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... happy , kindly nature and his keen , bright wit . " What , " said Erasmus , " has nature ever created more gentle , more sweet , more happy than the genius of Thomas More ? " All through this busy life the vision of a beautiful country ...
... happy , kindly nature and his keen , bright wit . " What , " said Erasmus , " has nature ever created more gentle , more sweet , more happy than the genius of Thomas More ? " All through this busy life the vision of a beautiful country ...
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... happy they could not leave it ; and when the iron gates were once closed on them they could never return . The sons and daughters of the royal house lived in this Happy Valley a life free from all care or hardship . They were taught by ...
... happy they could not leave it ; and when the iron gates were once closed on them they could never return . The sons and daughters of the royal house lived in this Happy Valley a life free from all care or hardship . They were taught by ...
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... Happy happy time , when the white star hovers Low over dim fields fresh with bloomy dew , Near the face of dawn , that draws athwart the darkness , Threading it with colour , like the yewberries the yew . Thicker crowd the shades as the ...
... Happy happy time , when the white star hovers Low over dim fields fresh with bloomy dew , Near the face of dawn , that draws athwart the darkness , Threading it with colour , like the yewberries the yew . Thicker crowd the shades as the ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I THE LAYS OF THE FIGHTINGMEN | 13 |
THE SINGERS OF THE CHURCH | 26 |
THE MONKS AND THEIR BOOKS | 32 |
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