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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... character of each work , was therefore my next under- taking , but after having made considerable pro- gress , another difficulty presented itself . The work contemplated was intended to make the English reader acquainted with French ...
... character of each work , was therefore my next under- taking , but after having made considerable pro- gress , another difficulty presented itself . The work contemplated was intended to make the English reader acquainted with French ...
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... from the small space allowed me , I have sometimes been obliged to express in a few words , the character of a wri- ter whose works it would require volumes fully to appreciate . All I could do therefore , was PREFACE .
... from the small space allowed me , I have sometimes been obliged to express in a few words , the character of a wri- ter whose works it would require volumes fully to appreciate . All I could do therefore , was PREFACE .
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... character- istics of our Literature in every century , and at the same time point out where , if more were desired , fuller information could be obtained . This , therefore , is all I have attempted , and if in this I have succeeded ...
... character- istics of our Literature in every century , and at the same time point out where , if more were desired , fuller information could be obtained . This , therefore , is all I have attempted , and if in this I have succeeded ...
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... character of the literary productions of a coun- try , while it is calculated to improve the lan- guage and keep it free from corruptions and innovations , is likely also , by setting up a fan- cied standard of perfection , to cramp the ...
... character of the literary productions of a coun- try , while it is calculated to improve the lan- guage and keep it free from corruptions and innovations , is likely also , by setting up a fan- cied standard of perfection , to cramp the ...
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... character ; for the style in which he wrote his admirable " Lettres provinciales " was the model on which all the best writers of the age of Louis XIV formed . their own . But this was the least of his claims to the admiration of ...
... character ; for the style in which he wrote his admirable " Lettres provinciales " was the model on which all the best writers of the age of Louis XIV formed . their own . But this was the least of his claims to the admiration of ...
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