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Page xiv
... merit of his poetry is its grace , and the charm of his style , that quality which the French express by the untranslatable word naiveté ; both these qua- lities will be found happily blended in the fol lowing Rondeau , which will serve ...
... merit of his poetry is its grace , and the charm of his style , that quality which the French express by the untranslatable word naiveté ; both these qua- lities will be found happily blended in the fol lowing Rondeau , which will serve ...
Page xx
... merit of succeeding writers , the Cid , the Horaces and the Cinna of Corneille , will ever hold a distinguished place among the finest productions of the tragic muse . What Corneille had done , for the dramatic poetry , was done for the ...
... merit of succeeding writers , the Cid , the Horaces and the Cinna of Corneille , will ever hold a distinguished place among the finest productions of the tragic muse . What Corneille had done , for the dramatic poetry , was done for the ...
Page xxx
... merit and of interest by the " Encyclopédie méthodique " ) is only re- ferred to on account of the value of some of its literary articles , and particularly of its excel- lent preface , written by D'Alembert , and re- markable both for ...
... merit and of interest by the " Encyclopédie méthodique " ) is only re- ferred to on account of the value of some of its literary articles , and particularly of its excel- lent preface , written by D'Alembert , and re- markable both for ...
Page xxxiii
... merits our attention , but as being also the founder of a new species of literature in France , and as having prepared that great change which has taken , and is still taking place , in French Literature , Rousseau excepted , most of ...
... merits our attention , but as being also the founder of a new species of literature in France , and as having prepared that great change which has taken , and is still taking place , in French Literature , Rousseau excepted , most of ...
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... merits as a writer , let us remember that she has done more substantial service still to the literature of France , by ... merit our ad- miration for the valuable criticisms it contains , and the admirable style in which it is written ...
... merits as a writer , let us remember that she has done more substantial service still to the literature of France , by ... merit our ad- miration for the valuable criticisms it contains , and the admirable style in which it is written ...
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Page xxiv - To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish, Is wasteful, and ridiculous excess.
Page xxv - Yet held it more humane, more heavenly, first By winning words to conquer willing hearts, And make persuasion do the work of fear...
Page 473 - Musée français, Recueil complet des Tableaux, Statues, et Bas-reliefs, qui composent la collection nationale; avec l'explication des sujets, et des discours historiques sur la peinture, la sculpture, et la gravure, par EQ Visconti et JB Emeric-David, publié par llobillard, Peronville et Laurent.
Page 321 - Histoire comparée des systèmes de philosophie, considérés relativement aux principes des connaissances humaines, par M.
Page 225 - Montaigne. 5e édition. augmentée d'un troisième livre et de six cents additions aux deux premiers.
Page 308 - Essai sur l'Histoire de la Musique en Italie, depuis les temps les plus anciens, jusqu'à nos jours.
Page 103 - Discours sur l'Histoire universelle depuis le commencement du Monde jusqu'à l'Empire de Charlemagne ; pour l'éducation du Dauphin; par Bossuet.
Page 128 - Histoire des Confesseurs des Empereurs, des Rois et d'autres Princes. Paris, 1824, 1 vol.
Page 1 - On rirait d'un cordonnier qui voudrait mettre le même soulier à tous les pieds. Croiser l'unité de temps à l'unité de lieu comme les barreaux d'une cage, et y faire pédantesquement entrer, de par Aristote, tous ces faits, tous ces peuples, toutes ces figures que la Providence déroule à si grandes masses dans la réalité ! c'est mutiler hommes et choses, c'est faire grimacer l'histoire.
Page 404 - Voyage aux Alpes maritimes, ou Histoire naturelle, agraire, civile et médicale du comté de Nice et pays limitrophes, enrichi de notes, de comparaisons avec d'autres contrées, Strasbourg et Paris, 1821 , 2 vol.