The Beginnings of Poetry

by Francis Barton Gummere · language: en

Vocabulary level: Upper-intermediate · Flesch–Kincaid grade 13 · 5,685 sentences

Vocabulary level is estimated from word frequency, not an official CEFR classification.

Subjects: English poetry — Old English, ca. 450-1100 · Poetry, Medieval

Words worth knowing: individualism · intolerant · undisputed · mythological · unimpaired · provocative · juggle · historically

THE BEGINNINGS OF POETRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE BEGINNINGS OF POETRY BY FRANCIS B. GUMMERE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH IN HAVERFORD COLLEGE New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., LTD. 1908 All rights reserved ------------------------------------------------------------------------ COPYRIGHT, 1901, BY THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.

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Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I ne have no text of it, as I suppose, But I shal fynde it in a maner glose.

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