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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... seems to have been com- mon even among the highest classes of the English . We have just seen that , when Alfred established his schools , they were as much needed for the nobility who had reached an advanced or mature age as for their ...
... seems to have been com- mon even among the highest classes of the English . We have just seen that , when Alfred established his schools , they were as much needed for the nobility who had reached an advanced or mature age as for their ...
Pagina 119
... seems quite satisfactory : " crooked shins ; " or " the shin towards the hock or ankle ? " 5 Bedaubed . 6 Mud . 8 Mr. Wright suggests fitter ; which does not seem to make sense . 9 Were worn out . 12 Fen , inud . 10 Wight . 11 Dirtied ...
... seems quite satisfactory : " crooked shins ; " or " the shin towards the hock or ankle ? " 5 Bedaubed . 6 Mud . 8 Mr. Wright suggests fitter ; which does not seem to make sense . 9 Were worn out . 12 Fen , inud . 10 Wight . 11 Dirtied ...
Pagina 175
... seems to have followed the manufacture of rhymes as a sort of trade , furnishing any quantity to order whenever he was called upon . On one occasion , for instance , we find him employed by the historian Whethamstede , who was abbot of ...
... seems to have followed the manufacture of rhymes as a sort of trade , furnishing any quantity to order whenever he was called upon . On one occasion , for instance , we find him employed by the historian Whethamstede , who was abbot of ...
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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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