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Page 32
... possessed a knowledge of the classics ; but his own assertions are frequent in his letters , that he possessed no language but his own , not even French . It is said , indeed , that Dr. Young and he have been heard to quote Horace and ...
... possessed a knowledge of the classics ; but his own assertions are frequent in his letters , that he possessed no language but his own , not even French . It is said , indeed , that Dr. Young and he have been heard to quote Horace and ...
Page 117
... possessed great and important dis- tricts in France , and under Henry II . these acquired a vast addi- tional extent . A great portion of the nobility under these princes were natives of France , and most of those who were not strictly ...
... possessed great and important dis- tricts in France , and under Henry II . these acquired a vast addi- tional extent . A great portion of the nobility under these princes were natives of France , and most of those who were not strictly ...
Page 126
... possessed of the treasures of his native tongue . Many delicacies and shades of mean . ing , many happy combinations and arrangements of words , are familiar to one man , of which his neighbour is ignorant ; while on the other hand his ...
... possessed of the treasures of his native tongue . Many delicacies and shades of mean . ing , many happy combinations and arrangements of words , are familiar to one man , of which his neighbour is ignorant ; while on the other hand his ...
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