A Compendium of English Literature, chronologically arranged, from Sir John Mandeville to William Cowper ... Stereotype editionE. C. & J. Biddle, 1850 - 776 pages |
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... person and appearance had so changed , that , on his return , his friends , who had supposed him dead , did not know him . But so fixed was his habit of roving , that he set out a second time from his own country , and died at Leige ...
... person and appearance had so changed , that , on his return , his friends , who had supposed him dead , did not know him . But so fixed was his habit of roving , that he set out a second time from his own country , and died at Leige ...
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... persons of both sexes retired to the country to enjoy the fresh air , and pass TEN DAYS agreeably . ( Hence the name DECAMERON , from the Greek dɛɛа ( dekа ) " ten , " and μɛpa ( hemera ) " a day . " Their princi- pal amusement was in ...
... persons of both sexes retired to the country to enjoy the fresh air , and pass TEN DAYS agreeably . ( Hence the name DECAMERON , from the Greek dɛɛа ( dekа ) " ten , " and μɛpa ( hemera ) " a day . " Their princi- pal amusement was in ...
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... person obstinate , What so he were of high or low estate , Him would he snibben2 sharply for the nonés : 3 A better priest I trow that no where none is . He waited after no pomp or reverence , Ne makéd him no spicéd conscience ; But ...
... person obstinate , What so he were of high or low estate , Him would he snibben2 sharply for the nonés : 3 A better priest I trow that no where none is . He waited after no pomp or reverence , Ne makéd him no spicéd conscience ; But ...
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... person . 6 Mr Tytler imagines that this relates to the pairing of the birds ; but the word couple seems here to be used as a musical term . Come , summer , come ! the sweet season and 1422-1461 . ] 39 JAMES I. OF SCOTLAND . On his Beloved.
... person . 6 Mr Tytler imagines that this relates to the pairing of the birds ; but the word couple seems here to be used as a musical term . Come , summer , come ! the sweet season and 1422-1461 . ] 39 JAMES I. OF SCOTLAND . On his Beloved.
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... person the invention is rightfully due . There is not space here to give even an outline of these controversies ; I can merely give the result . The two cities which claim the discovery are Haarlem or Haerlem , a city of North Holland ...
... person the invention is rightfully due . There is not space here to give even an outline of these controversies ; I can merely give the result . The two cities which claim the discovery are Haarlem or Haerlem , a city of North Holland ...
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