English Prose and Poetry: Selected and AnnotatedGinn, 1938 - 882 pages |
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... heard was Sigebryht's brother ) . And he [ Cyneheard ] found out that the King with a little troop was at Merton in the com- pany of a woman , and he overtook him there and surrounded the house before the men who were with the King ...
... heard was Sigebryht's brother ) . And he [ Cyneheard ] found out that the King with a little troop was at Merton in the com- pany of a woman , and he overtook him there and surrounded the house before the men who were with the King ...
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... heard the dash of oars , 500 I heard the pilot's cheer ; My head was turn'd perforce away , And I saw a boat appear . The pilot , and the pilot's boy , I heard them coming fast : 505 Dear Lord in Heaven ! it was a joy The dead men could ...
... heard the dash of oars , 500 I heard the pilot's cheer ; My head was turn'd perforce away , And I saw a boat appear . The pilot , and the pilot's boy , I heard them coming fast : 505 Dear Lord in Heaven ! it was a joy The dead men could ...
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... heard that cry , and quak'd for fear , And Oxus curdled as it cross'd his stream . But Sohrab heard , and quail'd not , but rush'd on , And struck again ; and again Rustum bow'd His head ; but this time all the blade , like glass ...
... heard that cry , and quak'd for fear , And Oxus curdled as it cross'd his stream . But Sohrab heard , and quail'd not , but rush'd on , And struck again ; and again Rustum bow'd His head ; but this time all the blade , like glass ...
Contents
BEOWULF | 28 |
Cynewulf and Cyneheard | 34 |
JOHN GOWER 1325?1408 | 51 |
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