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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... thing . The Plough - Riddle xxii . Nitherward my neb is set , deep inclined I fare ; And along the ground I grub ... things . ' And immediately Cædmon began a hymn in praise of the World's Upbuilder , and awakening , remembered what ...
... thing . The Plough - Riddle xxii . Nitherward my neb is set , deep inclined I fare ; And along the ground I grub ... things . ' And immediately Cædmon began a hymn in praise of the World's Upbuilder , and awakening , remembered what ...
Page 124
... thing a man may pyke out therof , fo think I that ther is almost no tale fo foolysh , but that yet in one matter or other ... things after his own sweet will ' -phrases not yet done to death by three centuries of use and abuse . ' Grass ...
... thing a man may pyke out therof , fo think I that ther is almost no tale fo foolysh , but that yet in one matter or other ... things after his own sweet will ' -phrases not yet done to death by three centuries of use and abuse . ' Grass ...
Page 133
... things that are of God , but the things that are of men . Then Jesus said to his disciples , If any man wil come after me , let him denie him self , and take up his crosse and follow me . For he that will save his life , shal lose it ...
... things that are of God , but the things that are of men . Then Jesus said to his disciples , If any man wil come after me , let him denie him self , and take up his crosse and follow me . For he that will save his life , shal lose it ...
Page 143
... things abrode , which I desire not as things sufficientli known and valewd . O what pleasure is it to lacke pleasures , and how honorable is it to fli from honors throws . Among other lacks I lack painted bucrum to lai betweyne bokes ...
... things abrode , which I desire not as things sufficientli known and valewd . O what pleasure is it to lacke pleasures , and how honorable is it to fli from honors throws . Among other lacks I lack painted bucrum to lai betweyne bokes ...
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... things , crosses , jewels in the forms of swans , fleur - de - lis , cocks , pigeons , cockle - shells , and one purple covering embroidered with ' thistles and a unicorn . ' Why James selected or used this badge has not been explained ...
... things , crosses , jewels in the forms of swans , fleur - de - lis , cocks , pigeons , cockle - shells , and one purple covering embroidered with ' thistles and a unicorn . ' Why James selected or used this badge has not been explained ...
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