Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions of English Authors, from Earliest to the Present Time : Connected by a Critical and Biographical HistoryRobert Chambers Gould, Kendall and Lincoln, 1850 - English literature |
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Page vii
... KING JAMES I. OF SCOTLAND , 36 James I. , a Prisoner in Windsor , first sees Lady Jane Beaufort , who afterwards was his Queen , 37 5 JOHN LYDGATE , 37 5 Description of a Sylvan Retreat , 38 The London Lyckpenny , 38 ROBERT HENRYSON ...
... KING JAMES I. OF SCOTLAND , 36 James I. , a Prisoner in Windsor , first sees Lady Jane Beaufort , who afterwards was his Queen , 37 5 JOHN LYDGATE , 37 5 Description of a Sylvan Retreat , 38 The London Lyckpenny , 38 ROBERT HENRYSON ...
Page ix
... KING , On my dear Son , Gervase Beaumont , 116 A Valediction , 116 To Chloe , 116 The Dream , 117 Love inconcealable , 117 To Cupid , 118 ROBERT HERRICK , Song- ( Dry those fair , those crystal eyes ) , 118 To Blossoms , Sic Vita , 118 ...
... KING , On my dear Son , Gervase Beaumont , 116 A Valediction , 116 To Chloe , 116 The Dream , 117 Love inconcealable , 117 To Cupid , 118 ROBERT HERRICK , Song- ( Dry those fair , those crystal eyes ) , 118 To Blossoms , Sic Vita , 118 ...
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... King Stephen ded , and bebyried there his wif and his sune waron bebyried æt Tauresfeld . That ministre hi makiden . Tha the And ne king was ded , tha was the eorl beionde sæ . of him . Tha he to Engleland come , tha was he under ...
... King Stephen ded , and bebyried there his wif and his sune waron bebyried æt Tauresfeld . That ministre hi makiden . Tha the And ne king was ded , tha was the eorl beionde sæ . of him . Tha he to Engleland come , tha was he under ...
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... king gon to spekene3 And agaf his gode cnihten All heore rihten ; 4 He gef seolver , he gæf gold , He gef hors , he gef lond , Castles , and clothes eke ; His monnen he'iquende.5 which he occasionally diversifies the thread of his story ...
... king gon to spekene3 And agaf his gode cnihten All heore rihten ; 4 He gef seolver , he gæf gold , He gef hors , he gef lond , Castles , and clothes eke ; His monnen he'iquende.5 which he occasionally diversifies the thread of his story ...
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... king and knight . And as they were best in glading , And well cup - shotten , knight and king , Of chamber Rowenen so gent , Before the king in hall she went . A cup with wine she had in hand , And her attire was well farand.2 Before the ...
... king and knight . And as they were best in glading , And well cup - shotten , knight and king , Of chamber Rowenen so gent , Before the king in hall she went . A cup with wine she had in hand , And her attire was well farand.2 Before the ...
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