Twelve Centuries of English Poetry and Prose, Volume 1Scott, Foresman, 1910 - English literature |
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... sound of the the strong thane suffered , sorrow endured , harp , when they beheld the foeman's traces , loud song of the gleeman . The scôp , who the accursed sprite's . That strife was too to the great lord , son of Healfdene , to. II ...
... sound of the the strong thane suffered , sorrow endured , harp , when they beheld the foeman's traces , loud song of the gleeman . The scôp , who the accursed sprite's . That strife was too to the great lord , son of Healfdene , to. II ...
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... sound , when the monster , stained with foul deeds , turned him to flight , hopeless of life . 1002 [ The feast is held , gifts are bestowed on the hero , and Hrothgar's minstrel sings a song of a hundred lines about Finn , the king of ...
... sound , when the monster , stained with foul deeds , turned him to flight , hopeless of life . 1002 [ The feast is held , gifts are bestowed on the hero , and Hrothgar's minstrel sings a song of a hundred lines about Finn , the king of ...
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... in the morning oft - times keep their sorrowful course upon the sail - road , worms and wild beasts ; -they sped away , bitter and rage - swollen ; they heard the sound , angry and resolute . Nor was the edge to the BEOWULF 13.
... in the morning oft - times keep their sorrowful course upon the sail - road , worms and wild beasts ; -they sped away , bitter and rage - swollen ; they heard the sound , angry and resolute . Nor was the edge to the BEOWULF 13.
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... sound . From the vigorous chief both helm and byrnie were then soon loosed . The sea subsided- the cloud - shadowed water with death - gore dap- pled . 1631 Then the golden hilt , to the aged hero , the hoar war - leader , in hand was ...
... sound . From the vigorous chief both helm and byrnie were then soon loosed . The sea subsided- the cloud - shadowed water with death - gore dap- pled . 1631 Then the golden hilt , to the aged hero , the hoar war - leader , in hand was ...
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... Sound , s Forward drive the flood - wood . Fearful is the stream Of the Horn . Of immeasurable surges that we sail on here , Through this wavering world , through these windy oceans , Then the Courage - hearted quakes , when the King he ...
... Sound , s Forward drive the flood - wood . Fearful is the stream Of the Horn . Of immeasurable surges that we sail on here , Through this wavering world , through these windy oceans , Then the Courage - hearted quakes , when the King he ...
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