A History of English LiteratureHardin Craig Oxford University Press, 1950 - 697 pages |
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... mind is inextricably bound up with the theological and scholastic , usually found in combination . As early as the twelfth century there are , for example , the works of Anselm of Aosta ( 1033-1109 ) , who may be re- garded as the first ...
... mind is inextricably bound up with the theological and scholastic , usually found in combination . As early as the twelfth century there are , for example , the works of Anselm of Aosta ( 1033-1109 ) , who may be re- garded as the first ...
Page 310
... mind to raise itself upon ; or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention ; or a shop for profit and sale ; and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate . The second section of the ...
... mind to raise itself upon ; or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention ; or a shop for profit and sale ; and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate . The second section of the ...
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... mind which does not perceive the world in terms of cause and effect is not a human mind , and therefore the concept has for us a necessary validity . It is therefore true in a sense that Locke's greatest contribution to philosophy was ...
... mind which does not perceive the world in terms of cause and effect is not a human mind , and therefore the concept has for us a necessary validity . It is therefore true in a sense that Locke's greatest contribution to philosophy was ...
Contents
THE LITERATURE OF THE OLD ENGLISH PERIOD 1 The Temper of the Middle Ages | 3 |
The AngloSaxons | 5 |
Some Fundamental Facts Relating to Old English Literature | 8 |
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