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... court of our Henry II . , under whom he became a canon of St. Paul's and a precentor of Lincoln . He held also the living of Westbury in Gloucestershire . Map has been called , by misunderstanding of the sense of some of his lines , the ...
... court of our Henry II . , under whom he became a canon of St. Paul's and a precentor of Lincoln . He held also the living of Westbury in Gloucestershire . Map has been called , by misunderstanding of the sense of some of his lines , the ...
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... court , " that according to Simon Magus , who " thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money ( Acts viii . 20 ) : whence the name " simony " for traffic in spiritual things . And when he hears this pleas of persons at debate ...
... court , " that according to Simon Magus , who " thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money ( Acts viii . 20 ) : whence the name " simony " for traffic in spiritual things . And when he hears this pleas of persons at debate ...
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... court language , Latin was the common language of the educated , and those who wrote in the mother tongue did so for the delight and instruc- tion of the multitude , each using the homely English of the neighbourhood in which and for ...
... court language , Latin was the common language of the educated , and those who wrote in the mother tongue did so for the delight and instruc- tion of the multitude , each using the homely English of the neighbourhood in which and for ...
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... court of Edward III . , and throve for some years under the patronage of John of Gaunt . He rose easily in his own days to the first rank among English poets , and as easily retains it for all time to come . Living in a court beset with ...
... court of Edward III . , and throve for some years under the patronage of John of Gaunt . He rose easily in his own days to the first rank among English poets , and as easily retains it for all time to come . Living in a court beset with ...
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... court of Rome , in subtle wise Informed of his will , sent his message Commandyng them such bullés to devise As to his cruel purpose may suffice , How that the Pope , as for his people's rest , Bade him to wed another , if him lest . I ...
... court of Rome , in subtle wise Informed of his will , sent his message Commandyng them such bullés to devise As to his cruel purpose may suffice , How that the Pope , as for his people's rest , Bade him to wed another , if him lest . I ...
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