Introduction to English Literature, Including a Number of Classic Works. With Notes |
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... beauty and chivalry of the whole realm . French became the social language of the ruling classes ; and the Anglo- Saxons , reduced to servitude , were despised . It required many generations to break down this harsh antagonism . The ...
... beauty and chivalry of the whole realm . French became the social language of the ruling classes ; and the Anglo- Saxons , reduced to servitude , were despised . It required many generations to break down this harsh antagonism . The ...
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... beauty . It was only after a protracted suit that the poet met with encouragement and was able to say , " After long storms ' and tempests ' sad assay , Which hardly I endured heretofore , In dread of death , and dangerous dismay , With ...
... beauty . It was only after a protracted suit that the poet met with encouragement and was able to say , " After long storms ' and tempests ' sad assay , Which hardly I endured heretofore , In dread of death , and dangerous dismay , With ...
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... beauty he did take in hand All other dames to have exceeded farre ; I in defence of mine did likewise stand , Mine , that did then shine as the morning starre . So both to batteill fierce arraunged arre ; In which his harder fortune was ...
... beauty he did take in hand All other dames to have exceeded farre ; I in defence of mine did likewise stand , Mine , that did then shine as the morning starre . So both to batteill fierce arraunged arre ; In which his harder fortune was ...
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... beauty hand - - = like a fair lady , but she false or counterfeit beauty . - Did take in did undertake to maintain by the sword . 7. Dye of war XXXVII . 3 . 4. Whether Matt . xxvii . 21 . 8. Frælissa = = die or chance of war . I cast ...
... beauty hand - - = like a fair lady , but she false or counterfeit beauty . - Did take in did undertake to maintain by the sword . 7. Dye of war XXXVII . 3 . 4. Whether Matt . xxvii . 21 . 8. Frælissa = = die or chance of war . I cast ...
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... beauty . They were composed , as he tells us , as a recreation from severer studies , but contain , nevertheless , the richest results of his thinking and experience . They were popular from the time of their publication ; they were at ...
... beauty . They were composed , as he tells us , as a recreation from severer studies , but contain , nevertheless , the richest results of his thinking and experience . They were popular from the time of their publication ; they were at ...
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Æneid ancient Anglo-Saxon answer'd ANTONIO Archimago Aristotle Astolat BASSANIO beauty born called century character Christian church critics dear death delight doth Dryden ducats England English eyes Faery Queene fair Fair lord faire lady faith father fear genius give GOBBO grace GRATIANO Guinevere hand hath hear heart heaven human JESSICA King knight lady Lancelot Lavaine learning light literary literature live look lord LORENZO maid master Merchant of Venice mind nature NERISSA never noble o'er once pleasure poem poet poetry Pope PORTIA praise pray Queen rich SALANIO SALARINO says SCENE sche sense Shakespeare SHYLOCK Sir Lancelot Sir Roger song soul speak Spenser spirit sweet tell thee ther things thou thought tion truth unto Venice verse virtue Westminster Abbey word Wordsworth writings youth