Great English Writers, Volume 1Crofts, 1947 - 1049 pages |
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Page 259
... fair hedge from the green ; nor at the further end , for letting your prospect from the hedge , through the arches , upon the heath . For the ordering of the ground within the great hedge , I leave it to variety of device ; advising ...
... fair hedge from the green ; nor at the further end , for letting your prospect from the hedge , through the arches , upon the heath . For the ordering of the ground within the great hedge , I leave it to variety of device ; advising ...
Page 383
... fair World , resplendent Eve ! Easy to me it is to tell thee all What thou command'st , and right thou shouldst be obeyed . 570 I was at first as other beasts that graze The trodden herb , of abject thoughts and low , As was my food ...
... fair World , resplendent Eve ! Easy to me it is to tell thee all What thou command'st , and right thou shouldst be obeyed . 570 I was at first as other beasts that graze The trodden herb , of abject thoughts and low , As was my food ...
Page 790
... fair maid , for our armies are flying ! O save thee , fair maid , for thy guardian is low ! Deadly cold on yon heath thy brave Henry is lying , And fast through the woodland approaches the foe . " 20 Scarce could he falter the tidings ...
... fair maid , for our armies are flying ! O save thee , fair maid , for thy guardian is low ! Deadly cold on yon heath thy brave Henry is lying , And fast through the woodland approaches the foe . " 20 Scarce could he falter the tidings ...
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English Prose from the Beginnings | 237 |
BEOWULF | 247 |
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