Cyclopędia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions of English Authors, from the Earliest to the Present Time, Connected by a Critical and Biographical History, Volume 1Robert Chambers Gould and Lincoln, 1854 - Authors, English |
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... withouten lees , And on their knees ' gan fall ; And said , ' Sire , the king of Tars Of wicked words is not scarce , Heathen hound he doth thee call ; And ere his daughter he give thee till Thine heart - blood he will spill , And thy ...
... withouten lees , And on their knees ' gan fall ; And said , ' Sire , the king of Tars Of wicked words is not scarce , Heathen hound he doth thee call ; And ere his daughter he give thee till Thine heart - blood he will spill , And thy ...
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... Withouten baked meat never was his house , Of fish and flesh , and that so plenteous ; It snowed in his house of meat and drink . This character is a fine picture of the wealthy rural Englishman , and it shows how much of enjoyment and ...
... Withouten baked meat never was his house , Of fish and flesh , and that so plenteous ; It snowed in his house of meat and drink . This character is a fine picture of the wealthy rural Englishman , and it shows how much of enjoyment and ...
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... Withouten bake mete never was his hous , Of fish and flesh , and that so plenteous , It snewed in his hous of mete and drinke , Of alle deintees that men coud of thinke . After the sondry sesons of the yere , So changed he his mete and ...
... Withouten bake mete never was his hous , Of fish and flesh , and that so plenteous , It snewed in his hous of mete and drinke , Of alle deintees that men coud of thinke . After the sondry sesons of the yere , So changed he his mete and ...
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... withouten any company . Farewell my sweet - farewell mine Emily ! And softe take me in your armes tway For love of God , and hearkeneth what I say . ' I have here with my cousin Palamon Had strife and rancour many a day agone For love ...
... withouten any company . Farewell my sweet - farewell mine Emily ! And softe take me in your armes tway For love of God , and hearkeneth what I say . ' I have here with my cousin Palamon Had strife and rancour many a day agone For love ...
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... withouten wordés mo . He hath a thousand slain this pestilence ; And , master , ere ye come in his presence , Me thinketh that it were full necessary For to beware of such an adversary : Be ready for to ineet him evermore ; Thus taughté ...
... withouten wordés mo . He hath a thousand slain this pestilence ; And , master , ere ye come in his presence , Me thinketh that it were full necessary For to beware of such an adversary : Be ready for to ineet him evermore ; Thus taughté ...
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