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, 1942 |
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... John hand and ffoote , And gave him Sir Guyes bow in his hand , And bade it be his boote . But John tooke Guyes bow in his hand- His arrowes were rawstye by the roote― ; The sheriffe saw Litle John draw a bow And ffettle him to shoote ...
... John hand and ffoote , And gave him Sir Guyes bow in his hand , And bade it be his boote . But John tooke Guyes bow in his hand- His arrowes were rawstye by the roote― ; The sheriffe saw Litle John draw a bow And ffettle him to shoote ...
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... John ; you do not know me , Sir John : I know you , Sir John : you owe me money , Sir John , and now you pick a quarrel to beguile me of it : I bought you a dozen of shirts to your back . [ 70 Fal . Dowlas , filthy dowlas : I have given ...
... John ; you do not know me , Sir John : I know you , Sir John : you owe me money , Sir John , and now you pick a quarrel to beguile me of it : I bought you a dozen of shirts to your back . [ 70 Fal . Dowlas , filthy dowlas : I have given ...
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... JOHN ANDERSON MY JO John Anderson my jo , John , When we were first acquent , Your locks were like the raven , Your bonie brow was brent ; 10 20 10 Comin ' Thro ' the Rye . 5. weet , wet . 7. draigl't , bedrag- gled . 9. Gin , if . 20 ...
... JOHN ANDERSON MY JO John Anderson my jo , John , When we were first acquent , Your locks were like the raven , Your bonie brow was brent ; 10 20 10 Comin ' Thro ' the Rye . 5. weet , wet . 7. draigl't , bedrag- gled . 9. Gin , if . 20 ...
Contents
THE APPROACH TO ENGLISH LITERATURE | 1 |
THE EARLY PERIOD | 7 |
Mother Badger | 16 |
Copyright | |
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