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Animal symbolism was commonly used not only in church architecture and
ornamentation but also in the signs of hostelries , inns , theaters , and other
business establishments.6 The Boar's Head , the Bear , the Mermaid , the Swan ,
and the ...
Animal symbolism was commonly used not only in church architecture and
ornamentation but also in the signs of hostelries , inns , theaters , and other
business establishments.6 The Boar's Head , the Bear , the Mermaid , the Swan ,
and the ...
Page 37
In the first part of his Latin Tripartite Chronicle , John Gower gives an account of
the years 1387-1388 , in which Richard is the villain , and the heroes are the
swan ( Gloucester ) , the horse ( Arundel ) , and the bear ( Warwick ) .38 In
Richard ...
In the first part of his Latin Tripartite Chronicle , John Gower gives an account of
the years 1387-1388 , in which Richard is the villain , and the heroes are the
swan ( Gloucester ) , the horse ( Arundel ) , and the bear ( Warwick ) .38 In
Richard ...
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16 Beasts also , Wilson points out , can teach man a lesson in how to bear grief :
The cow lacking her calf ; the doe , her fawn ; and the hind , her calf , " seing their
lacke to be without remedy , ... cease their sorrow within short space .
16 Beasts also , Wilson points out , can teach man a lesson in how to bear grief :
The cow lacking her calf ; the doe , her fawn ; and the hind , her calf , " seing their
lacke to be without remedy , ... cease their sorrow within short space .
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| Title | Animal Conventions in English Renaissance Non-religious Prose, 1550-1600 |
| Author | William Meredith Carroll |
| Publisher | Bookman Associates, 1954 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 31 Aug 2010 |
| Length | 166 pages |
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