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... became gradually detached from the religious services proper , and were taken over by outsiders . The more elaborate these dramatizations of the Bible became , the more need there was for expendi- ture , for careful planning , and for ...
... became gradually detached from the religious services proper , and were taken over by outsiders . The more elaborate these dramatizations of the Bible became , the more need there was for expendi- ture , for careful planning , and for ...
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... became total . In another of his sonnets Milton tells us how he felt about it . When I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days , in this dark world and wide , And that one talent which is death to hide Lodged with me useless ...
... became total . In another of his sonnets Milton tells us how he felt about it . When I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days , in this dark world and wide , And that one talent which is death to hide Lodged with me useless ...
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... became fashionable . " Whatever men may now think of the Os- sianic poems , " wrote the poet Wordsworth in the early nineteenth century , " there cannot be a doubt that these mountain monotones took the heart of Europe with a new ...
... became fashionable . " Whatever men may now think of the Os- sianic poems , " wrote the poet Wordsworth in the early nineteenth century , " there cannot be a doubt that these mountain monotones took the heart of Europe with a new ...
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THE BEGINNINGS OF LITERATURE IN ENGLAND | 3 |
CHAUCER AND HIS TIMES | 27 |
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