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... means of determining ; but his position in Prince Lionel's house- hold would , says Mr. Bond , have given him ' the benefit of society of the highest refinement , in personal attendance on a young and spirited prince of the blood . He ...
... means of determining ; but his position in Prince Lionel's house- hold would , says Mr. Bond , have given him ' the benefit of society of the highest refinement , in personal attendance on a young and spirited prince of the blood . He ...
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Geoffrey Chaucer Richard Morris. We have no means of ascertaining how he spent the next six years of his life , except from hints in our official records and the poet's own works . In 1367 the first notice of the poet occurs on the Issue ...
Geoffrey Chaucer Richard Morris. We have no means of ascertaining how he spent the next six years of his life , except from hints in our official records and the poet's own works . In 1367 the first notice of the poet occurs on the Issue ...
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... means proves a want of power of original conception or of artistic skill in the author . ' This is a point of ... mean that there had previously existed in modern Europe nothing like histrionic representation of real or imaginary events ...
... means proves a want of power of original conception or of artistic skill in the author . ' This is a point of ... mean that there had previously existed in modern Europe nothing like histrionic representation of real or imaginary events ...
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... means free from clerical errors . It has therefore been revised throughout by a careful collation with the Ellesmere , Hengwrt , and Corpus manuscripts printed in Mr. F. J. Furnivall's Six - Text edition of Chaucer's Canterbury Talesh ...
... means free from clerical errors . It has therefore been revised throughout by a careful collation with the Ellesmere , Hengwrt , and Corpus manuscripts printed in Mr. F. J. Furnivall's Six - Text edition of Chaucer's Canterbury Talesh ...
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... means an expedition with a small party of cavalry ; but is often used generally for any military expedition . Holinshed calls it a rode ( i . e . raid ) . 1. 87. born him wel , conducted himself well , behaved bravely . 1. 88. lady ...
... means an expedition with a small party of cavalry ; but is often used generally for any military expedition . Holinshed calls it a rode ( i . e . raid ) . 1. 87. born him wel , conducted himself well , behaved bravely . 1. 88. lady ...
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