A History of English Literature in a Series of Biographical SketchesNelson, 1892 - 550 էջ |
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... juices of the plant itself . As skin after skin peeled away , the more delicate tissues , of which the finest paper was made , were found wrapping the heart of the stem . Pressing 12 ANCIENT BOOK - ROOMS . and drying completed the.
... juices of the plant itself . As skin after skin peeled away , the more delicate tissues , of which the finest paper was made , were found wrapping the heart of the stem . Pressing 12 ANCIENT BOOK - ROOMS . and drying completed the.
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... hearts than when he sang of war , although the eye gleamed with another light , and the stern war- shout faded into gentler tones . The minstrels in feudal times were probably divided into vari- ous classes , which were distinguished as ...
... hearts than when he sang of war , although the eye gleamed with another light , and the stern war- shout faded into gentler tones . The minstrels in feudal times were probably divided into vari- ous classes , which were distinguished as ...
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... hearts of the simple people , whose delight it was to sing and hear them by the winter fire or beneath the summer trees . The application of the word Minstrel changed a good deal dur- ing the decay of chivalry . At first used to denote ...
... hearts of the simple people , whose delight it was to sing and hear them by the winter fire or beneath the summer trees . The application of the word Minstrel changed a good deal dur- ing the decay of chivalry . At first used to denote ...
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... heart of Wycliffe , who directed his sturdy eloquence against them . In his treatise called Objections to Friars , he maintained that the Gospel in its freedom , without error of man , is the sole rule of religion . And thus he struck ...
... heart of Wycliffe , who directed his sturdy eloquence against them . In his treatise called Objections to Friars , he maintained that the Gospel in its freedom , without error of man , is the sole rule of religion . And thus he struck ...
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William Francis Collier. THE SHUTTING OF HIS DIVINITY CLASS . 49 though their hearts burned to smite him down , dared not do so , for they feared the people . It was then that a wasting sickness seized him at Oxford . His health , worn ...
William Francis Collier. THE SHUTTING OF HIS DIVINITY CLASS . 49 though their hearts burned to smite him down , dared not do so , for they feared the people . It was then that a wasting sickness seized him at Oxford . His health , worn ...
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A History of English Literature, in a Series of Biographical Sketches William Francis Collier Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1866 |
A History of English Literature, in a Series of Biographical Sketches William Francis Collier Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1871 |
A History of English Literature in a Series of Biographical Sketches William Francis Collier Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1893 |
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