Twelve Centuries of English Poetry and Prose, Volume 1Scott, Foresman, 1910 - English literature |
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... nature , seemed absolutely demanded , no pains have been spared to provide it . In the case of selections hitherto not specially edited , this frequently involved great labor , and the editors learned how much easier it is to make an ...
... nature , seemed absolutely demanded , no pains have been spared to provide it . In the case of selections hitherto not specially edited , this frequently involved great labor , and the editors learned how much easier it is to make an ...
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... , a rapid narrative , Munchausen episodes , flashes of nature , a pagan proverb , a bitter taunt , a reckless insult to the Dan- ish race , a picture of a peaceful time to come , when Healfdene's son was fain to go to his evening BEOWULF 7.
... , a rapid narrative , Munchausen episodes , flashes of nature , a pagan proverb , a bitter taunt , a reckless insult to the Dan- ish race , a picture of a peaceful time to come , when Healfdene's son was fain to go to his evening BEOWULF 7.
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... nature , with fetter - like grasps , for that he too long my people diminished and wrought destruction . He in battle suc- cumbed , forfeiting life . And now comes another mighty man - scather to avenge her son , - has from afar warfare ...
... nature , with fetter - like grasps , for that he too long my people diminished and wrought destruction . He in battle suc- cumbed , forfeiting life . And now comes another mighty man - scather to avenge her son , - has from afar warfare ...
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... nature . Beowulf is no less heroic as a mortal facing with undaunted courage these grisly phantoms of the moor and mere , than as a god subduing the sea or the darkness . And the proud words that he utters in his dying hour are more ...
... nature . Beowulf is no less heroic as a mortal facing with undaunted courage these grisly phantoms of the moor and mere , than as a god subduing the sea or the darkness . And the proud words that he utters in his dying hour are more ...
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... nature , answered with an oath , " That she could not otherwise express her It happened after this , that Aganippus , king thoughts , but that she loved him above all of the Franks , having heard of the fame of creatures . ' The ...
... nature , answered with an oath , " That she could not otherwise express her It happened after this , that Aganippus , king thoughts , but that she loved him above all of the Franks , having heard of the fame of creatures . ' The ...
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