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Page v
... thought that a reprint in a readable yet popular form would be generally acceptable . The translator has remarked , in the " Advertisement " to his original edition ( which follows these pages ) , on the singular neglect of La Fontaine ...
... thought that a reprint in a readable yet popular form would be generally acceptable . The translator has remarked , in the " Advertisement " to his original edition ( which follows these pages ) , on the singular neglect of La Fontaine ...
Page viii
... thought the creatures prime , And for their dinner just in time ; So sweet they were , and delicate , For dinner she could hardly wait . But now there came - could luck be worse ? - Just as the buyer drew his purse , A bulky fly , with ...
... thought the creatures prime , And for their dinner just in time ; So sweet they were , and delicate , For dinner she could hardly wait . But now there came - could luck be worse ? - Just as the buyer drew his purse , A bulky fly , with ...
Page xxxi
... thought are not relished without thought . When a genius appears , it takes some little time for the world to educate itself to a knowledge of the fact . By one of his friends , La Fontaine was introduced to Fouquet , the minister of ...
... thought are not relished without thought . When a genius appears , it takes some little time for the world to educate itself to a knowledge of the fact . By one of his friends , La Fontaine was introduced to Fouquet , the minister of ...
Page xxxiv
... thought St. Augustin had as much wit as Rabelais . The divine , surprised , looked at him from head to foot , and only replied , " Take care , Monsieur La Fontaine ; —you have put one of your stockings on wrong side outwards -which was ...
... thought St. Augustin had as much wit as Rabelais . The divine , surprised , looked at him from head to foot , and only replied , " Take care , Monsieur La Fontaine ; —you have put one of your stockings on wrong side outwards -which was ...
Page xxxv
... thought , — The sombre , melancholy mood , — But brings to me the sovereign good . Come , then , & c . The same Polyphile , in recounting his adventures on a visit to the infernal regions , tells us that he saw , in the hands of the ...
... thought , — The sombre , melancholy mood , — But brings to me the sovereign good . Come , then , & c . The same Polyphile , in recounting his adventures on a visit to the infernal regions , tells us that he saw , in the hands of the ...
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Page 359 - English Revolution of 1640. From the Accession of Charles I . to his Death. Trans. by W. Hazlitt. Portrait. History of Civilisation. From the Roman Empire to the French Revolution. Trans. by W. Hazlitt. Portraits. 3 vols. HALL'S (Rev. Robert) Works and Remains. Memoir by Dr. Gregory and Essay bv J.