Geschichte der englischen sprache und literaturJ. U. Kern, 1853 - 228 pages |
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A. S. Period æfter Alfred Alfred's Alfric alliteration alten Angeln angelsächsischen chronik angelsächsischen sprache Anglo-Saxon ausgabe Beda Beda's Beowulf besonders bischof Book Brit Britannien Britannien's brittischen buch Caedmon Caedmon's Camulodunum Canterbury Canterbury Tales Caxton Chaucer Chaucer's chronik Codex Exoniensis Crist dichter ealle Eduard III Eduard's ende England England's englischen sprache eroberung ersten exeterhandschrift folgenden französische wörter französischer sprache Gallien gedichte Geoffrey von Monmouth geschichte geschrieben gesetze Gildas Godes Gower grossen handschrift heiligen jahre jahrhunderts John Kelten keltischen king kloster könig land lateinischen Layamon letzten lichen literatur Lond London manuscript mihte mönch namen Nennius Normannen Oxford pæet pæt ponne prosa purh Roman Römer römischen Sachsen Sachsenchronik sächsischen schen schottischen Schottland schriften seite später sprachproben städte sum bið theil Thorpe übersetzung verse viele volkes vols wahrscheinlich werke Wright Wright's Biogr zwei þæs þæt þam
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Page 190 - Of fish and flesh, and that so plenteous, It snewed in his hous of mete and drinke, Of alle deintees that men coud of thinke, After the sondry sesons of the yere, So changed he his mete and his soupere.
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Page 188 - Ful wel she sange the service devine, Entuned in hire nose ful swetely; And Frenche she spake ful fayre and fetisly, After the scole of Stratford atte bowe, For Frenche of Paris was to hire unknowe.
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Page 189 - Therto he strong was as a champioun, And knew wel the tavernes in every toun, And every hosteler and gay tapstere, Better than a lazar or a beggere, For unto swiche a worthy man as he Accordeth nought, as by his faculte, To haven with sike lazars acquaintance. It is not honest, it may not avance, As for to delen with no swiche pouraille, But all with riche, and sellers of vitaille.
Page 188 - Short was his goune, with sleves long and wide. Wel coude he sitte on hors, and fayre ride. He coude songes make, and wel endite, Juste and eke dance, and wel pourtraie and write. So hote he loved, that by nightertale He slep no more than doth the nightingale.
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