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... ( Head of all things ! ) heaven and earth ; Sky he rear'd , and this wide land He ' stablish'd - by his strong might , Lord Almighty ! Earth was not as yet Green with grass ; ocean cover'd , 1 Fremde has a double ending in the nominative ...
... ( Head of all things ! ) heaven and earth ; Sky he rear'd , and this wide land He ' stablish'd - by his strong might , Lord Almighty ! Earth was not as yet Green with grass ; ocean cover'd , 1 Fremde has a double ending in the nominative ...
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... head , So that it rolled on the field . And the queen I " cut all in pieces With my dear sword , And afterwards I " set " her " down In a black pit . And all my good people Set to flight , So that I knew not under Christ , Where ( that ) ...
... head , So that it rolled on the field . And the queen I " cut all in pieces With my dear sword , And afterwards I " set " her " down In a black pit . And all my good people Set to flight , So that I knew not under Christ , Where ( that ) ...
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... head , and lead out host , ( In his hand a sturdy spear ) And king of Denmark should be made . And the Normans ne couthe speke tho bote her owe speche , And speke French as dude atom , and here chyldren dude al so teche ; So that heymen ...
... head , and lead out host , ( In his hand a sturdy spear ) And king of Denmark should be made . And the Normans ne couthe speke tho bote her owe speche , And speke French as dude atom , and here chyldren dude al so teche ; So that heymen ...
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... and ay slain his fo . This ilke worthy knight hadde ben alsò 1 War . 2 Farther . 3 4 Been placed at the head of the table . 6 Travelled . Sometime with the Lord of Palatie , Agen another hethen 30 CHAP . II . CHAUCER .
... and ay slain his fo . This ilke worthy knight hadde ben alsò 1 War . 2 Farther . 3 4 Been placed at the head of the table . 6 Travelled . Sometime with the Lord of Palatie , Agen another hethen 30 CHAP . II . CHAUCER .
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... head a chaplet fresh of hue , Of plumys parted red and white and blue . About her neck , white as the fyr amaille , ' A goodly chain of small orfevyrie , R Whereby there hang a ruby without fail Like to a heart yshapen verily , That as ...
... head a chaplet fresh of hue , Of plumys parted red and white and blue . About her neck , white as the fyr amaille , ' A goodly chain of small orfevyrie , R Whereby there hang a ruby without fail Like to a heart yshapen verily , That as ...
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