History of the English Language and Literature [by Robert Chambers]William and Robert Chambers, 1857 - 294 páginas |
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... entitled the Riches of Chaucer , ( 2 vols . London , 1835 , ) which presents all that is truly excellent of this old poet , in the spelling of the present day , excepting where the original orthography is ne- cessary to help out the ...
... entitled the Riches of Chaucer , ( 2 vols . London , 1835 , ) which presents all that is truly excellent of this old poet , in the spelling of the present day , excepting where the original orthography is ne- cessary to help out the ...
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... entitled the Adventures of Sir William Wallace , composed about the year 1460 , by a wandering minstrel named BLIND HARRY , and which presented the general outlines of the history of that hero , * A ! fredome is a nobill thing ! Fredome ...
... entitled the Adventures of Sir William Wallace , composed about the year 1460 , by a wandering minstrel named BLIND HARRY , and which presented the general outlines of the history of that hero , * A ! fredome is a nobill thing ! Fredome ...
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... entitled , The History of Thebes , The Fall of Princes , and The Siege of Troy . He had tra- velled in France and Italy , and studied the poetry of those countries ; and though his own writings contain only a few good passages , he is ...
... entitled , The History of Thebes , The Fall of Princes , and The Siege of Troy . He had tra- velled in France and Italy , and studied the poetry of those countries ; and though his own writings contain only a few good passages , he is ...
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... entitled the Palace of Honour , and King Hart , the former being an allegory designed to show to his sovereign , James IV . , that nothing but virtue could lead to happi- ness , while the latter is a metaphorical view of the pro- gress ...
... entitled the Palace of Honour , and King Hart , the former being an allegory designed to show to his sovereign , James IV . , that nothing but virtue could lead to happi- ness , while the latter is a metaphorical view of the pro- gress ...
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... entitled an Itinerary , which was not printed till the year 1710. Leland published , in his own life- time , several books of less importance , in one of which he gave an account of all the English authors before his own time . There ...
... entitled an Itinerary , which was not printed till the year 1710. Leland published , in his own life- time , several books of less importance , in one of which he gave an account of all the English authors before his own time . There ...
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