Chambers's Cyclopædia of English Literature, Volume 1J.B. Lippincott Company, 1902 - American literature |
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Page 19
... court of Charles the Bald , and heard , no doubt , of the education which Charles the Great had given to the empire , for when he under- took a similar task in England he followed the methods and the practice of the emperor . When he ...
... court of Charles the Bald , and heard , no doubt , of the education which Charles the Great had given to the empire , for when he under- took a similar task in England he followed the methods and the practice of the emperor . When he ...
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... Court poetry of England takes an entirely new turn ; for , though Chaucer's successors could but very imperfectly follow in his footsteps , it was yet in his footsteps that they tried to walk . Thus the period of some three hundred and ...
... Court poetry of England takes an entirely new turn ; for , though Chaucer's successors could but very imperfectly follow in his footsteps , it was yet in his footsteps that they tried to walk . Thus the period of some three hundred and ...
Page 42
... court , i - armed wel inou , And evene as the ssire sat to the tounes ende him drou . Hii alighte with drawe suerd with macis manion , And with mani an hard stroc rumede hor wey anon . Vort hii come up to the deis and the sserreve vaste ...
... court , i - armed wel inou , And evene as the ssire sat to the tounes ende him drou . Hii alighte with drawe suerd with macis manion , And with mani an hard stroc rumede hor wey anon . Vort hii come up to the deis and the sserreve vaste ...
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... Court on the one hand , and of the Londoners on the other . Papal bulls were issued against him , but an attempt to enforce them at Lambeth met the same fate as the previous trial at St Paul's ; and meanwhile the Great Council showed ...
... Court on the one hand , and of the Londoners on the other . Papal bulls were issued against him , but an attempt to enforce them at Lambeth met the same fate as the previous trial at St Paul's ; and meanwhile the Great Council showed ...
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... court had asked as the first of the king's promised boons only that he should have his meat and drink for a twelvemonth . The request was thought plebeian , and Sir Kay , the seneschal , while he dubbed him Beaumains because of his fair ...
... court had asked as the first of the king's promised boons only that he should have his meat and drink for a twelvemonth . The request was thought plebeian , and Sir Kay , the seneschal , while he dubbed him Beaumains because of his fair ...
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