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... later of British rule . The Muslims brought Persian , as later the British brought English ; and these two foreign languages enjoyed an enormous prestige in the centres and corridors of power at Delhi and the other provincial capitals ...
... later of British rule . The Muslims brought Persian , as later the British brought English ; and these two foreign languages enjoyed an enormous prestige in the centres and corridors of power at Delhi and the other provincial capitals ...
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... later may be seen from one or two quotations . Addison , for example , makes this adaptation from Martial in one of the Spectator papers : In all thy humours , whether grave or mellow , Thou'rt such a touchy , testy , pleasant fellow ...
... later may be seen from one or two quotations . Addison , for example , makes this adaptation from Martial in one of the Spectator papers : In all thy humours , whether grave or mellow , Thou'rt such a touchy , testy , pleasant fellow ...
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... later date , each characteristic of its author , and all clearly distinguish- able from epics . It is not only a question of length , for Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales and Browning's The Ring and the Book are both of formidable bulk ...
... later date , each characteristic of its author , and all clearly distinguish- able from epics . It is not only a question of length , for Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales and Browning's The Ring and the Book are both of formidable bulk ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF LITERATURE AND THe | 3 |
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE | 21 |
BACKGROUNDS CLASSICAL AND CHRISTIAN | 42 |
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