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... least afflicted with the dry cough of a pedagogue , and though he would have been unlikely to show enthusiasm for Wordsworth's determination to be ' a teacher or nothing ' , it is probable that he could have said of himself as of the ...
... least afflicted with the dry cough of a pedagogue , and though he would have been unlikely to show enthusiasm for Wordsworth's determination to be ' a teacher or nothing ' , it is probable that he could have said of himself as of the ...
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... least of which ( King Arthur and the Romans ) was capable of being given a topical interest . A thorough - going appreciation of religious poetry is not confined to religious people ; nor is the fact that Malory's life was in- congruous ...
... least of which ( King Arthur and the Romans ) was capable of being given a topical interest . A thorough - going appreciation of religious poetry is not confined to religious people ; nor is the fact that Malory's life was in- congruous ...
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... least of German . After holding various clerical appointments in the provinces he became rector of All Hallows , Lombard Street , London , very shortly before his death . Of his fairly numerous writings none is now of even indirect ...
... least of German . After holding various clerical appointments in the provinces he became rector of All Hallows , Lombard Street , London , very shortly before his death . Of his fairly numerous writings none is now of even indirect ...
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UNTIL CHAUCER I | 1 |
CHAUCER HIS CONTEMPORARIES AND | 14 |
POPULAR LITERATURE | 43 |
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