A Manual of English Literature: And of the History of the English Language, from the Norman Conquest. With Numerous SpecimensGriffin, 1867 - 536 pagina's |
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... known as a distinct form of human speech . This English language , since become so famous , is ordinarily regarded as belonging to the Low - Germanic , or middle , group of the Gothic tongues . That is to say , it is classed with the ...
... known as a distinct form of human speech . This English language , since become so famous , is ordinarily regarded as belonging to the Low - Germanic , or middle , group of the Gothic tongues . That is to say , it is classed with the ...
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... known , and down to the tenth century our verse appears to have known no other ornament except that of alliteration . Hence , naturally , even after we had borrowed the practice of rhyme from the French or Romance writers , our poetry ...
... known , and down to the tenth century our verse appears to have known no other ornament except that of alliteration . Hence , naturally , even after we had borrowed the practice of rhyme from the French or Romance writers , our poetry ...
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... known , though partly composed before , were not published till then . John Evelyn , who , however , although a very miscellaneous as well as voluminous writer , has hardly left any work that is held in esteem for either style or ...
... known , though partly composed before , were not published till then . John Evelyn , who , however , although a very miscellaneous as well as voluminous writer , has hardly left any work that is held in esteem for either style or ...
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The Languages of Modern Europe | 1 |
The Celtic Languages and Literatures | 7 |
Original English commonly called Saxon or AngloSaxon | 15 |
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