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Pagina 11
Hence the striking fact that we can trace the written history of our English
language within this island for the space of twelve hundred years. Christianity
was the cause of its early cultivation; and this has made it possible for us OF THE
ENGLISH ...
Hence the striking fact that we can trace the written history of our English
language within this island for the space of twelve hundred years. Christianity
was the cause of its early cultivation; and this has made it possible for us OF THE
ENGLISH ...
Pagina 12
Thus the rude trices of the distant islands have now, by means of the
missionaries, the best books of the world translated into their own tongues; and
this at a stage of existence in which they could not produce a written record. Thus
it was that ...
Thus the rude trices of the distant islands have now, by means of the
missionaries, the best books of the world translated into their own tongues; and
this at a stage of existence in which they could not produce a written record. Thus
it was that ...
Pagina 15
... have learnt Englisc, which seems a romantic hypothesis, we have the
interesting testimony that the Franks saw little or no distinction between Englisc
and Danish l. A great deal may be said, and in fact has been said and written, to
prove that ...
... have learnt Englisc, which seems a romantic hypothesis, we have the
interesting testimony that the Franks saw little or no distinction between Englisc
and Danish l. A great deal may be said, and in fact has been said and written, to
prove that ...
Pagina 27
They also had their domestic annals, written in the Anglian dialect of Norihum-
bria. All this vernacular literature perished under the ravages of the Danes in the
ninth century : but not until the torch of learning had been kindled in some of the ...
They also had their domestic annals, written in the Anglian dialect of Norihum-
bria. All this vernacular literature perished under the ravages of the Danes in the
ninth century : but not until the torch of learning had been kindled in some of the ...
Pagina 35
The following is from a brief summary of Christian duties, written probably in the
second half of the eleventh century : — .Srest mon sceal God lufian . . . First, we
must love God ... we Ne sceal mon maim slean . . . ac must not slay man . . . but ...
The following is from a brief summary of Christian duties, written probably in the
second half of the eleventh century : — .Srest mon sceal God lufian . . . First, we
must love God ... we Ne sceal mon maim slean . . . ac must not slay man . . . but ...
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Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | The Philology of the English Tongue Clarendon Press series |
| Autore | John Earle |
| Editore | Clarendon Press, 1871 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | Università di Princeton |
| Digitalizzato | 3 mar 2009 |
| Lunghezza | 599 pagine |
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