A First View of English LiteratureC. Scribner's sons, 1923 - 424 من الصفحات |
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... kings the most desirous of praise . " It was not enough for such men as he that they should spend their lives in glorious adventures ; they desired to see their names and their deeds spread among distant peoples and handed down to ...
... kings the most desirous of praise . " It was not enough for such men as he that they should spend their lives in glorious adventures ; they desired to see their names and their deeds spread among distant peoples and handed down to ...
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... king of the West - Danes , has built for himself near * In all probability the development of " Beowulf " into a complete poem took place largely on English soil , and was completed by the end of the eighth century . the sea a great ...
... king of the West - Danes , has built for himself near * In all probability the development of " Beowulf " into a complete poem took place largely on English soil , and was completed by the end of the eighth century . the sea a great ...
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... King Hygelac . Beowulf determines to go to Hrothgar's assistance . With fifteen companions he embarks . " Departed then over the wavy sea the foamy - necked floater , most like to a bird . " At dawn of the second day the voyagers catch ...
... King Hygelac . Beowulf determines to go to Hrothgar's assistance . With fifteen companions he embarks . " Departed then over the wavy sea the foamy - necked floater , most like to a bird . " At dawn of the second day the voyagers catch ...
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... king , and the queen , with a company of maidens , come through the meadows to gaze in wonder on the huge arm and claw nailed beneath the gold roof of the hall . When the even- ing feast begins , Beowulf sits between the two sons of the ...
... king , and the queen , with a company of maidens , come through the meadows to gaze in wonder on the huge arm and claw nailed beneath the gold roof of the hall . When the even- ing feast begins , Beowulf sits between the two sons of the ...
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... king's hall . Old as he is , Beo- He slays the mon- wulf fights the dragon single - handed . ster in its lair , but himself receives his mortal hurt . The Death of Beowulf . - The death of the old king is picturesque and touching . He ...
... king's hall . Old as he is , Beo- He slays the mon- wulf fights the dragon single - handed . ster in its lair , but himself receives his mortal hurt . The Death of Beowulf . - The death of the old king is picturesque and touching . He ...
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