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Of these, one of the greatest favourites for a long time after the revival of letters
was a volume entitled the ' Speculum Exemplorum,' and in the latter and fatter
editions the ' Magnum Speculum Exemplorum ; ' that is, the Great Looking-glass
of ...
Of these, one of the greatest favourites for a long time after the revival of letters
was a volume entitled the ' Speculum Exemplorum,' and in the latter and fatter
editions the ' Magnum Speculum Exemplorum ; ' that is, the Great Looking-glass
of ...
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The book also continued to be reprinted long after this, and he mentions an
edition in black-letter so late as the year 1689. In one passage of his history,
Warton says of this work, " It appears to me to have been formed on the model of
Valerius ...
The book also continued to be reprinted long after this, and he mentions an
edition in black-letter so late as the year 1689. In one passage of his history,
Warton says of this work, " It appears to me to have been formed on the model of
Valerius ...
Page 28
... we read are certain manuscript collections of anecdotes respecting Grotius,
and two French writers of that age, Nicholas Bourbon and Gabriel Naude, which
in 1659 (a few years after they had all died) Guy Patin in one of his letters speaks
of ...
... we read are certain manuscript collections of anecdotes respecting Grotius,
and two French writers of that age, Nicholas Bourbon and Gabriel Naude, which
in 1659 (a few years after they had all died) Guy Patin in one of his letters speaks
of ...
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... but which Daille, following the original manuscript, corrected into Scaligerana,
the form that has been since universally adopted. I he publication of the '
Scaligerana' made an extraordinary sensation in the world of letters, and the
excitement ...
... but which Daille, following the original manuscript, corrected into Scaligerana,
the form that has been since universally adopted. I he publication of the '
Scaligerana' made an extraordinary sensation in the world of letters, and the
excitement ...
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nary sensation in the world of letters, and the excitement which it administered to
the public curiosity immediately set men's minds a-craving after further supplies
of the same sort. These revelations of the private conversation, opinions, and ...
nary sensation in the world of letters, and the excitement which it administered to
the public curiosity immediately set men's minds a-craving after further supplies
of the same sort. These revelations of the private conversation, opinions, and ...
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| Title | The Book of table-talk [ed. by C. MacFarlane]. The Book of table-talk [ed. by C. MacFarlane], Charles MacFarlane |
| Author | Book |
| Editor | Charles MacFarlane |
| Published | 1847 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 1 Aug 2006 |
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