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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... line , and two in the second ; but , while each of those in the first line is usually preceded by either one or two unaccented syllables , commonly only one of those in the second line is so preceded . The second line , therefore , is ...
... line , and two in the second ; but , while each of those in the first line is usually preceded by either one or two unaccented syllables , commonly only one of those in the second line is so preceded . The second line , therefore , is ...
Pagina 123
... lines ; the Assembly of Fowls , 694 lines ; the Flower and the Leaf , 595 lines ; the Court of Love , 1442 lines ; together with many ballads and other minor pieces : and in prose ( besides portions of the Canterbury Tales ) , a ...
... lines ; the Assembly of Fowls , 694 lines ; the Flower and the Leaf , 595 lines ; the Court of Love , 1442 lines ; together with many ballads and other minor pieces : and in prose ( besides portions of the Canterbury Tales ) , a ...
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... lines . The Prologue to the Wife of Bath's Tale is fully as long . All the twenty - four tales are complete , except only the Cook's Tale , of which we have only a few lines , the Squire's Tale , which remains " half - told , " and the ...
... lines . The Prologue to the Wife of Bath's Tale is fully as long . All the twenty - four tales are complete , except only the Cook's Tale , of which we have only a few lines , the Squire's Tale , which remains " half - told , " and the ...
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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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