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 acceptable 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 acceptable 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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Page xxii - 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 xl - ... c'est-à-dire tout le drame, se passe dans la coulisse. Nous ne voyons en quelque sorte sur le théâtre que les coudes de l'action ; ses mains sont ailleurs. Au lieu de scènes, nous avons des récits; au lieu de tableaux, des descriptions. De graves personnages, placés, comme le chœur antique, entre le drame et nous, viennent nous raconter ce qui se fait dans le temple, dans le palais, dans la place publique, de façon que souventes fois nous sommes tentés de leur crier: «Vraiment! mais...
Page 207 - There used to be in Paris, under the ancient regime, a few women of brilliant talents, who violated all the common duties of life, and gave very pleasant little suppers.
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 S.
Page xli - Verser la même dose de temps à tous les événements! appliquer la même mesure sur tout! 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 chose?; c'est faire grimacer l'histoire.
Page 299 - Galerie historique des Hommes les plus célèbres de tous les siècles et de toutes les nations, contenant leurs portraits gravés au trait d'après les meilleurs originaux, avec l'abrégé de leurs...
Page 343 - ANNALES DE CHIMIE, ou Recueil de memoires concernant la chimie et les arts qui en dependent [/rant vol.
Page 172 - I believe that Voltaire had for this work an advantage which he has seldom enjoyed. When he treats of a distant period, he is not a man to turn over musty monkish writers to instruct himself.
Page 103 - Dibdin's Library Companion, p. 538. The reader will find the notice mentioned by Mr. Dibdin, in Barbier's Bibliothèque d'un Homme de Goût, vol. 4, p. 17. Mr. Dibdin adds in a note, " We owe to Brantôme, I believe, the preservation of the affecting song which Mary sung in the vessel, while quitting the shores of France, to return to her kingdom. Yet there may be reasonable doubts of its authenticity. Was the sensitive mind of a woman in her situation, in a state to warble ditties ?" " Here M. Villemain...
Page xiv - C'estoit donné toute la terre ronde, Car seulement au cueur on se prenoit. Et si, par cas, à, jouyr on venoit, Sçavez-vous bien comme on s'entretenoit? Vingt ans, trente ans : cela duroit un monde Au bon vieulx temps.