Curiosities of LiteratureBaudry, 1835 - 447 páginas |
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... describes this Bibliotheque as a literary heaven , furnished with as many books as there were stars in the firmament ; or as a liter- ary garden , in which he passed entire days in gathering fruit and flowers , delighting and ...
... describes this Bibliotheque as a literary heaven , furnished with as many books as there were stars in the firmament ; or as a liter- ary garden , in which he passed entire days in gathering fruit and flowers , delighting and ...
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... describe the character of a perfect journalist , would readers . His panegyric was thought somewhat prodigal ; be only an ideal portrait ! There are however some ac- his fluency of style somewhat too familiar ; and others af- quirements ...
... describe the character of a perfect journalist , would readers . His panegyric was thought somewhat prodigal ; be only an ideal portrait ! There are however some ac- his fluency of style somewhat too familiar ; and others af- quirements ...
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... describes a statue raised in his gardens to NATURE ; in his hall an Apollo presided with his lyre , and the Muses with their attributes ; his library was guarded by Mercury , and an apartment devoted to the three Graces was embellished ...
... describes a statue raised in his gardens to NATURE ; in his hall an Apollo presided with his lyre , and the Muses with their attributes ; his library was guarded by Mercury , and an apartment devoted to the three Graces was embellished ...
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... describes in so interesting a manner the sublime industry , for it seems sublime by its greatness , of his uncle ( Book III , Letter V , of Melmoth's translation ) it appears that his Natural History , that vast register of the wisdom ...
... describes in so interesting a manner the sublime industry , for it seems sublime by its greatness , of his uncle ( Book III , Letter V , of Melmoth's translation ) it appears that his Natural History , that vast register of the wisdom ...
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... describes round the sun , the geometrician will not mistake by the thickness of a hair . The quadrature of the circle is still , however , a favourite game of some visionaries , and several are still imagining that they have discovered ...
... describes round the sun , the geometrician will not mistake by the thickness of a hair . The quadrature of the circle is still , however , a favourite game of some visionaries , and several are still imagining that they have discovered ...
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