History of Prose Fiction, Volume 2G. Bell and sons, 1888 - Fiction |
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... whole nation would have been interested or flattered , as England must have been by the relation of the achievements of Arthur , or France by the history of Charlemagne . The fame of Belisarius was indeed illustrious , but as an enemy ...
... whole nation would have been interested or flattered , as England must have been by the relation of the achievements of Arthur , or France by the history of Charlemagne . The fame of Belisarius was indeed illustrious , but as an enemy ...
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... whole apartment . In the opposite corner he perceived the figure of a man , with a bended bow , and an arrow in his hand , prepared to shoot ; on his forehead was written , “ I am who I am ; nothing can escape my dart , not even yonder ...
... whole apartment . In the opposite corner he perceived the figure of a man , with a bended bow , and an arrow in his hand , prepared to shoot ; on his forehead was written , “ I am who I am ; nothing can escape my dart , not even yonder ...
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... whole of the thirteenth , and part of the fourteenth century , but the greatest number were written during the reign of St. Louis . Thus the era of the com- position of the Gesta Romanorum is subsequent to that of a large proportion of ...
... whole of the thirteenth , and part of the fourteenth century , but the greatest number were written during the reign of St. Louis . Thus the era of the com- position of the Gesta Romanorum is subsequent to that of a large proportion of ...
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... whole of the thirteenth century . " 66 66 99 1 The works of the Trouveurs and minstrels , however 1 " Les trouvères , " writes M. Leroux de Lincy , " sont principalement designés comme étant les veritables inventeurs de toutes les ...
... whole of the thirteenth century . " 66 66 99 1 The works of the Trouveurs and minstrels , however 1 " Les trouvères , " writes M. Leroux de Lincy , " sont principalement designés comme étant les veritables inventeurs de toutes les ...
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... whole story . Sometimes again the story was the same and the language different , which shows that the Fabliaux were altered at pleasure , either by the minstrel , when given him to set to music by the Trouveurs , or by the transcribers ...
... whole story . Sometimes again the story was the same and the language different , which shows that the Fabliaux were altered at pleasure , either by the minstrel , when given him to set to music by the Trouveurs , or by the transcribers ...
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Page 292 - As I walked through the wilderness of this world, I lighted on a certain place where was a den,* and laid me down in that place to sleep ; and as I slept, I dreamed a dream. I dreamed, and behold, I saw a man clothed with rags standing in a certain place, with his face from his own house, a book in his hand, and a great burden upon his back, Isa.