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... centuries ; " but it was at the same time admitted , that " the com- " pletion of the publisher's plan had been pre- " vented by the difficulty of procuring a sufficient " stock of materials . " This difficulty has been since removed by ...
... centuries ; " but it was at the same time admitted , that " the com- " pletion of the publisher's plan had been pre- " vented by the difficulty of procuring a sufficient " stock of materials . " This difficulty has been since removed by ...
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... centuries , with a short ac- " count of their Works . " It is said to be completed , and intended for immediate publication . [ This ac- curate repertory has since appeared in one Volume 8vo . 1802. Nicol . ] found to contain much more ...
... centuries , with a short ac- " count of their Works . " It is said to be completed , and intended for immediate publication . [ This ac- curate repertory has since appeared in one Volume 8vo . 1802. Nicol . ] found to contain much more ...
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... century . In the former part , which terminates with the reign of Henry VIII . the extracts are generally chosen with a view to picturesque description , or to the delineation of national manners ; whereas the second divi- sion of the ...
... century . In the former part , which terminates with the reign of Henry VIII . the extracts are generally chosen with a view to picturesque description , or to the delineation of national manners ; whereas the second divi- sion of the ...
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... Century . - Robert de Brunne- Specimen . 97 CHAP . V. REIGN OF EDWARD II . - Change in the Language produced by frequent Trans- lations from the French . - Minstrels . Sources of Romance . - Adam Davie - Specimens of his Life of ...
... Century . - Robert de Brunne- Specimen . 97 CHAP . V. REIGN OF EDWARD II . - Change in the Language produced by frequent Trans- lations from the French . - Minstrels . Sources of Romance . - Adam Davie - Specimens of his Life of ...
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... centuries . Indeed , from what has been already pre- mised , we are perhaps authorized to conclude that , notwithstanding the pretended fluctuation of speech , a fluctuation which has been oftener supposed than proved , * the great body ...
... centuries . Indeed , from what has been already pre- mised , we are perhaps authorized to conclude that , notwithstanding the pretended fluctuation of speech , a fluctuation which has been oftener supposed than proved , * the great body ...
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