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... fell upon a day That wae did me betide . And ance it fell upon a day , A cauld day and a snell * , When we were frae the hunting come , That frae my horse I fell . The Queen o ' Fairies she caught me , In yon green hill to dwell . ' And ...
... fell upon a day That wae did me betide . And ance it fell upon a day , A cauld day and a snell * , When we were frae the hunting come , That frae my horse I fell . The Queen o ' Fairies she caught me , In yon green hill to dwell . ' And ...
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David Herbert. And then the gloom dispersed , and the wind fell , And the bright sun broke forth , and melted all The cloud ... fell Far off ; -anon her mate comes winging back From hunting , and a great way off descries Arnold Arnold His ...
David Herbert. And then the gloom dispersed , and the wind fell , And the bright sun broke forth , and melted all The cloud ... fell Far off ; -anon her mate comes winging back From hunting , and a great way off descries Arnold Arnold His ...
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... fell To the deck , his body took fire as if death made visible That burning spirit . For two more hours they fought , and at į seven They fired their last shell . Of her officers all but one were dead . Of her engineers All but one were ...
... fell To the deck , his body took fire as if death made visible That burning spirit . For two more hours they fought , and at į seven They fired their last shell . Of her officers all but one were dead . Of her engineers All but one were ...
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GEOFFREY CHAUCER 1340?1400 | 1 |
ROBERT HENRYSON c 14301506 | 7 |
ANONYMOUS | 15 |
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