A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John Mandeville to William Cowper : Consisting of Biographical Sketches of the Authors, Selections from Their Works, with Notes, Explanatory, Illustrative, and Directing to the Best Editions and to Various Criticisms : Designed as a Text-book for the Higher Classes in Schools and for Junior Classes in Colleges, as Well as for Private Reading |
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... he had had the means , he would undoubtedly have anticipated , by more than
a century , the brilliant discovery of Columbus . 2 Africa . 8 The pole star . 4 That
is , the star to which the loadstone or magnet points . 6 Called . 6 Advice . 7 One .
... he had had the means , he would undoubtedly have anticipated , by more than
a century , the brilliant discovery of Columbus . 2 Africa . 8 The pole star . 4 That
is , the star to which the loadstone or magnet points . 6 Called . 6 Advice . 7 One .
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Even in the third year of Henry V . , ( 1415 , ) it was enacted by a Parliament held
in Leicester , " that whosoever they were that should read the Scriptures in their
mother tongue , " ( which was then called Wiclif ' s learning ) " they should forfeit ...
Even in the third year of Henry V . , ( 1415 , ) it was enacted by a Parliament held
in Leicester , " that whosoever they were that should read the Scriptures in their
mother tongue , " ( which was then called Wiclif ' s learning ) " they should forfeit ...
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Warton , with great beauty and justice , has compared the appearance of
Chaucer in our language to “ a premature day in an English spring , after which
the gloom of winter returns , and the buds and blossoms which have been called
forth by ...
Warton , with great beauty and justice , has compared the appearance of
Chaucer in our language to “ a premature day in an English spring , after which
the gloom of winter returns , and the buds and blossoms which have been called
forth by ...
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... Hallows - holiness . 9 Couth - known . 10 Wend - go , make way . 1 That is , the
inn called “ The Tabard 28 ( HBNRY IV CHAUCER .
... Hallows - holiness . 9 Couth - known . 10 Wend - go , make way . 1 That is , the
inn called “ The Tabard 28 ( HBNRY IV CHAUCER .
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1 That is , the inn called “ The Tabard . " The Tabard was a " jacket , or sleeveless
coat , worn in times past by noblemen in the wars , but now only by heralds , and
is called their coat of arms in service . " - Speght . 2 Wenden - go , make way .
1 That is , the inn called “ The Tabard . " The Tabard was a " jacket , or sleeveless
coat , worn in times past by noblemen in the wars , but now only by heralds , and
is called their coat of arms in service . " - Speght . 2 Wenden - go , make way .
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| Title | A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John Mandeville to William Cowper : Consisting of Biographical Sketches of the Authors, Selections from Their Works, with Notes, Explanatory, Illustrative, and Directing to the Best Editions and to Various Criticisms ... |
| Author | Charles Dexter Cleveland |
| Publisher | E.C. and J. Biddle, 1852 |
| Length | 776 pages |
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