A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged from Sir John Mandeville to William Cowper : Consisting of Biographical Sketches of the Authors, Selections from Their Works, with Notes ... : Designed as a Text-book for the Highest Classes in Schools and for Junior Classes in Colleges, as Well as for Private Reading |
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... Called . 6 Advice . 7 One . 4 That is , the star to which the loadstone or magnet points . 10 May not , that is , cannot . 8 Subtle . 9 Think . lesse , 1 than wee mowe falle toward Hevene , 20 [ RICHARD II . MANDEVILLE . Spherical Form ...
... Called . 6 Advice . 7 One . 4 That is , the star to which the loadstone or magnet points . 10 May not , that is , cannot . 8 Subtle . 9 Think . lesse , 1 than wee mowe falle toward Hevene , 20 [ RICHARD II . MANDEVILLE . Spherical Form ...
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... called Wiclif's learning , ) " they should forfeit land , cattle , body , life , and goods , from their heirs for ever , and be condemned for heretics to God , enemies to the crown , and most arrant traitors to the land . " * 3 Or . 4 ...
... called Wiclif's learning , ) " they should forfeit land , cattle , body , life , and goods , from their heirs for ever , and be condemned for heretics to God , enemies to the crown , and most arrant traitors to the land . " * 3 Or . 4 ...
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... called forth by a transient sunshine , are nipped by frosts and scattered by storms . " Chaucer was born probably about the year 1328 , though all attempts to fix the precise year have utterly failed . His parentage is unknown , nor is ...
... called forth by a transient sunshine , are nipped by frosts and scattered by storms . " Chaucer was born probably about the year 1328 , though all attempts to fix the precise year have utterly failed . His parentage is unknown , nor is ...
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... called " The Tabard . " The Tabard was a " jacket , or sleeveless coat , worn in times past by noblemen in the wars , but now only by heralds , and is called their coat of arms in service . " - Speght . 2 Wenden - go , make way . 4 ...
... called " The Tabard . " The Tabard was a " jacket , or sleeveless coat , worn in times past by noblemen in the wars , but now only by heralds , and is called their coat of arms in service . " - Speght . 2 Wenden - go , make way . 4 ...
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... called a gentleman that , after God and good conscience all things left , ne doth his diligence and business to keepen his good name ; and Cassiodore saith , that it is a sign of a gentle heart , when a man loveth and desireth to have a ...
... called a gentleman that , after God and good conscience all things left , ne doth his diligence and business to keepen his good name ; and Cassiodore saith , that it is a sign of a gentle heart , when a man loveth and desireth to have a ...
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