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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Page 74
... received for answer , - " That he never allowed his books to go out of his room , but that , if he chose to come there , he was welcome to read as long as he pleased . " Some days afterwards this pedant applied to Masson for the loan of ...
... received for answer , - " That he never allowed his books to go out of his room , but that , if he chose to come there , he was welcome to read as long as he pleased . " Some days afterwards this pedant applied to Masson for the loan of ...
Page 79
... received from Sixtus IV . for his dedication of the Treatise of Aristotle , on the Nature of Animals , was the price of the binding of his book , which the Pope gene- rously repaid to him . Tasso was not more suc- cessful with his ...
... received from Sixtus IV . for his dedication of the Treatise of Aristotle , on the Nature of Animals , was the price of the binding of his book , which the Pope gene- rously repaid to him . Tasso was not more suc- cessful with his ...
Page 82
... received with profound respect by those who knew nothing of the matter ; but as soon as those acquainted with the language cast their eyes upon them , they discovered that these rare volumes were common registers and account- books of ...
... received with profound respect by those who knew nothing of the matter ; but as soon as those acquainted with the language cast their eyes upon them , they discovered that these rare volumes were common registers and account- books of ...
Page 92
... He then descended into the plain , armed at all points , and followed by his dogs . The dragon , who perceived his approach , having sallied out to seize upon him , was received with a stroke of his lance in the shoulder , 92 TABLE - TALK .
... He then descended into the plain , armed at all points , and followed by his dogs . The dragon , who perceived his approach , having sallied out to seize upon him , was received with a stroke of his lance in the shoulder , 92 TABLE - TALK .
Page 102
... received from the Duke de Longue- ville several donations , and a pension of a thousand crowns for his Pucelle . This lasted a considerable time , till the prince , losing patience at the long de- lay of the poem , cut off a thousand ...
... received from the Duke de Longue- ville several donations , and a pension of a thousand crowns for his Pucelle . This lasted a considerable time , till the prince , losing patience at the long de- lay of the poem , cut off a thousand ...
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