Anglo-Saxon Literature

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The Dawn of European Literature.
BY JOHN EARLE, M.A.
RECTOR OF SWANSWICK, RAWLINSON PROFESSOR OF ANGLO-SAXON IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.
PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE OF GENERAL LITERATURE AND EDUCATION APPOINTED BY THE SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE.
LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE,
NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, CHARING CROSS, W.C. ;
43, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C.; 26, ST. GEORGE’s PLACE, HYDE PARK CORNER S.W.
BRIGHTON: 133, NORTH STREET. New York: E. & J. B. YOUNG & CO.
1884.