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... wonderful Spectator papers ; it was , however , those smooth , polished , flattering verses that brought the greatest reward . This is how he described Marlborough : " Twas then great Marlbro's mighty soul was prov'd , That , in the ...
... wonderful Spectator papers ; it was , however , those smooth , polished , flattering verses that brought the greatest reward . This is how he described Marlborough : " Twas then great Marlbro's mighty soul was prov'd , That , in the ...
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... wonderful descriptions . There were faults in plenty in the poem , and even things which a harsh critic might call absurdities , but it was nevertheless a great and wonderful work . Its opening line is so well known now that it has ...
... wonderful descriptions . There were faults in plenty in the poem , and even things which a harsh critic might call absurdities , but it was nevertheless a great and wonderful work . Its opening line is so well known now that it has ...
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... wonderful word - pictures of the places he had visited in his travels . The following passage is an example : As I climbed the long slope of the Alban Mount , the storm swept finally to the north , and the noble outline of the domes of ...
... wonderful word - pictures of the places he had visited in his travels . The following passage is an example : As I climbed the long slope of the Alban Mount , the storm swept finally to the north , and the noble outline of the domes of ...
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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