Table-talk; Or, Selections from the Ana: Containing Extracts from the Different Collections of Ana, French, English, Italian, and German. With Bibliographical Notices |
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... Greeks , it has been said , That one ought to write in Italian , boast in Spanish , and cheat in Greek . XXXII . RETURNING THANKS . Nothing is more difficult than to return thanks neatly . XXXIII . JULIUS CÆSAR . John of Salisbury ...
... Greeks , it has been said , That one ought to write in Italian , boast in Spanish , and cheat in Greek . XXXII . RETURNING THANKS . Nothing is more difficult than to return thanks neatly . XXXIII . JULIUS CÆSAR . John of Salisbury ...
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... Greeks , it has been said , That one ought to write in Italian , boast in Spanish , and cheat in Greek . XXXII . RETURNING THANKS . Nothing is more difficult than to return thanks neatly . XXXIII . JULIUS CÆSAR . John of Salisbury ...
... Greeks , it has been said , That one ought to write in Italian , boast in Spanish , and cheat in Greek . XXXII . RETURNING THANKS . Nothing is more difficult than to return thanks neatly . XXXIII . JULIUS CÆSAR . John of Salisbury ...
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... Greek manuscript of Procopius , De Bello Gothico . He translated it into Latin , and passed off the work as his own ; but afterwards , other copies of the work of Proco- pius were found , and the imposture of Aretin was discovered ...
... Greek manuscript of Procopius , De Bello Gothico . He translated it into Latin , and passed off the work as his own ; but afterwards , other copies of the work of Proco- pius were found , and the imposture of Aretin was discovered ...
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... Greeks , it has been said , That one ought to write in Italian , boast in Spanish , and cheat in Greek . XXXII . RETURNING THANKS . Nothing is more difficult than to return thanks neatly . XXXIII . JULIUS CÆSAR . John of Salisbury ...
... Greeks , it has been said , That one ought to write in Italian , boast in Spanish , and cheat in Greek . XXXII . RETURNING THANKS . Nothing is more difficult than to return thanks neatly . XXXIII . JULIUS CÆSAR . John of Salisbury ...
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... Greek manuscript of Procopius , De Bello Gothico . He translated it into Latin , and passed off the work as his own ; but afterwards , other copies of the work of Proco- pius were found , and the imposture of Aretin was discovered ...
... Greek manuscript of Procopius , De Bello Gothico . He translated it into Latin , and passed off the work as his own ; but afterwards , other copies of the work of Proco- pius were found , and the imposture of Aretin was discovered ...
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