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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... tion , in the breaking up of the Roman empire , whatever we still possess of ancient literature , but had also , by its priesthood and its ritual , preserved the language of Rome in some sort still a living and spoken tongue - corrupted ...
... tion , in the breaking up of the Roman empire , whatever we still possess of ancient literature , but had also , by its priesthood and its ritual , preserved the language of Rome in some sort still a living and spoken tongue - corrupted ...
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... tion that had overwhelmed the country ? We have no historical record or statement as to this matter : the question can only be answered , in so far as it can be answered at all , from an examina- tion of such compositions of the time in ...
... tion that had overwhelmed the country ? We have no historical record or statement as to this matter : the question can only be answered , in so far as it can be answered at all , from an examina- tion of such compositions of the time in ...
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... tion of Ascham's Toxophilus was soon followed by an elaborate treatise expressly dedicated to the subject of English composi- tion - The Art of Rhetorick , for the use of all such as are studious of Eloquence , set forth in English , by ...
... tion of Ascham's Toxophilus was soon followed by an elaborate treatise expressly dedicated to the subject of English composi- tion - The Art of Rhetorick , for the use of all such as are studious of Eloquence , set forth in English , by ...
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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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