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... experience of a race recorded Literature . in artistic form . The element of beauty must be present in greater or less degree , and such works must be inspired by a purpose to afford intellectual pleasure to the one who reads them or ...
... experience of a race recorded Literature . in artistic form . The element of beauty must be present in greater or less degree , and such works must be inspired by a purpose to afford intellectual pleasure to the one who reads them or ...
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... experiences of the warrior he must have been familiar , for his war- scenes are realistic , and the spirit of the soldier speaks in the vividness of his narrative . A traveler who knew the sea and had been in distant lands , a scholar ...
... experiences of the warrior he must have been familiar , for his war- scenes are realistic , and the spirit of the soldier speaks in the vividness of his narrative . A traveler who knew the sea and had been in distant lands , a scholar ...
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... experiences of the mariner , and has caught the spirit and the tone of the resound- ing waves . " Gan with speed the crowd of earls Hasten to ship . The steeds of the sea ' Round the shore of the ocean ready were standing , Cabled sea ...
... experiences of the mariner , and has caught the spirit and the tone of the resound- ing waves . " Gan with speed the crowd of earls Hasten to ship . The steeds of the sea ' Round the shore of the ocean ready were standing , Cabled sea ...
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... gentil herte , " is a favorite with the poet ; he uses it thrice elsewhere . A bit of experience is involved in the couplet ( lines 1589- 1590 ) SUGGESTIONS FOR STUDY " As sooth is sayd , elde 80 THE ANGLO - NORMAN PERIOD.
... gentil herte , " is a favorite with the poet ; he uses it thrice elsewhere . A bit of experience is involved in the couplet ( lines 1589- 1590 ) SUGGESTIONS FOR STUDY " As sooth is sayd , elde 80 THE ANGLO - NORMAN PERIOD.
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... experience , the mysterious occurrences that imply a supernatural source . The treatment is invariably simple and naïve , while the very artlessness of the narrative appeals with unusual force to the imagi- nation and emotions of the ...
... experience , the mysterious occurrences that imply a supernatural source . The treatment is invariably simple and naïve , while the very artlessness of the narrative appeals with unusual force to the imagi- nation and emotions of the ...
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