A History of English Literature, EtcT. Nelson & Sons, 1870 - 544 pages |
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Page 56
... poet . His common dress consisted of red hose , horned shoes , and a loose frock of camlet , reaching to the knee , with wide sleeves fastened at the wrist . Chaucer's fame as a writer rests chiefly upon his Canterbury ... poet's life , when.
... poet . His common dress consisted of red hose , horned shoes , and a loose frock of camlet , reaching to the knee , with wide sleeves fastened at the wrist . Chaucer's fame as a writer rests chiefly upon his Canterbury ... poet's life , when.
Page 57
... poet's day quite superseded as the speech of the upper classes in England . Many of Chaucer's words require a French accentuation ; such as aventúre , licóur , coráge . There has been much discussion about the true way of reading ...
... poet's day quite superseded as the speech of the upper classes in England . Many of Chaucer's words require a French accentuation ; such as aventúre , licóur , coráge . There has been much discussion about the true way of reading ...
Page 61
... poet's birth the family was of noble blood . Supposed to have been a scion of the gentle Gowers , resident in the ... poet were one and the same man . Like Chaucer , with whom he was long very intimate , although it is said that their ...
... poet's birth the family was of noble blood . Supposed to have been a scion of the gentle Gowers , resident in the ... poet were one and the same man . Like Chaucer , with whom he was long very intimate , although it is said that their ...
Page 62
... poet pillowed upon three volumes , in memento of his three great works . His grave face , framed with a mass of long ... poet's place , as second to Chaucer during the infancy of our literature , cannot be disputed , still it must be ...
... poet pillowed upon three volumes , in memento of his three great works . His grave face , framed with a mass of long ... poet's place , as second to Chaucer during the infancy of our literature , cannot be disputed , still it must be ...
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... poet is well known . father , Robert III . , whose heart had been well - nigh broken by the murder of his darling son ... poet's breast . He fell in love ; and , while all life was bright with the rosy hue of a new - blown passion , he ...
... poet is well known . father , Robert III . , whose heart had been well - nigh broken by the murder of his darling son ... poet's breast . He fell in love ; and , while all life was bright with the rosy hue of a new - blown passion , he ...
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