A Hand-book of English Literature Intended for the Use of High Schools, as Well as a Companion and Guide for Private Students, and for General ReadersLee & Shepard, 1871 - 608 pages |
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Page v
... English Literature for the Latin School in Boston , was induced , after the adoption of the plan , to enlarge and perfect it , in order to supply an acknowledged want in popular education . It is not expected that this , or any ...
... English Literature for the Latin School in Boston , was induced , after the adoption of the plan , to enlarge and perfect it , in order to supply an acknowledged want in popular education . It is not expected that this , or any ...
Page viii
... English , " White's " Words and their Uses , " Marsh's " Lectures on the English Language , " Chambers's " Cyclo- pædia of English Literature , " and Morley's " Tables of English Literature . " He would also express his gratitude to ...
... English , " White's " Words and their Uses , " Marsh's " Lectures on the English Language , " Chambers's " Cyclo- pædia of English Literature , " and Morley's " Tables of English Literature . " He would also express his gratitude to ...
Page xv
... English people had their revenge upon the Nor- man element , especially in the obliteration of the original accent of words derived through that medium . The appellatives remain , but with anglicized spelling and accent ; so that the ...
... English people had their revenge upon the Nor- man element , especially in the obliteration of the original accent of words derived through that medium . The appellatives remain , but with anglicized spelling and accent ; so that the ...
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