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... Armoric knights ; And all who since , baptised or infidel , Jousted in Aspramont or Montalban , Damasco , or Morocco , or Trebisond , Or whom Biserta sent from Afric shore , When Charlemain with all his peerage fell By Fontarabia .
... Armoric knights ; And all who since , baptised or infidel , Jousted in Aspramont or Montalban , Damasco , or Morocco , or Trebisond , Or whom Biserta sent from Afric shore , When Charlemain with all his peerage fell By Fontarabia .
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| Наслов | Outlines of English Literature |
| Аутор | Thomas Budd Shaw |
| Уредник | Henry Theodore Tuckerman |
| Издавач | H.C. Lea, 1865 |
| Оригинал из | Универзитет Харвард |
| Дигитализовано | 10 апр 2007 |
| Дужина | 489 страница |
| Извоз навода | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |