The old romances , the works of Langland and the West Midland poet , the contemporary ballads and lyrics , all alike escape their notice . And significant in this connexion is Hawes's condemnation of light fables and ' balads of fervent ...
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... flying serpents, and other monsters, and where whole pirate-crews were dispatched by valiant knights single-handed; ... But as an aid to realism in character-drawing his advice was not without its value at this date.
As in the previous generation, Latin culture was still the sole subject of study at York; but the eighth century was to witness fresh interests and activities, seen first in the emergence of a native English literature, and again in the ...
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