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... matter of France ' , ' the matter of Britain ' , and ' the matter of Rome ' : the first comprising the Song of Roland and other less widely reputed French epics ; the second , the whole of the Arthurian legends and the ' Breton lays ...
... matter of France ' , ' the matter of Britain ' , and ' the matter of Rome ' : the first comprising the Song of Roland and other less widely reputed French epics ; the second , the whole of the Arthurian legends and the ' Breton lays ...
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... matters of the general public welfare , but carried satire also into that lesser field of women's fashions which ... matter treated in the play . The characters are legion : most are abstract personifications , but some were actual ...
... matters of the general public welfare , but carried satire also into that lesser field of women's fashions which ... matter treated in the play . The characters are legion : most are abstract personifications , but some were actual ...
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... matter so carrieth it , but thrust in Clownes by head and shoulders , to play a part in maiesticall matters , with neither decencie nor discretion : So as neither the admiration and commiseration , nor the right sportfulnes , is by ...
... matter so carrieth it , but thrust in Clownes by head and shoulders , to play a part in maiesticall matters , with neither decencie nor discretion : So as neither the admiration and commiseration , nor the right sportfulnes , is by ...
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UNTIL CHAUCER I | 1 |
CHAUCER HIS CONTEMPORARIES AND | 14 |
POPULAR LITERATURE | 43 |
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