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A HISTORY OF
ENGLISH LITERATURE

Let us now praise famous men, ...

Such as found out musical tunes,

And recited verses in writing....

Their bodies are buried in peace;

But their name liveth for evermore.

The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of
Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus

A HISTORY OF
ENGLISH LITERATURE

A PRACTICAL TEXT-BOOK