The College Survey of English Literature: The early period. The sixteenth century. The seventeenth century. The eighteenth centuryBartlett Jere Whiting, Fred Benjamin Millett Harcourt, Brace, 1947 |
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... noble memory , King Edward the Fourth . The said noble gentlemen instantly required me to imprint the history of the said noble king and 10 conqueror King Arthur , and of his knights , with the history of the Saint Grail , and of the ...
... noble memory , King Edward the Fourth . The said noble gentlemen instantly required me to imprint the history of the said noble king and 10 conqueror King Arthur , and of his knights , with the history of the Saint Grail , and of the ...
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... noble knight called Sir Gareth , and named by Sir Kay , Beaumains , and containeth thirty - six chapters . The eighth book treateth of the birth of Sir Tristram the noble knight , and of his acts , and containeth forty - one chapters ...
... noble knight called Sir Gareth , and named by Sir Kay , Beaumains , and containeth thirty - six chapters . The eighth book treateth of the birth of Sir Tristram the noble knight , and of his acts , and containeth forty - one chapters ...
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... noble knights that ever I heard of or saw by my days , I , Sir Gawaine , King Lot's son of Orkney , sister's son unto the noble King Arthur , send thee greeting , and let thee have knowledge that the tenth day of May I was smitten ND so ...
... noble knights that ever I heard of or saw by my days , I , Sir Gawaine , King Lot's son of Orkney , sister's son unto the noble King Arthur , send thee greeting , and let thee have knowledge that the tenth day of May I was smitten ND so ...
Contents
THE APPROACH TO ENGLISH LITERATURE | 1 |
THE EARLY PERIOD | 7 |
BEOWULF | 11 |
Copyright | |
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