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Page 37
... soon threatened by the growing strength of the opposition , headed by his uncle . Such conditions were favorable for the production of political poems . In the first part of his Latin Tripartite Chronicle , John Gower gives an account ...
... soon threatened by the growing strength of the opposition , headed by his uncle . Such conditions were favorable for the production of political poems . In the first part of his Latin Tripartite Chronicle , John Gower gives an account ...
Page 40
... soon get farther . " The tale ends with the remark that " they be all asses in that city unto this day . " 67 Another of these stories tells " How that Owlglass hired himself unto a boor . " Owlglass and the boor , going 40 ANIMAL ...
... soon get farther . " The tale ends with the remark that " they be all asses in that city unto this day . " 67 Another of these stories tells " How that Owlglass hired himself unto a boor . " Owlglass and the boor , going 40 ANIMAL ...
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... soon forgotten . Then quickly shall he become a dull ass , to understand either learning or honesty ; and yet shall he be as subtle as a fox in breeding of mischief , in bringing in misorder , with a busy head , a discoursing tongue ...
... soon forgotten . Then quickly shall he become a dull ass , to understand either learning or honesty ; and yet shall he be as subtle as a fox in breeding of mischief , in bringing in misorder , with a busy head , a discoursing tongue ...
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