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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... Knight ; ed . R. Morris , E.E.T.S. , 1864 , II . 1476-1507 . ) She came to the bedside and looked on the knight , and Gawain gave her fit greeting , and she greeted him again with ready words and sat her by his side and laughed , and ...
... Knight ; ed . R. Morris , E.E.T.S. , 1864 , II . 1476-1507 . ) She came to the bedside and looked on the knight , and Gawain gave her fit greeting , and she greeted him again with ready words and sat her by his side and laughed , and ...
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... knight of yesterday ! And he shall die to - morrow ; name another . Trav . Not so fast , sir , you must take some breath . Bos . I care no more for killing half a dozen Knights of the lower house , I mean that are not Descended from ...
... knight of yesterday ! And he shall die to - morrow ; name another . Trav . Not so fast , sir , you must take some breath . Bos . I care no more for killing half a dozen Knights of the lower house , I mean that are not Descended from ...
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... knight , The lesse had beene her shame ; But she hath chose her a lazar man , A lazar both blinde and lame . ' ' If this be true , thou Aldingar , The tyding thou tellest to me , Then will I make thee a rich rich knight , Rich both of ...
... knight , The lesse had beene her shame ; But she hath chose her a lazar man , A lazar both blinde and lame . ' ' If this be true , thou Aldingar , The tyding thou tellest to me , Then will I make thee a rich rich knight , Rich both of ...
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HALFHEATHEN POETRY | 7 |
LATIN WRITERS BEFORE ÆLFRED | 16 |
POETRY FROM ALFRED TO THE CONQUEST | 23 |
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