Chamber's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and Biographical, of Authors in the English Tongue from the Earliest Times Till the Present Day, with Specimens of Their Writings, Volume 1J. B. Lippincott, 1910 - American literature |
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... heart of man . The Seafarer is perhaps a dramatic dialogue between an old and a young sailor , each telling of their terrible days at sea , yet each confessing the wild fascination of a sailor's life . The Husband's Message , or rather ...
... heart of man . The Seafarer is perhaps a dramatic dialogue between an old and a young sailor , each telling of their terrible days at sea , yet each confessing the wild fascination of a sailor's life . The Husband's Message , or rather ...
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... heart , part in hand she bore . ' Adam , O my Lord , this apple is so sweet , Blithe within the breast ; bright this messenger ; I see gear ' Tis an Angel good from God ! By his That he is the errand - bringer of our heavenly King ! I ...
... heart , part in hand she bore . ' Adam , O my Lord , this apple is so sweet , Blithe within the breast ; bright this messenger ; I see gear ' Tis an Angel good from God ! By his That he is the errand - bringer of our heavenly King ! I ...
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... heart's ease ] fro the tyme that we woste [ knew ] of yowr sekenesse , tyl we woste verely of your a - mendyng . My moder be hestyd [ vowed ] a nodyr [ another ] ymmage of wax of the weytte of yow to oyer Lady of Walsyngham , and sche ...
... heart's ease ] fro the tyme that we woste [ knew ] of yowr sekenesse , tyl we woste verely of your a - mendyng . My moder be hestyd [ vowed ] a nodyr [ another ] ymmage of wax of the weytte of yow to oyer Lady of Walsyngham , and sche ...
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... heart of the Bruce . After the Bruce's death the good Sir James Douglas - about whom is first found in this poem the noble apostrophe : O Dowglas , O Dowglas , Tender and trewe- enclosed the heart in a silver casket , according to his ...
... heart of the Bruce . After the Bruce's death the good Sir James Douglas - about whom is first found in this poem the noble apostrophe : O Dowglas , O Dowglas , Tender and trewe- enclosed the heart in a silver casket , according to his ...
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... heart as the general good of his people . By his violent and illegal confiscations he alienated the majority of his nobles , and by rash impositions he made himself unpopular with his subjects at large . His assassination ( 1437 ) in ...
... heart as the general good of his people . By his violent and illegal confiscations he alienated the majority of his nobles , and by rash impositions he made himself unpopular with his subjects at large . His assassination ( 1437 ) in ...
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