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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... possessed the greater share of infor- mation , led me to suppose that what had been advantageous to him , might prove so to others ; that in this country , where French is so much studied , many persons might , like him , wish to form a ...
... possessed the greater share of infor- mation , led me to suppose that what had been advantageous to him , might prove so to others ; that in this country , where French is so much studied , many persons might , like him , wish to form a ...
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... possessing to a high degree the power of expressing his thoughts in language at once correct and ani- mated , he has described the beauties and won- ders of nature in language worthy of ... possessed , if he had OF FRENCH LITERATURE , xxxi.
... possessing to a high degree the power of expressing his thoughts in language at once correct and ani- mated , he has described the beauties and won- ders of nature in language worthy of ... possessed , if he had OF FRENCH LITERATURE , xxxi.
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... possessed , if he had not remained satisfied with describing what he saw , but had also spoken of what he felt ; if ... Possessing a sensibility inferior to that of no writer except Rousseau , of whom he was the friend , and may be ...
... possessed , if he had not remained satisfied with describing what he saw , but had also spoken of what he felt ; if ... Possessing a sensibility inferior to that of no writer except Rousseau , of whom he was the friend , and may be ...
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... possessed of the taste , nor indeed of the feelings which pervade Madame de Stael's compositions ; his style , generally animated and poetical , is some- times affected and turgid ; but amidst all his faults , we can always perceive the ...
... possessed of the taste , nor indeed of the feelings which pervade Madame de Stael's compositions ; his style , generally animated and poetical , is some- times affected and turgid ; but amidst all his faults , we can always perceive the ...
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... possessed of great and original powers . " Ce qu'il y a d'étrange , c'est que les routiniers prétendent appuyer leur règle des deux unités sur la vraisemblance , tandis que c'est précisément le réel qui la tue . Quoi de plus invrai ...
... possessed of great and original powers . " Ce qu'il y a d'étrange , c'est que les routiniers prétendent appuyer leur règle des deux unités sur la vraisemblance , tandis que c'est précisément le réel qui la tue . Quoi de plus invrai ...
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