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... delight of those who were finding out how good it was to be able to read stories for themselves . He took pains to find out what would please the people , and though he was not entirely guided by the public taste , but printed his own ...
... delight of those who were finding out how good it was to be able to read stories for themselves . He took pains to find out what would please the people , and though he was not entirely guided by the public taste , but printed his own ...
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... delight of the audience . Until you have read A Midsummer Night's Dream for yourself you can have no idea what a delightful play it is . The lovely fairy scenes ; the interesting story of the four lovers ; the fun and high spirits of ...
... delight of the audience . Until you have read A Midsummer Night's Dream for yourself you can have no idea what a delightful play it is . The lovely fairy scenes ; the interesting story of the four lovers ; the fun and high spirits of ...
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... delight . " I want you , , " she wrote to Cassandra , " that I have got my own darling child from London . " A little later she wrote again : to tell • Miss B. dined with us on the very day of the book's coming , and in the evening we ...
... delight . " I want you , , " she wrote to Cassandra , " that I have got my own darling child from London . " A little later she wrote again : to tell • Miss B. dined with us on the very day of the book's coming , and in the evening we ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I THE LAYS OF THE FIGHTINGMEN | 13 |
THE SINGERS OF THE CHURCH | 26 |
THE MONKS AND THEIR BOOKS | 32 |
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