History of Prose Fiction, Volume 2G. Bell and sons, 1888 |
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... interesting , in the first place , to trace the origin of this species of composition , in the tales which preceded the Decameron of Boccaccio . These were adapted to the amusement of infant society , but are interesting in some degree ...
... interesting , in the first place , to trace the origin of this species of composition , in the tales which preceded the Decameron of Boccaccio . These were adapted to the amusement of infant society , but are interesting in some degree ...
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... interesting and curious than the Seven Wise Masters , in illustrating the genealogy of fiction , or its rapid and almost unaccountable transition from one 1 An English edition by E. J. W. Gibb , 1886. As far as may be in- ferred from ...
... interesting and curious than the Seven Wise Masters , in illustrating the genealogy of fiction , or its rapid and almost unaccountable transition from one 1 An English edition by E. J. W. Gibb , 1886. As far as may be in- ferred from ...
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... interesting on their own account , as they , in some degree , show how much the human mind , by its own force , is able to accomplish , un- guided by the aids of learning or the rules of criticism . In them , too , the customs and ...
... interesting on their own account , as they , in some degree , show how much the human mind , by its own force , is able to accomplish , un- guided by the aids of learning or the rules of criticism . In them , too , the customs and ...
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... interesting from intrinsic merit , have be- come so as being the commencement of a series of compo- sitions which obtained the greatest celebrity , ' and , by their influence on the English drama , laid the foundation of the most ...
... interesting from intrinsic merit , have be- come so as being the commencement of a series of compo- sitions which obtained the greatest celebrity , ' and , by their influence on the English drama , laid the foundation of the most ...
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... interesting variant of the same story . It is in old German verse , and has been published by Von der Hagen in his Gesammtabenteuer , vol . iii . Here the same wager is laid by Bertram , the husband , and taken up by Hogier , who ...
... interesting variant of the same story . It is in old German verse , and has been published by Von der Hagen in his Gesammtabenteuer , vol . iii . Here the same wager is laid by Bertram , the husband , and taken up by Hogier , who ...
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Page 292 - As I walked through the wilderness of this world, I lighted on a certain place where was a den,* and laid me down in that place to sleep ; and as I slept, I dreamed a dream. I dreamed, and behold, I saw a man clothed with rags standing in a certain place, with his face from his own house, a book in his hand, and a great burden upon his back, Isa.