The French Librarian: Or Literary Guide, Pointing Out the Best Works of the Principal Writers of France, in Every Branch of Literature; with Criticisms, Personal Anecdotes, and Bibliographical Notices; Preceded by a Sketch of the Progress of French Literature |
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... ancient Fathers , although nothing ever equalled the depth of thought and closeness of reasoning found in the works of Taylor and of Barrow , of Butler and of Clarke , yet it must be allowed that of that species of eloquence which is ...
... ancient Fathers , although nothing ever equalled the depth of thought and closeness of reasoning found in the works of Taylor and of Barrow , of Butler and of Clarke , yet it must be allowed that of that species of eloquence which is ...
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... ancient or modern , than can be found in some of the pages of Madame de Stael . While , however , we give her all the praise she merits as a writer , let us remember that she has done more substantial service still to the literature of ...
... ancient or modern , than can be found in some of the pages of Madame de Stael . While , however , we give her all the praise she merits as a writer , let us remember that she has done more substantial service still to the literature of ...
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... ancient rites restored . The Génie has been translated into the lan- guages of Italy , Germany , England , Spain , Russia , Hungary , Poland , Sweden , Holland , and Modern Greece . " - Peignot's Manuel du Bibliophile , vol . 2 , p ...
... ancient rites restored . The Génie has been translated into the lan- guages of Italy , Germany , England , Spain , Russia , Hungary , Poland , Sweden , Holland , and Modern Greece . " - Peignot's Manuel du Bibliophile , vol . 2 , p ...
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... ancient texts , such as the regulations of the Church , deduced from the Evangelists , according to Fromageot ; the Antiquus Codex Canonum , approved by Char- · lemagne ; the pragmatic sanction of St. Louis , in 22 THEOLOGY ,
... ancient texts , such as the regulations of the Church , deduced from the Evangelists , according to Fromageot ; the Antiquus Codex Canonum , approved by Char- · lemagne ; the pragmatic sanction of St. Louis , in 22 THEOLOGY ,
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... ancient ordinances , the five codes , and the bulletin des lois . As to the declaration of 1682 , by Bossuet , unanimously adopted by our church , it is an inestimable work , which cannot be too often referred to . The decree of the 8th ...
... ancient ordinances , the five codes , and the bulletin des lois . As to the declaration of 1682 , by Bossuet , unanimously adopted by our church , it is an inestimable work , which cannot be too often referred to . The decree of the 8th ...
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