The Ancrene Riwle: (the Corpus Ms.: Ancrene Wisse)Burns & Oates, 1955 - 196 pages |
Contents
THE AUTHORS INTRODUCTION TO HIS RULE I | 1 |
DEVOTIONS | 7 |
THE CUSTODY OF THE SENSES | 21 |
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