English Literature Primers: Romance PeriodHarper & brothers, 1878 - 153 стор. |
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... became once more familiar to men ; when kings , chiefs , nobles , ceased to be looked upon as God's vicegerents ; when men began to think THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY . 13 for themselves on all important 12 ENGLISH LITERATURE .
... became once more familiar to men ; when kings , chiefs , nobles , ceased to be looked upon as God's vicegerents ; when men began to think THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY . 13 for themselves on all important 12 ENGLISH LITERATURE .
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... nobles , gentry , lawyers , with the fe- rocity aroused by their intolerable woes . Piers Ploughman's Vision , with less vio- lence , pursues the same strain of thought , reproves the crimes of the powerful , defends the humble and the ...
... nobles , gentry , lawyers , with the fe- rocity aroused by their intolerable woes . Piers Ploughman's Vision , with less vio- lence , pursues the same strain of thought , reproves the crimes of the powerful , defends the humble and the ...
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... nobles he ruled with merciless vigor . He was wasteful , and fond of wild extravagance ; he spared no enemy in his rage ; he was violent , weak , ungov- ernable . Chaucer spoke to him in vain of generosity or justice ; his " good queen ...
... nobles he ruled with merciless vigor . He was wasteful , and fond of wild extravagance ; he spared no enemy in his rage ; he was violent , weak , ungov- ernable . Chaucer spoke to him in vain of generosity or justice ; his " good queen ...
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... nobles , wealthy people , covered with crowns and rich robes . The roof and floor of the great hall were " plated half a foote thicke of golde . " Here Fame dispensed her immortal honors , drove off the unworthy who sought a lasting re ...
... nobles , wealthy people , covered with crowns and rich robes . The roof and floor of the great hall were " plated half a foote thicke of golde . " Here Fame dispensed her immortal honors , drove off the unworthy who sought a lasting re ...
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... nobles and princes . His fertile fancy was full of the gay and the fair ; his life was a succession of triumphs . He was buried in Westminster Abbey , in that peaceful cloister , the Poet's Corner , where , at his side , the genius of ...
... nobles and princes . His fertile fancy was full of the gay and the fair ; his life was a succession of triumphs . He was buried in Westminster Abbey , in that peaceful cloister , the Poet's Corner , where , at his side , the genius of ...
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