English Prose and Poetry: Selected and AnnotatedGinn, 1938 - 882 pages |
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Page 132
... Father's sorrow , father's joy ; When thy father first did see Such a boy by him and me , He was glad , I was woe , Fortune changèd made him so , When he left his pretty boy , Last his sorrow , first his joy . 5 IO Weep not , my wanton ...
... Father's sorrow , father's joy ; When thy father first did see Such a boy by him and me , He was glad , I was woe , Fortune changèd made him so , When he left his pretty boy , Last his sorrow , first his joy . 5 IO Weep not , my wanton ...
Page 252
... father's will , to their great astonishment found these words : " Item , I charge and command my said three sons to wear no sort of silver fringe upon or about their said coats , " etc. , with a penalty in case of disobedience too long ...
... father's will , to their great astonishment found these words : " Item , I charge and command my said three sons to wear no sort of silver fringe upon or about their said coats , " etc. , with a penalty in case of disobedience too long ...
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... father's neck , but he asked me with benignity and solicitude if I was hungry : at which I laughed again , and more than ever : for it was early in the morning , soon after the first meal , and my father had nourished me most carefully ...
... father's neck , but he asked me with benignity and solicitude if I was hungry : at which I laughed again , and more than ever : for it was early in the morning , soon after the first meal , and my father had nourished me most carefully ...
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BEOWULF | 28 |
Cynewulf and Cyneheard | 34 |
JOHN GOWER 1325?1408 | 51 |
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