History of English Literature, Volumen1Richard West, 1871 |
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... speak already of the league they have made against ' the ferocious ocean . ' Even in a calm this sea is unsafe . ' Before the eye spreads a mighty waste of waters ; above float the clouds , grey and shapeless daughters of the air ...
... speak already of the league they have made against ' the ferocious ocean . ' Even in a calm this sea is unsafe . ' Before the eye spreads a mighty waste of waters ; above float the clouds , grey and shapeless daughters of the air ...
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... speak : " Sigurd must be mine ; I must die , or that blooming youth clasp in my arms . " But seeing him married , she brings about his death . Laughed then Brynhild , Budli's daughter , once only , from her whole soul , when in her bed ...
... speak : " Sigurd must be mine ; I must die , or that blooming youth clasp in my arms . " But seeing him married , she brings about his death . Laughed then Brynhild , Budli's daughter , once only , from her whole soul , when in her bed ...
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... speak of him at length ; we retain one of their poems , that of Beowulf , almost entire . Here are the stories , which the thanes , seated on their stools , by the light of their torches , listened to as they drank the ale of their king ...
... speak of him at length ; we retain one of their poems , that of Beowulf , almost entire . Here are the stories , which the thanes , seated on their stools , by the light of their torches , listened to as they drank the ale of their king ...
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... speak , they sing , or rather cry out . Each little verse is an acclamation , which breaks forth like a growl ; their strong breasts heave with a groan of anger or enthusiasm , and a vehement phrase or indistinct expression rises ...
... speak , they sing , or rather cry out . Each little verse is an acclamation , which breaks forth like a growl ; their strong breasts heave with a groan of anger or enthusiasm , and a vehement phrase or indistinct expression rises ...
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... speak from anger , or see , because the blood mounts to his eyes : The folk was affrighted , the flood - dread ... speak of the creation like the Bible , because they speak of destruction like the Bible . They have only to look into ...
... speak from anger , or see , because the blood mounts to his eyes : The folk was affrighted , the flood - dread ... speak of the creation like the Bible , because they speak of destruction like the Bible . They have only to look into ...
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