A Compendious History of English Literature, and of the English Language, from the Norman Conquest: With Numerous Specimens, Volume 2Charles Griffin & Company, 1871 - English language |
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... thou be beloved " 56 Trees characterized 57 60 66 • 67 • 69 71 . 72 · 74 • Bishop Ridley 74 78 The She Precise Hypocrite . • 79 Worthies ; Design of the Work 66 66 66 66 35 แ 66 66 Leather ; Osterly House ; London ; Needles Shakspeare ...
... thou be beloved " 56 Trees characterized 57 60 66 • 67 • 69 71 . 72 · 74 • Bishop Ridley 74 78 The She Precise Hypocrite . • 79 Worthies ; Design of the Work 66 66 66 66 35 แ 66 66 Leather ; Osterly House ; London ; Needles Shakspeare ...
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... thou hast a liberty to read these inimitable plays , -to dwell and converse in these immortal groves , which were only showed our fathers in a con- juring - glass , as suddenly removed as represented . " At this time all theatrical ...
... thou hast a liberty to read these inimitable plays , -to dwell and converse in these immortal groves , which were only showed our fathers in a con- juring - glass , as suddenly removed as represented . " At this time all theatrical ...
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... thou art thus neglected , what shall we Hope after death , who are but shreds of thee ? At a village near Loughborough our travellers were obliged to procure a guide to conduct them through the intricacies of that unknown country to ...
... thou art thus neglected , what shall we Hope after death , who are but shreds of thee ? At a village near Loughborough our travellers were obliged to procure a guide to conduct them through the intricacies of that unknown country to ...
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... Thou fool , " said Love , " know'st thou not this , In every thing that's good she is ? In yonder tulip go and seek ; There thou may'st find her lip , her cheek . In yon enamoured pansy by ; There thou shalt have her curious eye . In ...
... Thou fool , " said Love , " know'st thou not this , In every thing that's good she is ? In yonder tulip go and seek ; There thou may'st find her lip , her cheek . In yon enamoured pansy by ; There thou shalt have her curious eye . In ...
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... thou knowest , do sell our hay , There is a house with stairs : 1 And there did I see coming down Such folks as are not in our town , Vorty at least , in pairs . Amongst the rest , one pestilent fine ( His beard no bigger , though ...
... thou knowest , do sell our hay , There is a house with stairs : 1 And there did I see coming down Such folks as are not in our town , Vorty at least , in pairs . Amongst the rest , one pestilent fine ( His beard no bigger , though ...
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