Chamber's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and Biographical, of Authors in the English Tongue from the Earliest Times Till the Present Day, with Specimens of Their Writings, Volume 1 |
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... story of Heremod ; the story of Thrytho , which belongs to the ancient saga of Offa ; the story of Ingeld and Froda and Freaware , which was the origin of a whole circle of tales ; and , oldest of all , the story of Sigmund , which ...
... story of Heremod ; the story of Thrytho , which belongs to the ancient saga of Offa ; the story of Ingeld and Froda and Freaware , which was the origin of a whole circle of tales ; and , oldest of all , the story of Sigmund , which ...
Page 62
... story of the tragedies of great men told by the sporting Monk , seems at first sight obviously late , for one of the stories refers to the death of Bernabo Visconti of Milan in 1385. But it is possible , without hair - splitting , to ...
... story of the tragedies of great men told by the sporting Monk , seems at first sight obviously late , for one of the stories refers to the death of Bernabo Visconti of Milan in 1385. But it is possible , without hair - splitting , to ...
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... story of Appius and Virginia ( from the Roman de la Rose ) , the Pardoner's unblushing Prologue , with its reve- lations of the tricks of his wretched trade , and his story ( ultimately of Indian origin ) of the three ruffians who went ...
... story of Appius and Virginia ( from the Roman de la Rose ) , the Pardoner's unblushing Prologue , with its reve- lations of the tricks of his wretched trade , and his story ( ultimately of Indian origin ) of the three ruffians who went ...
Contents
HALFHEATHEN POETRY | 7 |
LATIN WRITERS BEFORE ÆLFRED | 16 |
POETRY FROM ALFRED TO THE CONQUEST | 23 |
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