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... hear nothing yet of Lancelot or Tristan ; but we have Uther Pendragon and Merlin ; we have the treachery of Arthur's nephew Mordred and the disloyalty of Guanhumara ( Guinevere ) , and we have the final bearing of the mortally wounded ...
... hear nothing yet of Lancelot or Tristan ; but we have Uther Pendragon and Merlin ; we have the treachery of Arthur's nephew Mordred and the disloyalty of Guanhumara ( Guinevere ) , and we have the final bearing of the mortally wounded ...
Page 102
... hear it . He then tells her of Troilus ' love , saying that he asks only that she take pity on the young man and be nice to him , else he will die of love . And if Troilus dies , Pandare will die too . She reacts unfavorably at first ...
... hear it . He then tells her of Troilus ' love , saying that he asks only that she take pity on the young man and be nice to him , else he will die of love . And if Troilus dies , Pandare will die too . She reacts unfavorably at first ...
Page 213
... hear an angel singing of the divine birth , and they go to the stable to find the infant Jesus . The language throughout is full of verve , and the story is presented against a sharply etched background of fifteenth - century rural life ...
... hear an angel singing of the divine birth , and they go to the stable to find the infant Jesus . The language throughout is full of verve , and the story is presented against a sharply etched background of fifteenth - century rural life ...
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CHAPTER PAGE 1 ANGLOSAXON LITERATURE | 3 |
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THE VICTORIAN POETS 993 | 13 |
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