Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions of English Authors, from Earliest to the Present Time : Connected by a Critical and Biographical HistoryRobert Chambers Gould, Kendall and Lincoln, 1850 |
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... earth for men , the almighty master ! Cædmon then awoke ; and he was not only able to repeat the lines which he had made in his sleep , but he continued them in a strain of admirable versifica- tion . In the morning , he hastened to the ...
... earth for men , the almighty master ! Cædmon then awoke ; and he was not only able to repeat the lines which he had made in his sleep , but he continued them in a strain of admirable versifica- tion . In the morning , he hastened to the ...
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... Earth . 3 They sprang forward at once , against each other , in a line . 6 Destruction . 7 Lamented 8 Sir Ingram D'Umphraville . 9 Fear of death . 7 I promise you . 8 Cruel . 1 Company 26 FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO 1400 . CYCLOPÆDIA OF.
... Earth . 3 They sprang forward at once , against each other , in a line . 6 Destruction . 7 Lamented 8 Sir Ingram D'Umphraville . 9 Fear of death . 7 I promise you . 8 Cruel . 1 Company 26 FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO 1400 . CYCLOPÆDIA OF.
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... earth down steaming gaed . The Earl of Murray and his men , Sae stoutly them conteinit then , That they wan place ay mair and mair On their faes ; where they were , Ay ten for ane , or mair , perfay ; Sae that it seemit weel that they ...
... earth down steaming gaed . The Earl of Murray and his men , Sae stoutly them conteinit then , That they wan place ay mair and mair On their faes ; where they were , Ay ten for ane , or mair , perfay ; Sae that it seemit weel that they ...
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... earth tak no melancholy ; Be rich in patience , if thou in gudes be poor ; Who lives merrily he lives mightily ; Without Gladness availes no Treasure . The philosophy of these lines is excellent . Dunbar was as great in the comic as in ...
... earth tak no melancholy ; Be rich in patience , if thou in gudes be poor ; Who lives merrily he lives mightily ; Without Gladness availes no Treasure . The philosophy of these lines is excellent . Dunbar was as great in the comic as in ...
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... Earth . 8 Uncommon . 6 Cupola . ♢ Boughs . * Sultry . 7 Storey . 9 Meadow . 10 Cool vapours . 11 Sprouts . 12 Young . 18 The cock . 14 The peacock . So dusty powder upstours ! in every street , While corby gaspit for the fervent heat ...
... Earth . 8 Uncommon . 6 Cupola . ♢ Boughs . * Sultry . 7 Storey . 9 Meadow . 10 Cool vapours . 11 Sprouts . 12 Young . 18 The cock . 14 The peacock . So dusty powder upstours ! in every street , While corby gaspit for the fervent heat ...
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