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Specimens of Early English, Vol. 1: A New and Revised Edition With Introduction, Notes, and Glossarial Index; From 'Old English Homilies' to 'King Horn', A. D. 1150 A. D. 1300 (Classic Reprint) - Richard Morris, Paperback
Forgotten Books
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Release Date
2/10/2018
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ISBN-13
9781333900816 | 978-1-333-90081-6
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ISBN
1333900813 | 1-333-90081-3
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Format
Paperback
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Author(s)
Richard Morris
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Excerpt from Specimens of Early English, Vol. 1: A New and Revised Edition With Introduction, Notes, and Glossarial Index. From 'Old English Homilies' to 'King Horn', A. D. 1150 A. D. 1300The reason for the upward curl after p being used for re, arose from the fact that there was already a way of writing per, viz. By drawing a stroke through the tail of the p: as in 4917, for peril. Sometimes this sign stood for par. as in fly for party.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully. any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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