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... Roman writers : they are all distinguished by their brevity , as well as by their prettiness or fantastic character . Among them are — ' Musæ , ' the Muses ; ' Silva , ' a Forest ; ' Kngov , ' a Comb of Honey ; Kseas Aμaλbuas ...
... Roman writers : they are all distinguished by their brevity , as well as by their prettiness or fantastic character . Among them are — ' Musæ , ' the Muses ; ' Silva , ' a Forest ; ' Kngov , ' a Comb of Honey ; Kseas Aμaλbuas ...
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... Roman critic , and that of our delightful Oriental acquaintance , the ' Thousand and One Nights . ' The oldest ... Romans during the celebration of the Saturnalia . We are not aware that there is any English translation of this work ...
... Roman critic , and that of our delightful Oriental acquaintance , the ' Thousand and One Nights . ' The oldest ... Romans during the celebration of the Saturnalia . We are not aware that there is any English translation of this work ...
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... Roman writers who remained in repute in those dark times , the one nearest to being a classic , at least in date . He writes , however , so un- classically that , notwithstanding the dedication to the immediate successor of Augustus ...
... Roman writers who remained in repute in those dark times , the one nearest to being a classic , at least in date . He writes , however , so un- classically that , notwithstanding the dedication to the immediate successor of Augustus ...
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... Romans . The meaning of this title will be understood from the following statement of War- ton , who , in a learned ... Roman , or rather German story , height- ened by romantic inventions from legends of the saints , Oriental apologues ...
... Romans . The meaning of this title will be understood from the following statement of War- ton , who , in a learned ... Roman , or rather German story , height- ened by romantic inventions from legends of the saints , Oriental apologues ...
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... Roman- orum , ' Korner most probably means only the Roman history in general ; and he adds , " Neither is it possible that this work could have been brought as a proof or authority , by any serious annalist , for the Roman story ; for ...
... Roman- orum , ' Korner most probably means only the Roman history in general ; and he adds , " Neither is it possible that this work could have been brought as a proof or authority , by any serious annalist , for the Roman story ; for ...
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