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The High History of the Holy Grail
Perceval smiteth his horse of his spurs and cometh to the first in such sort that he passeth his spear right through his body and beareth him to the ground dead. The other two knights each smote his man so that they wounded them in the body right sore. The other two would fain have fled, but Perceval preventeth them, and they gave themselves up prisoners for fear of death. "Lady," saith he, "see here the quittance for your knight that was slain, and the fifth also remaineth lying on the piece of ground shent in like manner as was your own." "Fair son," saith she, "I should have better loved peace after another sort, and so it might be." "Lady," saith he, "Thus is it now.
A to Zed, A to Zee, A guide to the differences between British and American English
Added by: adonyx | Karma: 41.99 | Black Hole | 26 November 2010
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A to Zed, A to Zee, A guide to the differences between British and American English
This book is intended for Americans and Britons who want to understand each other better, and for foreign students of either American or British English who want to familiarise (or familiarize) themselves with the other main variety of the language.
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Victorian Technology - Invention, Innovation and the Rise of the Machine
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