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Side 44
... seem dry and tedious , he has contrived to make it interesting . All the heroes of the time , the King , the Black Prince , Sir Walter Manny , Sir Bertrand de Gueschlin , & c . & c . become our intimate acquaintances ; we see all their ...
... seem dry and tedious , he has contrived to make it interesting . All the heroes of the time , the King , the Black Prince , Sir Walter Manny , Sir Bertrand de Gueschlin , & c . & c . become our intimate acquaintances ; we see all their ...
Side 49
... seems very just → " " Yet Burnet's page may lasting glory hope , " Howe'er insulted by the spleen of Pope . " Though his rough language haste and warmth denote , " With ardent honesty of soul he wrote ; " " Though critic censures on ...
... seems very just → " " Yet Burnet's page may lasting glory hope , " Howe'er insulted by the spleen of Pope . " Though his rough language haste and warmth denote , " With ardent honesty of soul he wrote ; " " Though critic censures on ...
Side 53
... seems to have been strictly-- " Nullius addictus in verba jurare magistri . " " Sworn to no master , of no sect am I. " His record of their sayings is lively and plea- sant , and may be considered as a repository of the serious wit of ...
... seems to have been strictly-- " Nullius addictus in verba jurare magistri . " " Sworn to no master , of no sect am I. " His record of their sayings is lively and plea- sant , and may be considered as a repository of the serious wit of ...
Side 63
... seem to want somewhat of that spirit which a writer who de- scribes scenes in which he had been personally conversant would have infused into them , The simple tale of the illustrious Cook I relish better . Among our principal ...
... seem to want somewhat of that spirit which a writer who de- scribes scenes in which he had been personally conversant would have infused into them , The simple tale of the illustrious Cook I relish better . Among our principal ...
Side 70
... seems to have been caught up by some kindred spirits . Admitting , however , that the hints might be taken from the " Diablo Cojuello , " and " Don Guzman , " yet it must be allowed that M. Le Sage has greatly improved upon his ...
... seems to have been caught up by some kindred spirits . Admitting , however , that the hints might be taken from the " Diablo Cojuello , " and " Don Guzman , " yet it must be allowed that M. Le Sage has greatly improved upon his ...
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