A Short History of English LiteratureH. Milford, 1921 - 404 sivua |
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Sivu 9
... takes the history backward to the invasion of Caesar , and , in one recension , forward to the reign of Stephen , may owe its inception to Alfred's influence . At any rate it is in dealing with Alfred's reign that it first begins to ...
... takes the history backward to the invasion of Caesar , and , in one recension , forward to the reign of Stephen , may owe its inception to Alfred's influence . At any rate it is in dealing with Alfred's reign that it first begins to ...
Sivu 15
... takes shape in The Proverbs of Hendyng , which are set forth in seven - lined stanzas with the added refrain , ' Quoth Hendyng ' . Passing over much other religious and didactic verse , we may single out for notice three works belonging ...
... takes shape in The Proverbs of Hendyng , which are set forth in seven - lined stanzas with the added refrain , ' Quoth Hendyng ' . Passing over much other religious and didactic verse , we may single out for notice three works belonging ...
Sivu 22
... takes the veil at the end , not in remorse or for love of Christ , but alle for falsede and frawde , and fear of her loverde ' . There is no lack of love , however , in the earlier Morte Arthure , a rhyming poem in eight - lined stanzas ...
... takes the veil at the end , not in remorse or for love of Christ , but alle for falsede and frawde , and fear of her loverde ' . There is no lack of love , however , in the earlier Morte Arthure , a rhyming poem in eight - lined stanzas ...
Sivu 24
... take the form of a serpent . In Twain and Gawain , a fine romance in couplets adapted from the Chevalier au Lion of Chrestien de Troyes , Gawain plays only a minor part . The poem deals chiefly with the adventures of Ywain , who , after ...
... take the form of a serpent . In Twain and Gawain , a fine romance in couplets adapted from the Chevalier au Lion of Chrestien de Troyes , Gawain plays only a minor part . The poem deals chiefly with the adventures of Ywain , who , after ...
Sivu 31
... take them with great Mastiffs , for Cats may not take them ' . He knew before his time that the earth was round , and ... takes on a colour , and his prose a richness , of sheer delight ; and here , as throughout the whole narrative , we ...
... take them with great Mastiffs , for Cats may not take them ' . He knew before his time that the earth was round , and ... takes on a colour , and his prose a richness , of sheer delight ; and here , as throughout the whole narrative , we ...
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