The Epigrammatists: A Selection from the Epigrammatic Literature of Ancient, Mediæval, and Modern Times. With Notes, Observations, Illustrations, and an IntroductionBell and Daldy, 1870 - 587 strán (strany) |
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... mind as Lorenzo . The result was the establishment of an academy at Florence for the cultivation of the Greek language and literature , under the direction of Greeks and Italians , by means of which the study of that tongue was extended ...
... mind as Lorenzo . The result was the establishment of an academy at Florence for the cultivation of the Greek language and literature , under the direction of Greeks and Italians , by means of which the study of that tongue was extended ...
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... mind was modest , and unstain'd her life . Again , an epitaph should not be merely general in praise . The particular characteristics of the dead should be clearly stated , so that the inscription may be suitable to that individual ...
... mind was modest , and unstain'd her life . Again , an epitaph should not be merely general in praise . The particular characteristics of the dead should be clearly stated , so that the inscription may be suitable to that individual ...
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... mind . The characteristics of the time ; the temperament , manners , and habits of the people are portrayed . " The great writer of each particular period , ' says the author of an article on the " Life of Bentley , " in the 46th volume ...
... mind . The characteristics of the time ; the temperament , manners , and habits of the people are portrayed . " The great writer of each particular period , ' says the author of an article on the " Life of Bentley , " in the 46th volume ...
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... mind the best contentment has . Cowley , in a portion of his epitaph for himself ( translated from the Latin by Addison ) , describes his own happiness in his retirement : With decent poverty content , His hours of ease not idly spent ...
... mind the best contentment has . Cowley , in a portion of his epitaph for himself ( translated from the Latin by Addison ) , describes his own happiness in his retirement : With decent poverty content , His hours of ease not idly spent ...
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... mind is the possession of a wise man . Cumberland thus translates the epigram in the " Observer ” ( No. 139 ) : Extremes of fortune are true wisdom's test , And he's of men most wise , who bears them best . Agathias in an amusing ...
... mind is the possession of a wise man . Cumberland thus translates the epigram in the " Observer ” ( No. 139 ) : Extremes of fortune are true wisdom's test , And he's of men most wise , who bears them best . Agathias in an amusing ...
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