An Historical Sketch of the Progress and Present State of Anglo-Saxon Literature in EnglandLumley, 1840 - 180 pages |
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... Society of Antiquaries , together with some other plans of the kind , have been inserted as documents which it seemed desirable to preserve ; and such are of more value when existing in a collected form than distributed in several ...
... Society of Antiquaries , together with some other plans of the kind , have been inserted as documents which it seemed desirable to preserve ; and such are of more value when existing in a collected form than distributed in several ...
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... and Grimm - Phillips's Anglo - Saxon Laws -The Heliand — Soames's Anglo - Saxon Church - Dissection of the Saxon Chronicle - Rask's Grammar , by Thorpe , mars- 118140 CHAPTER VIII . Formation of a Society to Publish Saxon CONTENTS . xi.
... and Grimm - Phillips's Anglo - Saxon Laws -The Heliand — Soames's Anglo - Saxon Church - Dissection of the Saxon Chronicle - Rask's Grammar , by Thorpe , mars- 118140 CHAPTER VIII . Formation of a Society to Publish Saxon CONTENTS . xi.
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John Petheram. CHAPTER VIII . Formation of a Society to Publish Saxon Works - Dr . Grundtvig's Pro- spectus Society of Antiquaries adopt a similar plan , appoint a Committee , and issue a Prospectus - Cadmon , Layamon , and the Exeter ...
John Petheram. CHAPTER VIII . Formation of a Society to Publish Saxon Works - Dr . Grundtvig's Pro- spectus Society of Antiquaries adopt a similar plan , appoint a Committee , and issue a Prospectus - Cadmon , Layamon , and the Exeter ...
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... society in a well ordered condition . It appears desirable before the com- plete extinction of what has been sanctioned by the practice of centuries , and therefore of importance to us , that we should " enquire for the old way , and if ...
... society in a well ordered condition . It appears desirable before the com- plete extinction of what has been sanctioned by the practice of centuries , and therefore of importance to us , that we should " enquire for the old way , and if ...
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... society , or the state of knowledge , existing amongst them , of their prose or poetic compositions , we knew but little . Whilst the shelves of our libraries are filled with works written in the dark ages , ( as we are apt to term the ...
... society , or the state of knowledge , existing amongst them , of their prose or poetic compositions , we knew but little . Whilst the shelves of our libraries are filled with works written in the dark ages , ( as we are apt to term the ...
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