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... lord of the manor living with his lady in a little nucleus of civilization of which he was the guardian . Among his retainers and hangers - on there would be a great variety of male types who , while far above the land - tilling ...
... lord of the manor living with his lady in a little nucleus of civilization of which he was the guardian . Among his retainers and hangers - on there would be a great variety of male types who , while far above the land - tilling ...
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... lord have promised to exchange with each other whatever they gain during the day , and in ac- cordance with this bargain the lord gives Gawain the animals he has killed in the hunt and Gawain gives the lord the kisses . But on the last ...
... lord have promised to exchange with each other whatever they gain during the day , and in ac- cordance with this bargain the lord gives Gawain the animals he has killed in the hunt and Gawain gives the lord the kisses . But on the last ...
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... Lord God , how sould I governe me ? [ leif : live ] The poem continues for ten stanzas , each with the same refrain ( " Lord God , how sould I governe me ? " ) , the poet mocking ( or half- mocking ) himself as well as the society he ...
... Lord God , how sould I governe me ? [ leif : live ] The poem continues for ten stanzas , each with the same refrain ( " Lord God , how sould I governe me ? " ) , the poet mocking ( or half- mocking ) himself as well as the society he ...
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