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Page 11
... live thro ' every age . May the All - wielder with good reward thee , as now He has done . " Beowulf spake , Ecgtheow's son : 952 961 " We with great good will , that arduous work , that fight , have achieved ; we boldly ventured in war ...
... live thro ' every age . May the All - wielder with good reward thee , as now He has done . " Beowulf spake , Ecgtheow's son : 952 961 " We with great good will , that arduous work , that fight , have achieved ; we boldly ventured in war ...
Page 55
... live by his propre good , In honour dettelees , but he were wood 36 Or live as scarsly 37 as him list desire ; And able for to helpen al a shire In any cas that mighte falle or happe ; And yit this maunciple sette hir aller cappe . The ...
... live by his propre good , In honour dettelees , but he were wood 36 Or live as scarsly 37 as him list desire ; And able for to helpen al a shire In any cas that mighte falle or happe ; And yit this maunciple sette hir aller cappe . The ...
Page 109
... live , but , an ye loved her not so well as ye do , I should find you a damosel of beauty and of goodness that should like you and please you , an your heart were not set ; but there as a man's heart is set , he will be loth to return ...
... live , but , an ye loved her not so well as ye do , I should find you a damosel of beauty and of goodness that should like you and please you , an your heart were not set ; but there as a man's heart is set , he will be loth to return ...
Page 118
... live , and with Sir Mordred is none on live ; and if ye leave off now this wicked day of destiny is past . Tide me death , betide me life , saith the king , now I see him yonder alone he shall never escape mine hands , for at a bet- ter ...
... live , and with Sir Mordred is none on live ; and if ye leave off now this wicked day of destiny is past . Tide me death , betide me life , saith the king , now I see him yonder alone he shall never escape mine hands , for at a bet- ter ...
Page 120
... live in poverty . This , however , did not satisfy the of- fended Anne Boleyn ; he was accused of treason , imprisoned in the Tower , and finally beheaded . His best - known production is Utopia , a satire on the world as it was in his ...
... live in poverty . This , however , did not satisfy the of- fended Anne Boleyn ; he was accused of treason , imprisoned in the Tower , and finally beheaded . His best - known production is Utopia , a satire on the world as it was in his ...
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