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  2. Old English literature - Wikipedia

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    There are five shorter poems: capture of the Five Boroughs (942); coronation of King Edgar (973); death of King Edgar (975); death of Alfred the son of King Æthelred (1036); and death of King Edward the Confessor (1065). [39] The 325 line poem The Battle of Maldon celebrates Earl Byrhtnoth and his men who fell in battle against the Vikings in 991.

  3. McGuffey Readers - Wikipedia

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    He completed the first two readers within a year of signing his contract, receiving a fee of $1,000 ($30,000 in 2024 dollars). He compiled the first four readers (1836–1837 edition), while the fifth and sixth were created by his brother Alexander Hamilton McGuffey during the 1840s. The series consisted of stories, poems, essays, and speeches.

  4. Theognis of Megara - Wikipedia

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    Here we should note the repeated use of the word βάσανος ('touchstone', 'test': Theog. 415–18, 447–52, 1105–6, 1164; Pl. Laws 649d10, 650a2, 650b4) to describe the symposium. Moreover at the symposium poetry plays a significant part in teaching the participants the characteristics required of them to be good men.—N.T. Croally [29]

  5. Mary Devenport O'Neill - Wikipedia

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    Mary Devenport O'Neill was born Mary Devenport on 3 August 1879 in Barrack Street, Loughrea, County Galway.She was the daughter of RIC sub-constable, John Devenport, and his wife Bridget (née Burke).

  6. List of epic poems - Wikipedia

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    Sang Sinxay, the most famous epic poem of Laos, was written around mid sixteenth century. [6] Franciade (French) by Pierre de Ronsard (1540s–1572) Os Lusíadas by Luís de Camões (c. 1572) [7] L'Amadigi by Bernardo Tasso (1560) La Araucana by Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga (1569–1589) La Gerusalemme liberata by Torquato Tasso (1575)

  7. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud - Wikipedia

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    The poem is also included in the syllabus for the Grade IX (SSC-1) FBISE examinations, Pakistan and the Grade X ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education) examinations, India. V. S. Naipaul, who grew up in Trinidad when it was a British colony, mentions a "campaign against Wordsworth" in the island, which he did not agree with.

  8. Now We Are Six - Wikipedia

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    Now We Are Six is a 1927 book of children's poetry by A. A. Milne, with illustrations by E. H. Shepard. It is the second collection of children's poems following Milne's When We Were Very Young, which was first published in 1924. The collection contains thirty-five verses, including eleven poems that feature Winnie-the-Pooh illustrations.

  9. Category:6th-century BC poems - Wikipedia

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    6th; 5th; 4th; 3rd; 2nd; 1st; Pages in category "6th-century BC poems" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent ...