Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children (1922)
Sylvester, Charles Herbert · Chicago : Bellows-Reeve · leaf 375
light of the early morn, forth fromthe pale mists of the marshes, stalked Grendel, upto the door of the many-windowed Heorot. Fire-strengthened were the iron bands with which thedoors were bound, but he tore them away like wispsof straw and walked across the sounding tiles ofthe many-colored floor.… … GRENDEL COULD NOT BREAK THAT GRIP OF STEEL Ogre gloated savagely over the bountiful feast hesaw spread before him in the bodies of the sleepingDanes. With moistening lips he trod among thesilent braves, and Beowulf saw him choose thestrongest and noblest of them all. Quickly themonster stooped,…
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