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Page viii
... heart the fellow went Direct to Mr. Centpercent , Who loved , as well was understood , Whatever game was nice and good . This gentleman , with knowing air , Survey'd the dainty lot with care , Pronounced it racy , rich , and rare , And ...
... heart the fellow went Direct to Mr. Centpercent , Who loved , as well was understood , Whatever game was nice and good . This gentleman , with knowing air , Survey'd the dainty lot with care , Pronounced it racy , rich , and rare , And ...
Page xxxi
... heart , and his days in declaiming them in solitary places . He also read Voiture , and began to write verses in imitation . Happily , at this period , a relative named Pintrel , directed his attention to ancient literature , and ...
... heart , and his days in declaiming them in solitary places . He also read Voiture , and began to write verses in imitation . Happily , at this period , a relative named Pintrel , directed his attention to ancient literature , and ...
Page xli
... heart , and had been thoroughly indoctrinated in all the sciences by the ablest . masters . Her husband , M. Rambouillet de la Sablière , was secretary to the king , and register of domains , and to immense wealth united considerable ...
... heart , and had been thoroughly indoctrinated in all the sciences by the ablest . masters . Her husband , M. Rambouillet de la Sablière , was secretary to the king , and register of domains , and to immense wealth united considerable ...
Page xlii
... heart . He never concealed his confidence in the fear that it might turn out to be misplaced . His second collection of fables , containing five books , La Fontaine published in 1678-9 , with a dedication to Madame de Montespan ; the ...
... heart . He never concealed his confidence in the fear that it might turn out to be misplaced . His second collection of fables , containing five books , La Fontaine published in 1678-9 , with a dedication to Madame de Montespan ; the ...
Page xliv
... heart worthy of Shakspeare . In his Mogul's Dream are sentiments worthy of the very high- priest of nature , and expressed in his own native tongue with a felicity which makes the translator feel that all his labours are but vanity and ...
... heart worthy of Shakspeare . In his Mogul's Dream are sentiments worthy of the very high- priest of nature , and expressed in his own native tongue with a felicity which makes the translator feel that all his labours are but vanity and ...
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