English Prose and Poetry: Selected and AnnotatedGinn, 1938 - 882 pages |
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Page 167
... means that their heads are well stocked , deal upon this comical freight by the gross : when your groundling , and gallery - commoner 2 buys his sport by the penny , and , like a haggler , is glad to utter it again by retailing . 6 ...
... means that their heads are well stocked , deal upon this comical freight by the gross : when your groundling , and gallery - commoner 2 buys his sport by the penny , and , like a haggler , is glad to utter it again by retailing . 6 ...
Page 738
... means . They do not ask whether the tail suits the dog . They all ask whether a dog is ( by the highest artis- tic ... means to perfection . But surely it passes toleration to talk of perfec- tion as a means to imperfection . The New ...
... means . They do not ask whether the tail suits the dog . They all ask whether a dog is ( by the highest artis- tic ... means to perfection . But surely it passes toleration to talk of perfec- tion as a means to imperfection . The New ...
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... means ' dearness , scarcity , " but Chatterton thought it could be used as an adjective meaning " dear , delicious " ; lyche , l . 5 , is improperly used for " like " or " as " ; coyne , l . 7 , is used by Spenser to mean food for man ...
... means ' dearness , scarcity , " but Chatterton thought it could be used as an adjective meaning " dear , delicious " ; lyche , l . 5 , is improperly used for " like " or " as " ; coyne , l . 7 , is used by Spenser to mean food for man ...
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BEOWULF | 28 |
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