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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No , but for falseness and negligence of clerks , either for our people is not worthy
to have so great grace and gift of God , in pain of their old sins . THE ALL -
SUFFICIENCY OF THE SCRIPTURES . Christian men and women , old and
young ...
No , but for falseness and negligence of clerks , either for our people is not worthy
to have so great grace and gift of God , in pain of their old sins . THE ALL -
SUFFICIENCY OF THE SCRIPTURES . Christian men and women , old and
young ...
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In Flaunders , in Artois , and in Picardie , And borne him well , as of so little space
, In hope to standen in his lady ' s grace . Embroider ' d was he , as it were a
inead All full of freshé flowrés white and red ; Singing he was or floyting ' all the
day ...
In Flaunders , in Artois , and in Picardie , And borne him well , as of so little space
, In hope to standen in his lady ' s grace . Embroider ' d was he , as it were a
inead All full of freshé flowrés white and red ; Singing he was or floyting ' all the
day ...
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... Her lippes shrunken ben for age ; There was no grace in her viságe . She
insists , however , that he shall comply with the terms of agreement , and
therefore , sick at heart , and almost preferring death , In ragges as she was to -
tore He set.
... Her lippes shrunken ben for age ; There was no grace in her viságe . She
insists , however , that he shall comply with the terms of agreement , and
therefore , sick at heart , and almost preferring death , In ragges as she was to -
tore He set.
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At my coming hither , I perceived none other but that I should tarry still with the
king ' s grace . But now I shall , I think , because of this chance , get leave this
next week to come home and see you , and then shall we farther devise together
upon ...
At my coming hither , I perceived none other but that I should tarry still with the
king ' s grace . But now I shall , I think , because of this chance , get leave this
next week to come home and see you , and then shall we farther devise together
upon ...
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... With chere , 9 as though one should another whelm , Where we have fought ,
and chased oft with darts . The secret groves , which oft we made resound Of
pleasant plaint , and of our ladies ' praise ; Recording soft what grace each one
had ...
... With chere , 9 as though one should another whelm , Where we have fought ,
and chased oft with darts . The secret groves , which oft we made resound Of
pleasant plaint , and of our ladies ' praise ; Recording soft what grace each one
had ...
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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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