Selections from English literature, by E. Lee, Book 4Elizabeth Lee 1913 |
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Page 91
... behold . " This uttered , straining all his nerves , he bowed . As with the force of winds and waters pent , When mountains tremble , those two massy pillars With horrible convulsion to and fro He tugged , he shook , till down they came ...
... behold . " This uttered , straining all his nerves , he bowed . As with the force of winds and waters pent , When mountains tremble , those two massy pillars With horrible convulsion to and fro He tugged , he shook , till down they came ...
Page 117
... Behold a ghastly band , Each a torch in his hand ! Those are Grecian ghosts , that in battle were slain And unburied remain Inglorious on the plain : Give the vengeance due To the valiant crew ! Behold how they toss their torches on ...
... Behold a ghastly band , Each a torch in his hand ! Those are Grecian ghosts , that in battle were slain And unburied remain Inglorious on the plain : Give the vengeance due To the valiant crew ! Behold how they toss their torches on ...
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... behold From this green earth ; of all the mighty world Of eye and ear , both what they half create , And what perceive ; well pleased to recognise In nature and the language of the sense , The anchor of my purest thoughts , the nurse ...
... behold From this green earth ; of all the mighty world Of eye and ear , both what they half create , And what perceive ; well pleased to recognise In nature and the language of the sense , The anchor of my purest thoughts , the nurse ...
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GEOFFREY CHAUCER 13401400 | 1 |
WILLIAM CAXTON 1422 ?1491 | 10 |
STEPHEN HAWES d 1523 | 17 |
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