Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions of English Authors, from Earliest to the Present Time : Connected by a Critical and Biographical HistoryRobert Chambers Gould, Kendall and Lincoln, 1850 - English literature |
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Page 31
... ground he fell , feil folk about him thrang , Treason they cried , traitors was them amang ! Kerly , with that , fled out soon at a side , His fallow Stephen than thoucht no time to bide . The fray was great , and fast away they yede ...
... ground he fell , feil folk about him thrang , Treason they cried , traitors was them amang ! Kerly , with that , fled out soon at a side , His fallow Stephen than thoucht no time to bide . The fray was great , and fast away they yede ...
Page 45
... ground by their awn umbrage . Of Eolus ' north blasts havand no dreid , The soil spread her braid bosom on - breid ; The corn crops and the beir new - braird With gladsome garment revesting the yerd.8 The prai9 besprent with springand ...
... ground by their awn umbrage . Of Eolus ' north blasts havand no dreid , The soil spread her braid bosom on - breid ; The corn crops and the beir new - braird With gladsome garment revesting the yerd.8 The prai9 besprent with springand ...
Page 46
... ground , with sleeves tied on the helm Of foaming horse , with swords and friendly hearts ; With cheer , as though one should another whelm , Where we have fought , and chased oft with darts ; With silver drops the mead yet spread for ...
... ground , with sleeves tied on the helm Of foaming horse , with swords and friendly hearts ; With cheer , as though one should another whelm , Where we have fought , and chased oft with darts ; With silver drops the mead yet spread for ...
Page 50
... ground . All fell to work both man and child , Some howkit clay , some burnt the tyld . Nimron , that curious champion , Deviser was of that dungeon . Nathing they spared their labours , ' Like busy bees upon the flowers , Or emmets ...
... ground . All fell to work both man and child , Some howkit clay , some burnt the tyld . Nimron , that curious champion , Deviser was of that dungeon . Nathing they spared their labours , ' Like busy bees upon the flowers , Or emmets ...
Page 64
... ground , standing and holding up or spreading the arms , with the hands fast closed , and abiding so a long time . Also to hold the arms stedfast , causing another man to essay to pull them out , and notwithstanding he keepeth his arm ...
... ground , standing and holding up or spreading the arms , with the hands fast closed , and abiding so a long time . Also to hold the arms stedfast , causing another man to essay to pull them out , and notwithstanding he keepeth his arm ...
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