Selections from English literature, by E. Lee, Book 4Elizabeth Lee 1913 |
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Page 85
... asked the waves , and asked the felon winds , What hard mishap hath doomed this gentle swain ? And questioned ev'ry gust of rugged wings That blows from off each beakèd promont'ry : They knew not of his story ; And sage Hippotades their ...
... asked the waves , and asked the felon winds , What hard mishap hath doomed this gentle swain ? And questioned ev'ry gust of rugged wings That blows from off each beakèd promont'ry : They knew not of his story ; And sage Hippotades their ...
Page 160
... asked her , " If she did not imagine the king looked as if he was touched ; though he is , " said he , " a good actor , and doth all he can to hide it . Well , I would not have so much to answer for , as that wicked man there hath , to ...
... asked her , " If she did not imagine the king looked as if he was touched ; though he is , " said he , " a good actor , and doth all he can to hide it . Well , I would not have so much to answer for , as that wicked man there hath , to ...
Page 280
... asked at what I was working ; and I said I was working a watchguard . He asked , For whom ? " gentleman - one of my friends . " 66 66 And I answered , For a I was up next morning an hour before daybreak , and finished my guard ...
... asked at what I was working ; and I said I was working a watchguard . He asked , For whom ? " gentleman - one of my friends . " 66 66 And I answered , For a I was up next morning an hour before daybreak , and finished my guard ...
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GEOFFREY CHAUCER 13401400 | 1 |
WILLIAM CAXTON 1422 ?1491 | 10 |
STEPHEN HAWES d 1523 | 17 |
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