History of English Literature, Volume 1H. Holt, 1875 - English literature |
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... heaven is drenched by heavy showers . " There are yet commons as at the time of the Conquest , deserted , abandoned , wild , covered with furze and thorny plants , with here and there a horse grazing in solitude . Joyless scene ...
... heaven is drenched by heavy showers . " There are yet commons as at the time of the Conquest , deserted , abandoned , wild , covered with furze and thorny plants , with here and there a horse grazing in solitude . Joyless scene ...
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... heaven , the howling of the thunder , hurt us not ; the hurricane is our servant , and drives us whither we wish to go . " " We hewed with our swords , " says a song attributed to Ragnar Lodbrog ; " was it not like that hour when my ...
... heaven , the howling of the thunder , hurt us not ; the hurricane is our servant , and drives us whither we wish to go . " " We hewed with our swords , " says a song attributed to Ragnar Lodbrog ; " was it not like that hour when my ...
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... heaven above ; ' twas a chaotic chasm , and grass nowhere . " There was but Ymir , the horrible frozen Ocean , with his children , sprung from his feet and his armpits ; then their shapeless progeny , Terrors of the abyss , barren ...
... heaven above ; ' twas a chaotic chasm , and grass nowhere . " There was but Ymir , the horrible frozen Ocean , with his children , sprung from his feet and his armpits ; then their shapeless progeny , Terrors of the abyss , barren ...
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... all the doomed body ; she sank upon the floor ; the sword was bloody , the man rejoiced in his deed ; the beam 1 Kemble's Beowulf , xii . p . 34 . shone , light stood within , even as from heaven 46 BOOK I. THE SOURCE .
... all the doomed body ; she sank upon the floor ; the sword was bloody , the man rejoiced in his deed ; the beam 1 Kemble's Beowulf , xii . p . 34 . shone , light stood within , even as from heaven 46 BOOK I. THE SOURCE .
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Hippolyte Taine. shone , light stood within , even as from heaven mildly shines the lamp of the firmament . " I Then he saw Grendel dead in a corner of the hall ; and four of his companions , having with difficulty raised the monstrous ...
Hippolyte Taine. shone , light stood within , even as from heaven mildly shines the lamp of the firmament . " I Then he saw Grendel dead in a corner of the hall ; and four of his companions , having with difficulty raised the monstrous ...
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