Shaw's New History of English Literature: Prepared on the Basis of Shaw's ManualSheldon, 1883 - 404 páginas |
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... nature could bear no more . For a few days before his death he suffered acutely , but bore his sufferings with manly fortitude . On the 14th of November he was relieved from them , dying suddenly of aneurism . His death was regarded as ...
... nature could bear no more . For a few days before his death he suffered acutely , but bore his sufferings with manly fortitude . On the 14th of November he was relieved from them , dying suddenly of aneurism . His death was regarded as ...
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... to general nature . The plan of the Canterbury Tales , though very simple , is masterly . It enables the poet to make the representatives THE CANTERBURY TALES . 35 of various classes of society 34 THE CANTERBURY TALES .
... to general nature . The plan of the Canterbury Tales , though very simple , is masterly . It enables the poet to make the representatives THE CANTERBURY TALES . 35 of various classes of society 34 THE CANTERBURY TALES .
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... nature , and exquisite ingenuity of incident . It is much to be regretted that the comic stories turn upor . events of a kind which the refinement of modern manner : renders it impossible to analyze ; but it should be.
... nature , and exquisite ingenuity of incident . It is much to be regretted that the comic stories turn upor . events of a kind which the refinement of modern manner : renders it impossible to analyze ; but it should be.
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... nature and a readiness which marks the man of the world , he offers to tell " a litel thing in prose ; " and commences the long allegorical tale of Melibeus and his wife Prudence , in which , though the matter is often tiresome enough ...
... nature and a readiness which marks the man of the world , he offers to tell " a litel thing in prose ; " and commences the long allegorical tale of Melibeus and his wife Prudence , in which , though the matter is often tiresome enough ...
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... nature | in here | corages : — Thanne longen folk | to gon | on pil | grimages , " & c . In these verses the French accent must be given to the words äcour , vertue , na ture , corages , in order to meet the requirements of the rhythm ...
... nature | in here | corages : — Thanne longen folk | to gon | on pil | grimages , " & c . In these verses the French accent must be given to the words äcour , vertue , na ture , corages , in order to meet the requirements of the rhythm ...
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