Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and Biographical, of British and American Authors, with Specimens of Their Writings, Volume 7Robert Chambers Amer. Book Exchange, 1879 - English literature |
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... land , That was of public right , As much as two strong oxen Could plough from morn till night : And they made a molten image , And set it up on high , And there it stands unto this day To witness if I lie . It stands in the Comitium ...
... land , That was of public right , As much as two strong oxen Could plough from morn till night : And they made a molten image , And set it up on high , And there it stands unto this day To witness if I lie . It stands in the Comitium ...
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... land ; Thy summons welcome as the cry Which told the Indian isles were nigh To the world - seeking Genoese , When the land - wind from woods of palm And orange groves , and fields of balm , Blew o'er the Haytien seas . Bozzaris ! with ...
... land ; Thy summons welcome as the cry Which told the Indian isles were nigh To the world - seeking Genoese , When the land - wind from woods of palm And orange groves , and fields of balm , Blew o'er the Haytien seas . Bozzaris ! with ...
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... land where chivalry was first wedded to literature - the land whose tongue laid the foundations of the greater part of modern poetry - the land where the people first rebelled against the tyranny of Rome - the land of the Menestrals and ...
... land where chivalry was first wedded to literature - the land whose tongue laid the foundations of the greater part of modern poetry - the land where the people first rebelled against the tyranny of Rome - the land of the Menestrals and ...
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