Curiosities of LiteratureBaudry, 1835 - 447 páginas |
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... prince . In a word we have accounts of the rich ornaments the ancients bestowed on their libraries ; of their floors paved with marble , their walls covered with glass and ivory , and their shelves and desks of ebony and cedar . The ...
... prince . In a word we have accounts of the rich ornaments the ancients bestowed on their libraries ; of their floors paved with marble , their walls covered with glass and ivory , and their shelves and desks of ebony and cedar . The ...
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... Prince in 1782 , it appears that it was first under Louis XIV , that the productions of the art of engraving were collected and arranged ; the great minister Colbert purchased the extensive collections of the Abbé de Marolles , who may ...
... Prince in 1782 , it appears that it was first under Louis XIV , that the productions of the art of engraving were collected and arranged ; the great minister Colbert purchased the extensive collections of the Abbé de Marolles , who may ...
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... prince of orators , has , according to Hermippus , more of art than of nature . To Demades , his orations appear too much laboured ; others have thought him too dry ; and , if we may trust Eschines , his language is by no means pure ...
... prince of orators , has , according to Hermippus , more of art than of nature . To Demades , his orations appear too much laboured ; others have thought him too dry ; and , if we may trust Eschines , his language is by no means pure ...
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... Prince Henry , as he and Dallington , who also wrote ' Apho- risms ' for the same prince , have told us ; the prince looked over the manuscript . Of Raleigh it is observed , to employ the language of Hume , They were struck with the ...
... Prince Henry , as he and Dallington , who also wrote ' Apho- risms ' for the same prince , have told us ; the prince looked over the manuscript . Of Raleigh it is observed , to employ the language of Hume , They were struck with the ...
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... Prince Hoare , in the very curious life of this great philanthropist . Some have found amusement in composing treatises on odd subjects . Seneca wrote a burlesque narrative of Claudian's death . Pierious Valerianus has written an ...
... Prince Hoare , in the very curious life of this great philanthropist . Some have found amusement in composing treatises on odd subjects . Seneca wrote a burlesque narrative of Claudian's death . Pierious Valerianus has written an ...
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