Twelve Centuries of English Poetry and Prose, Volume 1Scott, Foresman, 1910 - English literature |
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... ship , icy and eager , the prince's vessel . Then they laid down the beloved chief , the dispenser of rings , on the ship's bosom , - by the mast laid him . There were treasures many from far ways , ornaments brought . I have heard of ...
... ship , icy and eager , the prince's vessel . Then they laid down the beloved chief , the dispenser of rings , on the ship's bosom , - by the mast laid him . There were treasures many from far ways , ornaments brought . I have heard of ...
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... ships were , because there also the irruptions of the barbarians were ap- prehended , and so took leave of their friends , never to return again . - Book I , Chapter 12 . ( Translation from the Latin , edited by J. A. Giles . ) safe ...
... ships were , because there also the irruptions of the barbarians were ap- prehended , and so took leave of their friends , never to return again . - Book I , Chapter 12 . ( Translation from the Latin , edited by J. A. Giles . ) safe ...
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... ship ) to the shore ( at last ) , O'er the rough sea - ridges . Then there reached us help , That to hithe of ... ships 27 6 The Deluge 7 property 9 harbor The Elene is the story of St. Helena , the mother of Constantine the Great , who ...
... ship ) to the shore ( at last ) , O'er the rough sea - ridges . Then there reached us help , That to hithe of ... ships 27 6 The Deluge 7 property 9 harbor The Elene is the story of St. Helena , the mother of Constantine the Great , who ...
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... ships , a dreary leaving of dartss on the dashing sea . O'er the deep water Dublin they sought , Ireland again , abashed . So the brethren both together , 60 King and Atheling , sought their kinsfolk and West - Saxon land , from war ...
... ships , a dreary leaving of dartss on the dashing sea . O'er the deep water Dublin they sought , Ireland again , abashed . So the brethren both together , 60 King and Atheling , sought their kinsfolk and West - Saxon land , from war ...
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... ship - ropes . This whale is much less than other whales , it being not longer than seven ells ; but in his own country is the best whale- hunting , there they are eight and forty ells long , and the biggest of them fifty ells long ; of ...
... ship - ropes . This whale is much less than other whales , it being not longer than seven ells ; but in his own country is the best whale- hunting , there they are eight and forty ells long , and the biggest of them fifty ells long ; of ...
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