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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... appeared at first in an imperfect shape soon after his death , in 1693 , but was afterwards enlarged , corrected , and republished in four vo- lumes , by the celebrated Bertrand de la Monnole in 1715. It is perhaps the most amusing of ...
... appeared at first in an imperfect shape soon after his death , in 1693 , but was afterwards enlarged , corrected , and republished in four vo- lumes , by the celebrated Bertrand de la Monnole in 1715. It is perhaps the most amusing of ...
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... appeared which were obviously above his powers . XXXV . PROCOPIUS AND QUINCTILIAN . Leonard Aretin was one of the most distin- guished scholars about the time of the revival of letters , but he was guilty of one action of a disho ...
... appeared which were obviously above his powers . XXXV . PROCOPIUS AND QUINCTILIAN . Leonard Aretin was one of the most distin- guished scholars about the time of the revival of letters , but he was guilty of one action of a disho ...
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... appeared which were obviously above his powers . XXXV . PROCOPIUS AND QUINCTILIAN . Leonard Aretin was one of the most distin- guished scholars about the time of the revival of letters , but he was guilty of one action of a disho ...
... appeared which were obviously above his powers . XXXV . PROCOPIUS AND QUINCTILIAN . Leonard Aretin was one of the most distin- guished scholars about the time of the revival of letters , but he was guilty of one action of a disho ...
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... appearance on the stage , on pain of his displeasure . " I interdict you , " said he , " for a month . " Two days after , he went to the Theatre , and found Mondori , who had set the prohibition at defiance , about to commence his part ...
... appearance on the stage , on pain of his displeasure . " I interdict you , " said he , " for a month . " Two days after , he went to the Theatre , and found Mondori , who had set the prohibition at defiance , about to commence his part ...
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... appeared extremely correct , laid hold of a child in broad day - light , as it was playing before its father's shop , and cut its throat . He was instantly seized and carried before the judges . Being interrogated as to his motives for ...
... appeared extremely correct , laid hold of a child in broad day - light , as it was playing before its father's shop , and cut its throat . He was instantly seized and carried before the judges . Being interrogated as to his motives for ...
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