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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2 Boccacio supposes that when the plague began to abate in Florence , ( 1348 , )
ten young persons of both sexes retired to the country to enjoy the fresh air , and
pass TEN DAYS agreeably . ( Hence the name DECAMERON , from the Greek ...
2 Boccacio supposes that when the plague began to abate in Florence , ( 1348 , )
ten young persons of both sexes retired to the country to enjoy the fresh air , and
pass TEN DAYS agreeably . ( Hence the name DECAMERON , from the Greek ...
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He was also ambitious of distinction in arms , and to gain the applause of men ,
he would go into any regions in search of adventures . It happened upon a time
when he was abroad , that , going through a narrow pass , he was attacked by a ...
He was also ambitious of distinction in arms , and to gain the applause of men ,
he would go into any regions in search of adventures . It happened upon a time
when he was abroad , that , going through a narrow pass , he was attacked by a ...
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In hidden place so let my days forth pass ; That when my years be done
withouten noise , I may die aged , after the common trace : For him death grip ' th
right hard by the crop , That is much known of other , and of himself , alas ! Doth
die ...
In hidden place so let my days forth pass ; That when my years be done
withouten noise , I may die aged , after the common trace : For him death grip ' th
right hard by the crop , That is much known of other , and of himself , alas ! Doth
die ...
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As proud Windsor ? where I in lust and joy , With a King ' s son , my childish3
years did pass , In greater feast than Priam ' s sons of Troy . Where each sweet
place returns a taste full sour . The large green courts , where we were wont to
hove ...
As proud Windsor ? where I in lust and joy , With a King ' s son , my childish3
years did pass , In greater feast than Priam ' s sons of Troy . Where each sweet
place returns a taste full sour . The large green courts , where we were wont to
hove ...
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3 “ Make , " synonymous with mate . 4 The uneasiness experienced by this
animal before he sheds his horns , leads him to rub his forehead against the
paling of the park . 6 “ Flete " is not fleet , to " pass rapidly by , " but nearer to our “
float ...
3 “ Make , " synonymous with mate . 4 The uneasiness experienced by this
animal before he sheds his horns , leads him to rub his forehead against the
paling of the park . 6 “ Flete " is not fleet , to " pass rapidly by , " but nearer to our “
float ...
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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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