Chambers's readings in English prose ... 1558 to 1860 |
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Vor bote a man couthe French me For but a man know French men tolth of hym
wel lute ; tell of him well little ; Ac lowe men holdeth to Englyss and But low men
hold to English and to to her kunde speche yute . their natural speech yet .
Vor bote a man couthe French me For but a man know French men tolth of hym
wel lute ; tell of him well little ; Ac lowe men holdeth to Englyss and But low men
hold to English and to to her kunde speche yute . their natural speech yet .
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... for whether the sheepe were theyr owne , or whether they were servaunts , I
cannot tell : for it is not expressed in the booke , but it is most lyke they were
servauntes , and theyr maysters had put them in trust to keepe theyr sheepe .
Now if ...
... for whether the sheepe were theyr owne , or whether they were servaunts , I
cannot tell : for it is not expressed in the booke , but it is most lyke they were
servauntes , and theyr maysters had put them in trust to keepe theyr sheepe .
Now if ...
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I will tell you , quoth she , and tell you a troth , which perchance ye will mervell at .
One of the greatest benefites , that ever God gave me , is , that he sent me so
sharpe and severe Parentes , and so jentle à scholemaster . For when I am in ...
I will tell you , quoth she , and tell you a troth , which perchance ye will mervell at .
One of the greatest benefites , that ever God gave me , is , that he sent me so
sharpe and severe Parentes , and so jentle à scholemaster . For when I am in ...
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Then would he tell them stories of such gallants as he had known ; and so , with
pleasant company , beguiled the time ' s haste , and shortened the way ' s length ,
till they came to the side of the wood , where the hounds were in couples ...
Then would he tell them stories of such gallants as he had known ; and so , with
pleasant company , beguiled the time ' s haste , and shortened the way ' s length ,
till they came to the side of the wood , where the hounds were in couples ...
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It is good in discourse , and speech of conversation , to vary and intermingle
speech of the present occasion with arguments , tales with reasons , asking of
questions with telling of opinions , and jest with earnest ; for it is a dull thing to tire
, and ...
It is good in discourse , and speech of conversation , to vary and intermingle
speech of the present occasion with arguments , tales with reasons , asking of
questions with telling of opinions , and jest with earnest ; for it is a dull thing to tire
, and ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Chambers's readings in English prose ... 1558 to 1860 |
| Author | Chambers W. and R., ltd |
| Published | 1865 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 28 Jul 2006 |
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