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Pagina 76
The French becomes more frequent in the time of Edward II . , and is almost
exclusively used in that of Edward III . and Richard II . Still there are statutes in
Latin in the sixth and eighth years of the last - mentioned king . It is not
improbable that ...
The French becomes more frequent in the time of Edward II . , and is almost
exclusively used in that of Edward III . and Richard II . Still there are statutes in
Latin in the sixth and eighth years of the last - mentioned king . It is not
improbable that ...
Pagina 81
King Edward I. generally , " he continues , " or , according to Andrew of Wyntoun ,
constantly , spoke the French language , both in the council and in the field ,
many of his sayings in that idiom being recorded by our old historians . When , in
the ...
King Edward I. generally , " he continues , " or , according to Andrew of Wyntoun ,
constantly , spoke the French language , both in the council and in the field ,
many of his sayings in that idiom being recorded by our old historians . When , in
the ...
Pagina 107
unknown , perhaps the earliest writer of English verse subsequent to the
Conquest who deserves the name of a poet is Lawrence Minot , who lived and
wrote about the middle of the fourteenth century , and of the reign of Edward III .
His ten ...
unknown , perhaps the earliest writer of English verse subsequent to the
Conquest who deserves the name of a poet is Lawrence Minot , who lived and
wrote about the middle of the fourteenth century , and of the reign of Edward III .
His ten ...
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The Languages of Modern Europe | 1 |
The Celtic Languages and Literatures | 7 |
THE NINETEENTH CENTURY | 23 |
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | A Manual of English Literature: And of the History of the English Language, from the Norm Conquest; with Numerous Specimens |
| Auteur | George Lillie Craik |
| Editie | 8 |
| Uitgever | Griffin, 1880 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | de University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 9 juni 2017 |
| Lengte | 536 pagina's |
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