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 1 |
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... grete , Of wyne , of oyll and of whete ; And graunt thi childre all To worship the , both grete and small ; Who - so the blyssys , blyssed be he ; Who - so the waris , wared be he . Now has thou my grete blyssyng , Love the shall all ...
... grete , Of wyne , of oyll and of whete ; And graunt thi childre all To worship the , both grete and small ; Who - so the blyssys , blyssed be he ; Who - so the waris , wared be he . Now has thou my grete blyssyng , Love the shall all ...
Page 92
... grete myght , as he is the seruaunt of Ihesu bothe day and nyght . In 1896 it was pointed out that the name of a Sir Thomas Malorie occurs among those of a number of Lancastrians excluded from a general pardon granted by Edward IV . in ...
... grete myght , as he is the seruaunt of Ihesu bothe day and nyght . In 1896 it was pointed out that the name of a Sir Thomas Malorie occurs among those of a number of Lancastrians excluded from a general pardon granted by Edward IV . in ...
Page 94
... grete hors , and a grene shelde and a grene spere . And thenne they ranne to - gyders with al their myghtes , and brake their speres unto their handes , and thenne they drewe their swerdes , and gaf many sadde strokes , and either of ...
... grete hors , and a grene shelde and a grene spere . And thenne they ranne to - gyders with al their myghtes , and brake their speres unto their handes , and thenne they drewe their swerdes , and gaf many sadde strokes , and either of ...
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HALFHEATHEN POETRY | 7 |
LATIN WRITERS BEFORE ÆLFRED | 16 |
POETRY FROM ALFRED TO THE CONQUEST | 23 |
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