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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... Sing this many times : " May Earth remove you all her might and main . " This charm may be sung on the wound . THE VIRTUES OF JET On Wednesday night when the sun is set , go where you know that elecampane stands ; then sing the ...
... Sing this many times : " May Earth remove you all her might and main . " This charm may be sung on the wound . THE VIRTUES OF JET On Wednesday night when the sun is set , go where you know that elecampane stands ; then sing the ...
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... Sing cuccu nu , Sing cuccu ! Sing cuccu , Sing cuccu nu ! NOW SPRINGS THE SPRAY 5 10 In this lyric we find a dramatic setting not unlike that commonly given to the chanson d'aventure . The poet over- hears and repeats the lament of the ...
... Sing cuccu nu , Sing cuccu ! Sing cuccu , Sing cuccu nu ! NOW SPRINGS THE SPRAY 5 10 In this lyric we find a dramatic setting not unlike that commonly given to the chanson d'aventure . The poet over- hears and repeats the lament of the ...
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... sing , Harke how the Minstrels gin to shrill aloud Their merry Musick that resounds from far , The pipe , the tabor , and the trembling Croud , That well agree withouten breach or jar . But most of all the Damzels doe delite , When they ...
... sing , Harke how the Minstrels gin to shrill aloud Their merry Musick that resounds from far , The pipe , the tabor , and the trembling Croud , That well agree withouten breach or jar . But most of all the Damzels doe delite , When they ...
Contents
THE APPROACH TO ENGLISH LITERATURE | 1 |
THE EARLY PERIOD | 7 |
BEOWULF | 11 |
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