A History of English Literature in a Series of Biographical SketchesNelson, 1892 - 550 էջ |
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... passed over grow very thick towards the end , the closing chapters of the last two Eras have been arranged upon a ... passing , I may.
... passed over grow very thick towards the end , the closing chapters of the last two Eras have been arranged upon a ... passing , I may.
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William Francis Collier. PREFACE . And here , in passing , I may say that only those who have tried it can estimate the difficulty of striking a balance in the case of certain names , when space and plan will admit of no choice but ...
William Francis Collier. PREFACE . And here , in passing , I may say that only those who have tried it can estimate the difficulty of striking a balance in the case of certain names , when space and plan will admit of no choice but ...
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... passing through many dangers by land and sea , slays a monster , Grendel , but is himself slain in an attack upon a huge dragon . It is a striking picture of dim old Gothic days , much heightened in its effect by the minuteness of the ...
... passing through many dangers by land and sea , slays a monster , Grendel , but is himself slain in an attack upon a huge dragon . It is a striking picture of dim old Gothic days , much heightened in its effect by the minuteness of the ...
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... passing events , for it is full of false and impro- bable statements . ORDERICUS VITALIS . - This monk , who was born in 1075 , at the village of Atcham on the Severn , and spent all his life , after his eleventh year , abroad , was the ...
... passing events , for it is full of false and impro- bable statements . ORDERICUS VITALIS . - This monk , who was born in 1075 , at the village of Atcham on the Severn , and spent all his life , after his eleventh year , abroad , was the ...
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... passed harmless by . A dispute which rose between Lancaster and Bishop Court- ney as to whether the accused should sit or stand , Courtney in- sisting on the latter , excited so fierce a tumult that the meeting was dissolved . During ...
... passed harmless by . A dispute which rose between Lancaster and Bishop Court- ney as to whether the accused should sit or stand , Courtney in- sisting on the latter , excited so fierce a tumult that the meeting was dissolved . During ...
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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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