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... con- gratulation as well as an incentive to sustained and in- creased effort . We are at the beginning , as becomes daily more obvious , of a new era of discovery and interpretation which is XXII E PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS , 1936 25.
... con- gratulation as well as an incentive to sustained and in- creased effort . We are at the beginning , as becomes daily more obvious , of a new era of discovery and interpretation which is XXII E PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS , 1936 25.
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... beginning on earth lasts not so long , as the time between the first springing up of an oak , and its bear- ing an acorn . ' When Bede was a boy of twelve or thirteen the reckless aggression of King Ecgfrid ruined the Northum- brian ...
... beginning on earth lasts not so long , as the time between the first springing up of an oak , and its bear- ing an acorn . ' When Bede was a boy of twelve or thirteen the reckless aggression of King Ecgfrid ruined the Northum- brian ...
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... beginning showed many degrees from deep instruction and understanding to disjointed superstition , or blank ignorance . 20. Avoidance of obvious anachronisms ( such as are found in Judith , for instance , where the heroine refers in her ...
... beginning showed many degrees from deep instruction and understanding to disjointed superstition , or blank ignorance . 20. Avoidance of obvious anachronisms ( such as are found in Judith , for instance , where the heroine refers in her ...
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ANNUAL REPORT 19356 | 3 |
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THE ENGLISH EPIC TRADITION Warton Lecture on English Poetry | 35 |
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