Essays: Biographical, Critical, and Historical; Illustrative of the Tatler, Spectator, and Guardian, Volume 2Suttaby, Evance, and Fox, 1814 - English literature |
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... romance , which , under the appellation of Arcadia , was published in 1590 , about four years after his decease . Sir Philip was the most elegant and accom- plished character of his day ; as a soldier and ' a scholar he was deemed ...
... romance , which , under the appellation of Arcadia , was published in 1590 , about four years after his decease . Sir Philip was the most elegant and accom- plished character of his day ; as a soldier and ' a scholar he was deemed ...
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... romance readers of the present century would find it possible to wade through a thick folio of such composition as this . How- ever distinguished Sir Philip Sidney might be for the manly beauty of his person and the he- roism of his ...
... romance readers of the present century would find it possible to wade through a thick folio of such composition as this . How- ever distinguished Sir Philip Sidney might be for the manly beauty of his person and the he- roism of his ...
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... romance , who sees beautiful castles , woods , and meadows ; and at the same time hears the warbling of birds , and the purling of streams ; but upon the finishing of some secret spell , the fantastic scene breaks up , and the ...
... romance , who sees beautiful castles , woods , and meadows ; and at the same time hears the warbling of birds , and the purling of streams ; but upon the finishing of some secret spell , the fantastic scene breaks up , and the ...
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... romance , before the wand of the disenchanter . When this arduous task had been completed , when the meretricious colouring of false wit had faded at the touch of truth , it remained to place before the public eye a model of beauty , of ...
... romance , before the wand of the disenchanter . When this arduous task had been completed , when the meretricious colouring of false wit had faded at the touch of truth , it remained to place before the public eye a model of beauty , of ...
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... romance , under the title of Bahar- Danush , or Garden of Knowledge , written by the Persian EIN AINT OOLLAH , Anno Domini 1650 , in the reign of the Emperor Shaw Jehaun . Thau Preface to his Arabic Grammar . the style of this work ...
... romance , under the title of Bahar- Danush , or Garden of Knowledge , written by the Persian EIN AINT OOLLAH , Anno Domini 1650 , in the reign of the Emperor Shaw Jehaun . Thau Preface to his Arabic Grammar . the style of this work ...
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