A Biographical History of English Literature: Being an Elementary Introduction to the Greater English WritersW. & R.Chambers, 1879 |
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... example , Sir John Mandeville hardly knows when to end his sentences , some of which even overflow the page ; and his notion of organizing a sentence is extremely weak and vague . On the other hand , the sentences of Macaulay , in the ...
... example , Sir John Mandeville hardly knows when to end his sentences , some of which even overflow the page ; and his notion of organizing a sentence is extremely weak and vague . On the other hand , the sentences of Macaulay , in the ...
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... example : Roll , O rill , * for ever ! Rest not , lest thy wavelets Sheen as shining crystal , Shrink and sink to darkness ! * A vowel correspondence like roll and rill is called a half - assonance . Lave with living water Lowly growing ...
... example : Roll , O rill , * for ever ! Rest not , lest thy wavelets Sheen as shining crystal , Shrink and sink to darkness ! * A vowel correspondence like roll and rill is called a half - assonance . Lave with living water Lowly growing ...
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... examples of alliteration . 43. How long was this in use ? 44. What influence had this form on the heart of the language ... example . 62. What proportion does iambic pentameter bear to any other metre ? 63. What is it called when rhymed ...
... examples of alliteration . 43. How long was this in use ? 44. What influence had this form on the heart of the language ... example . 62. What proportion does iambic pentameter bear to any other metre ? 63. What is it called when rhymed ...
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... example , ( 1 ) The Ecclesiastical History of Bede ; ( 2 ) The Ancient History of Orosius ; and ( 3 ) The Consolations of Philosophy by Boethius . To these he added original matter of his own . His colleague in this work was ASSER , a ...
... example , ( 1 ) The Ecclesiastical History of Bede ; ( 2 ) The Ancient History of Orosius ; and ( 3 ) The Consolations of Philosophy by Boethius . To these he added original matter of his own . His colleague in this work was ASSER , a ...
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... example . So modern German beispiel . 7. Reckon . The words recount , tell , and reckon contain the double meaning of relate and tell . 8. Hit , the old form of it , and the proper neuter of he . The old possessive of hit was his . The ...
... example . So modern German beispiel . 7. Reckon . The words recount , tell , and reckon contain the double meaning of relate and tell . 8. Hit , the old form of it , and the proper neuter of he . The old possessive of hit was his . The ...
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