - Most ancient of the Anglo ...
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... wrote , besides , a long metrical narrative of the bishops and saints of the Church at York ; which , on the whole , is not very elegant Latin , and poor enough poetry . Theology , of course , was his prin- cipal study ; and on this ...
... wrote , besides , a long metrical narrative of the bishops and saints of the Church at York ; which , on the whole , is not very elegant Latin , and poor enough poetry . Theology , of course , was his prin- cipal study ; and on this ...
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... wrote Latin verses , but of quite a different stamp . A drinking - song in rhyming Latin is a well- known part of his satirical work , called the Confession of Golias , which was directed chiefly against the Church and the clergy . The ...
... wrote Latin verses , but of quite a different stamp . A drinking - song in rhyming Latin is a well- known part of his satirical work , called the Confession of Golias , which was directed chiefly against the Church and the clergy . The ...
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