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Pagina 75
... less than four literary journals every month , the Année Littéraire and the Feuille by Fréron , the Journal Étrangère by the Chevalier d'Arc , and Le Mercure by Marmontel . We have two literary reviews in London , with critical ...
... less than four literary journals every month , the Année Littéraire and the Feuille by Fréron , the Journal Étrangère by the Chevalier d'Arc , and Le Mercure by Marmontel . We have two literary reviews in London , with critical ...
Pagina 107
... less than the armies of Europe . " A niuno è nascosto , " says a modern writer , " come la Francia e l'Inghilterra sono rivali nella politica , nel commercio , nella gloria delle arme e delle lettere . " This acknowledged superiority ...
... less than the armies of Europe . " A niuno è nascosto , " says a modern writer , " come la Francia e l'Inghilterra sono rivali nella politica , nel commercio , nella gloria delle arme e delle lettere . " This acknowledged superiority ...
Pagina 216
... less fond of this virtue than the English ; and , of consequence , there is not a nation more restless , more exposed to the uneasinesses of life , or less capable of providing for particular happiness . We are taught to despise this ...
... less fond of this virtue than the English ; and , of consequence , there is not a nation more restless , more exposed to the uneasinesses of life , or less capable of providing for particular happiness . We are taught to despise this ...
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CHAPTER | 3 |
III | 21 |
Of the present state of polite learning in Italy | 27 |
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