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The people of Fidenæ , whatever their language was , did not in general understand the Roman tongue , excepting so far as it was comprehended by some individuals through the medium of the colonists settled among them .
The people of Fidenæ , whatever their language was , did not in general understand the Roman tongue , excepting so far as it was comprehended by some individuals through the medium of the colonists settled among them .
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The importance of the German language , especially to the literary class , renders every attempt to diffuse a knowlege of it worthy of ... still the mass of beautiful and eloquent composition does not equal that of the older languages .
The importance of the German language , especially to the literary class , renders every attempt to diffuse a knowlege of it worthy of ... still the mass of beautiful and eloquent composition does not equal that of the older languages .
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Many of Chaucer's tales are of Provençal or Italian growth ; and that Shakspeare must have understood the language of the country in which so many of his scenes were laid , as many pas- sages may be brought to evince .
Many of Chaucer's tales are of Provençal or Italian growth ; and that Shakspeare must have understood the language of the country in which so many of his scenes were laid , as many pas- sages may be brought to evince .
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Maid of Killarney | 35 |
Mants Miss Margaret Melvile 214 | 51 |
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| Title | The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal Volumes 1215-1247 of Early English newspapers Volumes 384-432 of English literary periodicals |
| Contributors | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths |
| Publisher | R. Griffiths, 1819 |
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