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George Lillie Craik

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Description:Excerpt from Compendious History of English Literature, Vol. 1 of 2: And of the English Language, From the Norman Conquest, With Numerous SpecimensIN the largest or loosest sense of the expression 3 History of English Literature might be taken to mean an account of everything that has been written in the language. But neither is the literature of a language everything that has been written in it, nor would all that has been written in the language necessarily com prehend all its literature, for much true literature may exist, and has existed, without having been written. Literature is composed of words, of thought reduced to the form of words; but the words need not be written it is enough that they be spoken or sung, or even only conceived. All that writing does is to record and preserve them. It no more endows them with any new character than money acquires a new character by being locked up in a desk or paid into a bank.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Compendius History of English Literature, and of the English Language, From the Norman Conquest: With Numerous Specimens Volume 1. To get started finding A Compendius History of English Literature, and of the English Language, From the Norman Conquest: With Numerous Specimens Volume 1, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Compendious History of English Literature, Vol. 1 of 2: And of the English Language, From the Norman Conquest, With Numerous SpecimensIN the largest or loosest sense of the expression 3 History of English Literature might be taken to mean an account of everything that has been written in the language. But neither is the literature of a language everything that has been written in it, nor would all that has been written in the language necessarily com prehend all its literature, for much true literature may exist, and has existed, without having been written. Literature is composed of words, of thought reduced to the form of words; but the words need not be written it is enough that they be spoken or sung, or even only conceived. All that writing does is to record and preserve them. It no more endows them with any new character than money acquires a new character by being locked up in a desk or paid into a bank.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Compendius History of English Literature, and of the English Language, From the Norman Conquest: With Numerous Specimens Volume 1. To get started finding A Compendius History of English Literature, and of the English Language, From the Norman Conquest: With Numerous Specimens Volume 1, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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