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Page 520
... Beowulf . Canto xiv . Rothgar pro- poses to reward the courage of Beowulf by the gift of his daughter's hand . In the fifteenth , the mansion is cleansed and repaired , and adorned for the approaching festivity ; and the sword of ...
... Beowulf . Canto xiv . Rothgar pro- poses to reward the courage of Beowulf by the gift of his daughter's hand . In the fifteenth , the mansion is cleansed and repaired , and adorned for the approaching festivity ; and the sword of ...
Page 521
... Beowulf the murderer of her son but Beowulf's attack is deemed justifiable . Next , Beowulf goes to sea , apparently to fish for whales : but he takes a sea - worm of enormous length , which wounds him ; and this he attri- butes to the ...
... Beowulf the murderer of her son but Beowulf's attack is deemed justifiable . Next , Beowulf goes to sea , apparently to fish for whales : but he takes a sea - worm of enormous length , which wounds him ; and this he attri- butes to the ...
Page 522
... Beowulf . The final separation of these per- sonages has much the appearance of an historical narrative ; and the singular complacency of detail , with which the hoard of Beowulf is catalogued , indicates the information of an inmate ...
... Beowulf . The final separation of these per- sonages has much the appearance of an historical narrative ; and the singular complacency of detail , with which the hoard of Beowulf is catalogued , indicates the information of an inmate ...
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