The Story of English LiteratureThe function of an introduction to English literature is to interest students in the content and spirit of great books and their relation to their times and to one another. |
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... passing of the ark comes a procession of other scenes , each wagon pausing long enough before the crowd to permit the ... pass us by , and after these come a few scenes from the life of Christ . One of these , in which the beauty of a ...
... passing of the ark comes a procession of other scenes , each wagon pausing long enough before the crowd to permit the ... pass us by , and after these come a few scenes from the life of Christ . One of these , in which the beauty of a ...
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... pass the countries that I see In long perspective , and continually Taste their pure fountains . First the realm I'll pass Of Flora , and old Pan : sleep in the grass , Feed upon apples red , and strawberries , And choose each pleasure ...
... pass the countries that I see In long perspective , and continually Taste their pure fountains . First the realm I'll pass Of Flora , and old Pan : sleep in the grass , Feed upon apples red , and strawberries , And choose each pleasure ...
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... pass by . He drove the man from under Beatrix's very window , whereof the casement had been set open . The sun was shining though ' twas November : he had seen the market - carts rolling into London , the guard relieved at the palace ...
... pass by . He drove the man from under Beatrix's very window , whereof the casement had been set open . The sun was shining though ' twas November : he had seen the market - carts rolling into London , the guard relieved at the palace ...
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THE BEGINNINGS OF LITERATURE IN ENGLAND | 3 |
CHAUCER AND HIS TIMES | 27 |
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