A Compendium of English Literature, chronologically arranged, from Sir John Mandeville to William Cowper ... Stereotype editionE. C. & J. Biddle, 1850 - 776 pages |
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... Honor .. 326 ROBERT BOYLE .. 328 Parody on Charles II.'s Speeches .. 284 Friendship of Marvell and Milton .... 235 Milton His various Writings .. 329 286 The Study of Natural Philosophy fa- vorable to Religion . 330 His Poetry - The ...
... Honor .. 326 ROBERT BOYLE .. 328 Parody on Charles II.'s Speeches .. 284 Friendship of Marvell and Milton .... 235 Milton His various Writings .. 329 286 The Study of Natural Philosophy fa- vorable to Religion . 330 His Poetry - The ...
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... honor to the queen Philippa , and a younger sister of the wife of John of Gaunt , Duke of Lancaster . By this connection , therefore , Chaucer acquired the powerful support of the Lancas- trian family , and during his life his fortune ...
... honor to the queen Philippa , and a younger sister of the wife of John of Gaunt , Duke of Lancaster . By this connection , therefore , Chaucer acquired the powerful support of the Lancas- trian family , and during his life his fortune ...
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... honor to the daisy , some to the Flower and some to the Leaf . Afterward this gentlewoman learneth by one of these ladies the meaning hereof , which is this : they who honor the Flower , a thing fading with every blast , are such as ...
... honor to the daisy , some to the Flower and some to the Leaf . Afterward this gentlewoman learneth by one of these ladies the meaning hereof , which is this : they who honor the Flower , a thing fading with every blast , are such as ...
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... honor were then sent in ; Her ragges they anon off draw , And , as it was that timé law , She haddé bath , she haddé rest , And was arrayed to the best , all except her matted and unsightly hair , which she would not allow them to touch ...
... honor were then sent in ; Her ragges they anon off draw , And , as it was that timé law , She haddé bath , she haddé rest , And was arrayed to the best , all except her matted and unsightly hair , which she would not allow them to touch ...
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... honor of knighthood , and appointed him one of his privy council . In 1529 , on the disgrace of Cardinal Wolsey , he was appointed Lord Chancellor , being the first layman who ever held the office . But he was soon to experience in ...
... honor of knighthood , and appointed him one of his privy council . In 1529 , on the disgrace of Cardinal Wolsey , he was appointed Lord Chancellor , being the first layman who ever held the office . But he was soon to experience in ...
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