A Biographical History of English Literature: Being an Elementary Introduction to the Greater English WritersW. & R.Chambers, 1879 |
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Side 12
... dying , Was the Norman Baron lying . Ex . 2. State which of the following sentences are prose , and which verse , and why :( a ) He took it deeply to heart ; it preyed upon his mind , and he soon lost his senses , and died . ( 6 ) Hark ...
... dying , Was the Norman Baron lying . Ex . 2. State which of the following sentences are prose , and which verse , and why :( a ) He took it deeply to heart ; it preyed upon his mind , and he soon lost his senses , and died . ( 6 ) Hark ...
Side 18
... died in 680. Only one MS . of his poem exists . The Norman monks looked upon English books ( " AngloSaxon MSS . ” ) as “ old and useless , " and cleaned the writing off the parchment with pumice stone , and then used it for their own ...
... died in 680. Only one MS . of his poem exists . The Norman monks looked upon English books ( " AngloSaxon MSS . ” ) as “ old and useless , " and cleaned the writing off the parchment with pumice stone , and then used it for their own ...
Side 20
... died in 735. He was born at Monkwearmouth , a small town at the mouth of the Wear , in Durham , and lived the greater part of his life in the monastery of Jarrow - upon - Tyne . He wrote an Ecclesiastical History and a large number of ...
... died in 735. He was born at Monkwearmouth , a small town at the mouth of the Wear , in Durham , and lived the greater part of his life in the monastery of Jarrow - upon - Tyne . He wrote an Ecclesiastical History and a large number of ...
Side 43
... died ; Richard II . succeeded to the throne ; and Chaucer was appointed one of the king's esquires . 5. In the year 1382 , he was made Comptroller of the Petty Customs , but he also retained his office of Comptroller of the Customs of ...
... died ; Richard II . succeeded to the throne ; and Chaucer was appointed one of the king's esquires . 5. In the year 1382 , he was made Comptroller of the Petty Customs , but he also retained his office of Comptroller of the Customs of ...
Side 44
... died . He was in debt too , and had to assign his two pensions to one John Sealby . But , soon after , Richard II . dismissed his council and broke up the regency ; the Lancastrian party returned to power , and Chaucer was appointed ...
... died . He was in debt too , and had to assign his two pensions to one John Sealby . But , soon after , Richard II . dismissed his council and broke up the regency ; the Lancastrian party returned to power , and Chaucer was appointed ...
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