English Poems from Chaucer to KiplingThomas Marc Parrott, Augustus White Long |
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... noble line of truly English poets . The debt that English literature in general , and English poetry in particular , owes to Chaucer is altogether incal- culable . He did much to weld the jarring elements of French and English together ...
... noble line of truly English poets . The debt that English literature in general , and English poetry in particular , owes to Chaucer is altogether incal- culable . He did much to weld the jarring elements of French and English together ...
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... noble ensample to his sheep he yaf , 20 That first he wroghte , and afterward he taughté ; Out of the gospel he tho wordés caughté ; And this figure he added eek ther - to That if gold rusté , what shal yren do ? For if a preest be foul ...
... noble ensample to his sheep he yaf , 20 That first he wroghte , and afterward he taughté ; Out of the gospel he tho wordés caughté ; And this figure he added eek ther - to That if gold rusté , what shal yren do ? For if a preest be foul ...
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... noble lord , Wi ' the saut tears in his ee ; He hid him in the braken bush , That his merrie - men might not see . 85 90 95 100 105 The moon was clear , the day drew near , The spears in flinders flew , But mony a gallant Englishman ...
... noble lord , Wi ' the saut tears in his ee ; He hid him in the braken bush , That his merrie - men might not see . 85 90 95 100 105 The moon was clear , the day drew near , The spears in flinders flew , But mony a gallant Englishman ...
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... noble Erpingham , Which didst the signal aim To our hid forces ; When from a meadow by , Like a storm suddenly , The English archery Stuck the French horses . With Spanish yew so strong , Arrows a cloth yard long , That like to serpents ...
... noble Erpingham , Which didst the signal aim To our hid forces ; When from a meadow by , Like a storm suddenly , The English archery Stuck the French horses . With Spanish yew so strong , Arrows a cloth yard long , That like to serpents ...
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... noble king , His broad sword brandishing , Down the French host did ding , As to o'erwhelm it , And many a deep wound lent , His arms with blood besprent , And many a cruel dent Bruised his helmet . Gloucester , that duke so good , Next ...
... noble king , His broad sword brandishing , Down the French host did ding , As to o'erwhelm it , And many a deep wound lent , His arms with blood besprent , And many a cruel dent Bruised his helmet . Gloucester , that duke so good , Next ...
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