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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... sufficient to give it a high rank in Literature ; while the Lu- siad of Camoens , entitles Portugal to a place among the Literary nations of the sixteenth cen- tury . In Italy , Literature flourishing under the munificent auspices of ...
... sufficient to give it a high rank in Literature ; while the Lu- siad of Camoens , entitles Portugal to a place among the Literary nations of the sixteenth cen- tury . In Italy , Literature flourishing under the munificent auspices of ...
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... sufficient to observe that the establishment of a society whose espe- cial business it is to watch over the nature and character of the literary productions of a coun- try , while it is calculated to improve the lan- guage and keep it ...
... sufficient to observe that the establishment of a society whose espe- cial business it is to watch over the nature and character of the literary productions of a coun- try , while it is calculated to improve the lan- guage and keep it ...
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... to warrant the sup- position that French Literature is sufficiently interesting to ren ← der the work aceeptable to the English public . French Literature . To enter upon an examination of the OF FRENCH LITERATURE . xxi .
... to warrant the sup- position that French Literature is sufficiently interesting to ren ← der the work aceeptable to the English public . French Literature . To enter upon an examination of the OF FRENCH LITERATURE . xxi .
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... sufficient to remind the reader , that France could then boast among her living writers , of such men as the tender and polished Racine , the witty and inimitable Molière , the artless and delightful La Fontaine ; of Boileau , the ...
... sufficient to remind the reader , that France could then boast among her living writers , of such men as the tender and polished Racine , the witty and inimitable Molière , the artless and delightful La Fontaine ; of Boileau , the ...
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... sufficient recommenda- tion of BEAUSOBRE'S translation , that the work is constantly used at the English Universities , On the evidences of the Christian Religion , one of the most esteemed French works is ABBADIE'S " Traité de la ...
... sufficient recommenda- tion of BEAUSOBRE'S translation , that the work is constantly used at the English Universities , On the evidences of the Christian Religion , one of the most esteemed French works is ABBADIE'S " Traité de la ...
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