Sucks books

They form, in some sense, a portion of the foundation on which the
structure of our literature has been erected, without being in any manner
a part of the building itself.


CHAPTER III.
ANGLO-SAXON LITERATURE AND HISTORY.

The Lineage of the Anglo-Saxon. Earliest Saxon Poem. Metrical
Arrangement. Periphrasis and Alliteration. Beowulf. Caedmon. Other
Saxon Fragments. The Appearance of Bede.

THE LINEAGE OF THE ANGLO-SAXON.

The true origin of English literature is Saxon. Anglo-Saxon is the mother
tongue of the English language, or, to state its genealogy more
distinctly, and to show its family relations at a glance, take the
following divisions and subdivisions of the
TEUTONIC CLASS.
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High German branch. Low German branch. Scandinavian branch.
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Dead | Languages.


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