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... included within the borders of ( 3 ) the West Saxons , while ( 4 ) the central division of the island , also Anglian , sur- rounded on three sides by these other kingdoms , and on the west by the Welsh , was known as Mercia , the ...
... included within the borders of ( 3 ) the West Saxons , while ( 4 ) the central division of the island , also Anglian , sur- rounded on three sides by these other kingdoms , and on the west by the Welsh , was known as Mercia , the ...
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... included in this volume . The Exeter Book preserves the manuscripts ( copies made in Leofric's time ) of Cynewulf's Christ , Juliana , and St. Guthlac , also a second St. Guthlac by another monkish writer , the Phoenix , ascribed to ...
... included in this volume . The Exeter Book preserves the manuscripts ( copies made in Leofric's time ) of Cynewulf's Christ , Juliana , and St. Guthlac , also a second St. Guthlac by another monkish writer , the Phoenix , ascribed to ...
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... included in Ælfric's works . The influence of Alfred the Great appears in very practical form in the compilation of the An- Chronicle . glo - Saxon Chronicle . Begun under the di- rection of Alfred , the record of previous events in the ...
... included in Ælfric's works . The influence of Alfred the Great appears in very practical form in the compilation of the An- Chronicle . glo - Saxon Chronicle . Begun under the di- rection of Alfred , the record of previous events in the ...
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... included in the Library of Anglo - Saxon Poetry , published by Ginn : I. Beowulf , by Harrison and Sharp ; II . Exodus and Daniel , by T. W. Hunt ; IV . Maldon and Brunnanburh , by C. L. Crow ; VI . Elene , by C. W. Kent . The Albion ...
... included in the Library of Anglo - Saxon Poetry , published by Ginn : I. Beowulf , by Harrison and Sharp ; II . Exodus and Daniel , by T. W. Hunt ; IV . Maldon and Brunnanburh , by C. L. Crow ; VI . Elene , by C. W. Kent . The Albion ...
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... included . The Pro- logue . The natural beginning for a study of Chaucer's work is the familiar Prologue to the Canterbury Tales . Sup- pose that the student , having become acquainted with the text of its 850 lines , first make a ...
... included . The Pro- logue . The natural beginning for a study of Chaucer's work is the familiar Prologue to the Canterbury Tales . Sup- pose that the student , having become acquainted with the text of its 850 lines , first make a ...
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