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... classes . These classes were more obviously different than are social classes to - day . One could tell a duke by his clothes and his retinue ; now rank conceals itself . Classes were more fixed in the middle ages . Roughly speaking ...
... classes . These classes were more obviously different than are social classes to - day . One could tell a duke by his clothes and his retinue ; now rank conceals itself . Classes were more fixed in the middle ages . Roughly speaking ...
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... Classes . - The king was the head of the feudal state . From him , directly or indirectly , nobility and gentry held their land ; each pledged himself to come with his men to the support of his lord in time of need . Feudalism had to do ...
... Classes . - The king was the head of the feudal state . From him , directly or indirectly , nobility and gentry held their land ; each pledged himself to come with his men to the support of his lord in time of need . Feudalism had to do ...
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... class - conscious movement of the working - men , and was feared by the middle classes , and scorned by the upper classes . After much unsuccessful agitation , including a great procession and a monster petition to the House of Commons ...
... class - conscious movement of the working - men , and was feared by the middle classes , and scorned by the upper classes . After much unsuccessful agitation , including a great procession and a monster petition to the House of Commons ...
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THE BACKGROUNDS OF ENGLISH LITERATURE | 3 |
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
VERSE | 15 |
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