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... TION , from 1688 to 177S . BY JAMES ROWLEY , M.A. ( In Preparation . ) 13. ENGLAND DURING THE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN WARS , from 1778 to 1820 . By O. W. TANCOOK , M.A. ( In Preparation . ) 14. MODERN ENGLAND , from 1820 to 1875. By OSCAR ...
... TION , from 1688 to 177S . BY JAMES ROWLEY , M.A. ( In Preparation . ) 13. ENGLAND DURING THE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN WARS , from 1778 to 1820 . By O. W. TANCOOK , M.A. ( In Preparation . ) 14. MODERN ENGLAND , from 1820 to 1875. By OSCAR ...
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... tion ; and London , a small city of perhaps fifty thousand inhabitants , rung with the rude revelry of its gentry and its clowns . The priests made little pretense to decen- cy . Money they sought with eager avidity , and the riches of ...
... tion ; and London , a small city of perhaps fifty thousand inhabitants , rung with the rude revelry of its gentry and its clowns . The priests made little pretense to decen- cy . Money they sought with eager avidity , and the riches of ...
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... tion of the lover . Gower was probably born before Chaucer , and died in 1408. His tomb is still shown at Southwark , and as he was wealthy , all the " pomp of heraldry ” has been called in to decorate his monument . His dull.
... tion of the lover . Gower was probably born before Chaucer , and died in 1408. His tomb is still shown at Southwark , and as he was wealthy , all the " pomp of heraldry ” has been called in to decorate his monument . His dull.
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... tion . John de Trevisa ( about 1387 ) wrote in prose a translation of Higden's Chroni- cle ; and several anonymous poems and prose pieces belong to Chaucer's age , a proof of its literary activity . Richard II . - Richard II ...
... tion . John de Trevisa ( about 1387 ) wrote in prose a translation of Higden's Chroni- cle ; and several anonymous poems and prose pieces belong to Chaucer's age , a proof of its literary activity . Richard II . - Richard II ...
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... England way " was forming , to be perfected across the seas , and English in- tellect was already preparing for its emigra- tion to a safer land . The Actors . - Long before Shakspeare wrote , England had become a land of actors . The ...
... England way " was forming , to be perfected across the seas , and English in- tellect was already preparing for its emigra- tion to a safer land . The Actors . - Long before Shakspeare wrote , England had become a land of actors . The ...
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