Twelve Centuries of English Poetry and Prose, Volume 1Scott, Foresman, 1910 - English literature |
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... thou requestest , and make quickly known the answer that the prince thinks fit to give me . " He then went quickly where Hrothgar sat , old and gray , among his earls ; the brave chief stood before the shoulders of the Danes ' lord - he ...
... thou requestest , and make quickly known the answer that the prince thinks fit to give me . " He then went quickly where Hrothgar sat , old and gray , among his earls ; the brave chief stood before the shoulders of the Danes ' lord - he ...
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... Thou wilt not who sat at the feet of the Scyldings ' lord , need care to take for my body's disposal . If the conflict take me , send to Hygelac this best of battle - coats shielding my breast , of vests most excellent ; ' tis Hrædla's ...
... Thou wilt not who sat at the feet of the Scyldings ' lord , need care to take for my body's disposal . If the conflict take me , send to Hygelac this best of battle - coats shielding my breast , of vests most excellent ; ' tis Hrædla's ...
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... thou of thy brothers wast murderer , of thy chief kinsmen , wherefore in hell shalt thou suffer damnation , keen tho ' thy wit be . 590 In sooth I say to thee , son of Ecglaf , that never had Grendel , the fiendish wretch , such horrors ...
... thou of thy brothers wast murderer , of thy chief kinsmen , wherefore in hell shalt thou suffer damnation , keen tho ' thy wit be . 590 In sooth I say to thee , son of Ecglaf , that never had Grendel , the fiendish wretch , such horrors ...
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... Thou for thyself hast wrought so well , that thy glory shall live 851 through every age . May the All - wielder with good reward thee , as now He has done . ' Beowulf spake , Ecgtheow's son : reparation to know , when , stained with ...
... Thou for thyself hast wrought so well , that thy glory shall live 851 through every age . May the All - wielder with good reward thee , as now He has done . ' Beowulf spake , Ecgtheow's son : reparation to know , when , stained with ...
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... thou achieved , that , far and near , throughout all time , men will esteem thee , even so widely as the sea encircles 1180 the windy land - walls . Be while thou livest a prosperous noble . I grant you well precious treasures ; be thou ...
... thou achieved , that , far and near , throughout all time , men will esteem thee , even so widely as the sea encircles 1180 the windy land - walls . Be while thou livest a prosperous noble . I grant you well precious treasures ; be thou ...
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