History of Prose Fiction, Volume 2G. Bell and sons, 1888 |
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... received a precious casket , containing a piece of silk , woven with certain characters , which , however , had the inconvenience of being unintelligible . When at length interpreted by a philosopher , it was found to be a legacy from a ...
... received a precious casket , containing a piece of silk , woven with certain characters , which , however , had the inconvenience of being unintelligible . When at length interpreted by a philosopher , it was found to be a legacy from a ...
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... received , into . French , under the title Histoire Pitoyable du Prince Erastus , 1565 , and the History of Prince Erastus , etc. , was also printed in English in 1674 . This romance , through most of its transmigrations , ex- hibits ...
... received , into . French , under the title Histoire Pitoyable du Prince Erastus , 1565 , and the History of Prince Erastus , etc. , was also printed in English in 1674 . This romance , through most of its transmigrations , ex- hibits ...
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... received the name of Historia or Gesta , Romana or Romanorum and that the medieval compilation is merely such a collection moralized its essential feature is the moralization , and it is accordingly charac teristically designated as ...
... received the name of Historia or Gesta , Romana or Romanorum and that the medieval compilation is merely such a collection moralized its essential feature is the moralization , and it is accordingly charac teristically designated as ...
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... received the name of Langue d'oil , from the term oil being the affirmative of the northern provinces . It is from this latter idiom that the modern French language has been chiefly formed . The southern romance was something between ...
... received the name of Langue d'oil , from the term oil being the affirmative of the northern provinces . It is from this latter idiom that the modern French language has been chiefly formed . The southern romance was something between ...
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... were frequently recited by the itinerant Trouveurs , as we learn from one of their number , in return for the lodging and entertainment they received : — Usage est en Normandie , Que qui herbegiez est , 30 [ CH . VII . HISTORY OF FICTION .
... were frequently recited by the itinerant Trouveurs , as we learn from one of their number , in return for the lodging and entertainment they received : — Usage est en Normandie , Que qui herbegiez est , 30 [ CH . VII . HISTORY OF FICTION .
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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.