Outlines of English LiteratureH.C. Lea, 1865 - 489 Seiten |
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... give a complete Cata- logue of Stars . names - This method appears to unite the advantages of concise- ness and completeness ; for , should the reader push ais studies no farther , he may at least form clear ideas of the main boundaries ...
... give a complete Cata- logue of Stars . names - This method appears to unite the advantages of concise- ness and completeness ; for , should the reader push ais studies no farther , he may at least form clear ideas of the main boundaries ...
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... give an account of the English arnals from A. D. 1 ; and though the earlier portion , as might be expected , is filled with trivial and improbable fables , the accuracy and importance of the work , as a historical document , becomes im ...
... give an account of the English arnals from A. D. 1 ; and though the earlier portion , as might be expected , is filled with trivial and improbable fables , the accuracy and importance of the work , as a historical document , becomes im ...
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... give to the world an English version of the same curious work . 66 up- In his translation of Higden , Trevisa avoids what he calls " the old and ancient Englische ; " and the same author gives a most terrifying description of the ...
... give to the world an English version of the same curious work . 66 up- In his translation of Higden , Trevisa avoids what he calls " the old and ancient Englische ; " and the same author gives a most terrifying description of the ...
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... give ( as a multitude of poets , ancient and modern , have striven to do ) an air of antiquity to the language of his ' Faery Queen , ' in harmony with the romantic chivalry of its subject , set the example - unhappily followed by many ...
... give ( as a multitude of poets , ancient and modern , have striven to do ) an air of antiquity to the language of his ' Faery Queen , ' in harmony with the romantic chivalry of its subject , set the example - unhappily followed by many ...
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... give a better notion of the present condition of the language than more general description . It has been ascertained that the English now consists of about 38,000 words , of which 23,000 , or nearly five- eighths , are Anglo - Saxon in ...
... give a better notion of the present condition of the language than more general description . It has been ascertained that the English now consists of about 38,000 words , of which 23,000 , or nearly five- eighths , are Anglo - Saxon in ...
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