A History of English Literature in a Series of Biographical SketchesNelson, 1892 - 550 էջ |
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... four smaller heads , with closed eyes and an ominous , bloody mark upon lip and chin , denoting the capture and beheading of four hostile chiefs . The four sacked and plundered cities are depicted by roofs falling from ruined walls ...
... four smaller heads , with closed eyes and an ominous , bloody mark upon lip and chin , denoting the capture and beheading of four hostile chiefs . The four sacked and plundered cities are depicted by roofs falling from ruined walls ...
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... Four or five upright columns of hieroglyphic symbols tell the story of the ambassadors ; and , crossing two of these from the right , there comes a red arm to announce the introduction to the royal presence . To attempt a description of ...
... Four or five upright columns of hieroglyphic symbols tell the story of the ambassadors ; and , crossing two of these from the right , there comes a red arm to announce the introduction to the royal presence . To attempt a description of ...
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... Four Masters of Ulster . The very scanty remains of the Scottish Gaelic are of much later date than the earliest Irish ballads . The poems of Ossian- Fingal and Temora - which were published in 1762 and 1763 by James Macpherson , as ...
... Four Masters of Ulster . The very scanty remains of the Scottish Gaelic are of much later date than the earliest Irish ballads . The poems of Ossian- Fingal and Temora - which were published in 1762 and 1763 by James Macpherson , as ...
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... 664 to 1091 , is said to have been written by Ingulphus , who was abbot there for thirty - four years ( 1075-1109 ) . But it is doubtful whether or not this was really the THE LEADING CHRONICLERS . 31 work of Ingulphus ; and.
... 664 to 1091 , is said to have been written by Ingulphus , who was abbot there for thirty - four years ( 1075-1109 ) . But it is doubtful whether or not this was really the THE LEADING CHRONICLERS . 31 work of Ingulphus ; and.
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... four years of the Conqueror's reign ( 1066-1070 ) , is much prized . WILLIAM OF MALMESBURY . - The name of William of Malmes- bury , born probably about the date of the Conquest , is remarkable among the many chroniclers of this period ...
... four years of the Conqueror's reign ( 1066-1070 ) , is much prized . WILLIAM OF MALMESBURY . - The name of William of Malmes- bury , born probably about the date of the Conquest , is remarkable among the many chroniclers of this period ...
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