A History of English Literature in a Series of Biographical SketchesNelson, 1892 - 550 էջ |
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... Mind - fruit , called a Book , depend upon the atmosphere in which it has ripened , and the soil whence its sweet or sour juices have been drawn , that these important influences cannot be overlooked in tracing , however slightly , the ...
... Mind - fruit , called a Book , depend upon the atmosphere in which it has ripened , and the soil whence its sweet or sour juices have been drawn , that these important influences cannot be overlooked in tracing , however slightly , the ...
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... mind found its destined work . Through many perils and dis- heartening changes he broke the power of the insolent Danes , taming the pirates into tillers of the Danelagh . And then , his warlike task for the present done , he turned to ...
... mind found its destined work . Through many perils and dis- heartening changes he broke the power of the insolent Danes , taming the pirates into tillers of the Danelagh . And then , his warlike task for the present done , he turned to ...
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... minds most convincingly . And yet , in spite of this increased boldness , he was not seized and martyred ; because nearly all English laymen were on his side - some from political motives , others on religious grounds . The pope and his ...
... minds most convincingly . And yet , in spite of this increased boldness , he was not seized and martyred ; because nearly all English laymen were on his side - some from political motives , others on religious grounds . The pope and his ...
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... mind was quite made up to steer an honest , straight- forward course . The king , who was bent upon marrying Anne Boleyn , pressed the chancellor urgently for an opinion on the case , expecting , no doubt , that a man who owed his ...
... mind was quite made up to steer an honest , straight- forward course . The king , who was bent upon marrying Anne Boleyn , pressed the chancellor urgently for an opinion on the case , expecting , no doubt , that a man who owed his ...
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... mind the metres of his native land . At home , however , he became involved in many troubles . Some of these resulted from the escapades of his own youthful folly . He was once imprisoned for rioting in the streets at night and breaking ...
... mind the metres of his native land . At home , however , he became involved in many troubles . Some of these resulted from the escapades of his own youthful folly . He was once imprisoned for rioting in the streets at night and breaking ...
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