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Page 102
Meanwhile th ' incomparable Colon , To aid his friend began to fall on ; Him Ralph encountered , and straight grew A dismal combat ' twixt them two : Th ' one armed with metal , th ' other with wood , This fit for bruise , and that for ...
Meanwhile th ' incomparable Colon , To aid his friend began to fall on ; Him Ralph encountered , and straight grew A dismal combat ' twixt them two : Th ' one armed with metal , th ' other with wood , This fit for bruise , and that for ...
Page 162
Crabbe He heard , he trembled , and in fear resigned His boat : new terror filled his restless mind ; Furious he grew , and up the country ran , And there they seized him – a distempered man : Him we received , and to a parish - bed ...
Crabbe He heard , he trembled , and in fear resigned His boat : new terror filled his restless mind ; Furious he grew , and up the country ran , And there they seized him – a distempered man : Him we received , and to a parish - bed ...
Page 179
... once but that they both were books , Having a perfect faith in all that passed . Far stronger , now , grew the desire I felt To cleave unto this man ; but when I prayed To share his enterprise , he hurried on Reckless of me : I ...
... once but that they both were books , Having a perfect faith in all that passed . Far stronger , now , grew the desire I felt To cleave unto this man ; but when I prayed To share his enterprise , he hurried on Reckless of me : I ...
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Contents
GEOFFREY CHAUCER 1340?1400 | 1 |
ROBERT HENRYSON c 14301506 | 7 |
ANONYMOUS | 15 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Penguin Book of Narrative Verse Part 49 of Penguin poets |
| Editor | David Herbert |
| Compiled by | David Herbert |
| Publisher | Penguin Books, 1960 |
| Length | 462 pages |
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