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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... less necessary to notice the writers of other countries , as being nearer to our time they will the more readily present themselves to the reader's mind , but we cannot allow the singular fact to pass unnoticed , that Germany , which ...
... less necessary to notice the writers of other countries , as being nearer to our time they will the more readily present themselves to the reader's mind , but we cannot allow the singular fact to pass unnoticed , that Germany , which ...
Page xxxviii
... less merit our ad- miration for the valuable criticisms it contains , and the admirable style in which it is written , than for having been the first work professedly written to make her countrymen acquainted with the rich and valuable ...
... less merit our ad- miration for the valuable criticisms it contains , and the admirable style in which it is written , than for having been the first work professedly written to make her countrymen acquainted with the rich and valuable ...
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... less than man , if he had not felt them strongly : it was natural that he should write as he felt . This work has been universally read , passed through many editions , and much criticised ; yet not a single fact mentioned in it , has ...
... less than man , if he had not felt them strongly : it was natural that he should write as he felt . This work has been universally read , passed through many editions , and much criticised ; yet not a single fact mentioned in it , has ...
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... less imposing . ** Those who read sermons merely for their literary merit , will prefer the sermons of Masillon to those of Bourdaloue and Bossuet ; on the other hand , the profound theology of the sermons of Bossuet , and the countless ...
... less imposing . ** Those who read sermons merely for their literary merit , will prefer the sermons of Masillon to those of Bourdaloue and Bossuet ; on the other hand , the profound theology of the sermons of Bossuet , and the countless ...
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... less one of the editors of the Journal de Paris , having repeated the same story , viz . that under Bonaparte's control , an edition of Massillon had been published , abridged , adapted to the use of slaves and of tyrants , I , two days ...
... less one of the editors of the Journal de Paris , having repeated the same story , viz . that under Bonaparte's control , an edition of Massillon had been published , abridged , adapted to the use of slaves and of tyrants , I , two days ...
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