Introduction to American Literature: Or, The Origin and Development of the English Language, with Gems of PoetryDerby, Bradley, 1846 - 420 страници |
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... Beowulf , ............. .87 Excursiveness of the Mind , ...... 92 Formation of the English Language ,. .94 Romance , .. 115 ..... Gest of King Horn , .. .127 Poetry and Prose ,. . 129 Robert de Prunne ,. Sir John Mandeville ...
... Beowulf , ............. .87 Excursiveness of the Mind , ...... 92 Formation of the English Language ,. .94 Romance , .. 115 ..... Gest of King Horn , .. .127 Poetry and Prose ,. . 129 Robert de Prunne ,. Sir John Mandeville ...
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... Beowulf , and the poems of Caedmon , have been deprived of that high antiquity which a perusal of the writings themselves inclines us to attrib . ute to them , and referred to a comparatively modern era . With all due respect for the ...
... Beowulf , and the poems of Caedmon , have been deprived of that high antiquity which a perusal of the writings themselves inclines us to attrib . ute to them , and referred to a comparatively modern era . With all due respect for the ...
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... BEOWULF . The poems of Beowulf are among the oldest of the remains of Saxon literature . The poem of Beowulf is the oldest epic in any modern language , and con- tains some six thousand lines . " It comes to us , " says Mr. Longfellow ...
... BEOWULF . The poems of Beowulf are among the oldest of the remains of Saxon literature . The poem of Beowulf is the oldest epic in any modern language , and con- tains some six thousand lines . " It comes to us , " says Mr. Longfellow ...
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... Beowulf ; Wide sprang the blood Which the heir of Shylds Shed on the lands . So shall the bracelets Purchase endeavor , Freely presented , As by thy fathers ; And all the young men As is their custom , Cling round their leader Soon as ...
... Beowulf ; Wide sprang the blood Which the heir of Shylds Shed on the lands . So shall the bracelets Purchase endeavor , Freely presented , As by thy fathers ; And all the young men As is their custom , Cling round their leader Soon as ...
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... Beowulf , the Sea - Goth ; Cædmon rises to the contemplation of heavenly things ; and Alfred sung of nature , of science , and the discursiveness of the mind , but no one caught the inspiration of beauty or loveliness and portrayed the ...
... Beowulf , the Sea - Goth ; Cædmon rises to the contemplation of heavenly things ; and Alfred sung of nature , of science , and the discursiveness of the mind , but no one caught the inspiration of beauty or loveliness and portrayed the ...
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