A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John Mandeville to William Cowper : Consisting of Biographical Sketches of the Authors, Selections from Their Works, with Notes, Explanatory, Illustrative, and Directing to the Best Editions and to Various Criticisms : Designed as a Text-book for the Higher Classes in Schools and for Junior Classes in Colleges, as Well as for Private Reading |
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... no book , with the exception of the Scriptures , can more manuscripts of that
time be found . Read - an article in D ' Israeli ' s Amenities of Literature , vol . i . ,
and Halliwell ' s Introduction to Mandeville ' s Travek . 10 Their . 1 This , it seems
to ...
... no book , with the exception of the Scriptures , can more manuscripts of that
time be found . Read - an article in D ' Israeli ' s Amenities of Literature , vol . i . ,
and Halliwell ' s Introduction to Mandeville ' s Travek . 10 Their . 1 This , it seems
to ...
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1 This , it seems to me , is a most curious and remarkable passage , for we must
remember that it was written nearly one hundred and fifty years before the
discovery of America . It proves , beyond a doubt , that Mandeville had a distinct
idea of ...
1 This , it seems to me , is a most curious and remarkable passage , for we must
remember that it was written nearly one hundred and fifty years before the
discovery of America . It proves , beyond a doubt , that Mandeville had a distinct
idea of ...
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8 The gardens of this period seem to have been very small . In Chancer ' s "
Troilus and ... 6 Mr Tytler imagines that this relates to the pairing of the birds ; but
the word couple seems here to be used as a musical term . 1 Mr . Tytler explains
this ...
8 The gardens of this period seem to have been very small . In Chancer ' s "
Troilus and ... 6 Mr Tytler imagines that this relates to the pairing of the birds ; but
the word couple seems here to be used as a musical term . 1 Mr . Tytler explains
this ...
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If movable types be considered the criterion , as it seems to me they must , the
merit of the invention is due to John Guttenburg , of Mentz , who used them about
1440 : while Schoeffer , in conjunction with Faust , was the first who founded
types ...
If movable types be considered the criterion , as it seems to me they must , the
merit of the invention is due to John Guttenburg , of Mentz , who used them about
1440 : while Schoeffer , in conjunction with Faust , was the first who founded
types ...
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But what distinguished him more than even his talents or the powers of his wit ,
was a certain generous contempt of vice and an exalted love of virtue , which
seem to have been the great bond of union between the noble - hearted Surrey
and ...
But what distinguished him more than even his talents or the powers of his wit ,
was a certain generous contempt of vice and an exalted love of virtue , which
seem to have been the great bond of union between the noble - hearted Surrey
and ...
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| Title | A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John Mandeville to William Cowper : Consisting of Biographical Sketches of the Authors, Selections from Their Works, with Notes, Explanatory, Illustrative, and Directing to the Best Editions and to Various Criticisms ... |
| Author | Charles Dexter Cleveland |
| Publisher | E.C. and J. Biddle, 1852 |
| Length | 776 pages |
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