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... Spain during the reigns of Philip IV . and Charles II . , " 1611-1700 . London , 1834. 2 vols . 8vo . The " History of Fiction " was first published in 1814 , the full title running " The History of Fiction ; PREFACE . vii.
... Spain during the reigns of Philip IV . and Charles II . , " 1611-1700 . London , 1834. 2 vols . 8vo . The " History of Fiction " was first published in 1814 , the full title running " The History of Fiction ; PREFACE . vii.
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... published in 1735 , under the name of Gordon de Percel . It is a mere catalogue , how- ever , and wants accuracy , the only quality which can render a catalogue valuable . In 1775 , a work , also entitled Bibliothèque des Romans , was ...
... published in 1735 , under the name of Gordon de Percel . It is a mere catalogue , how- ever , and wants accuracy , the only quality which can render a catalogue valuable . In 1775 , a work , also entitled Bibliothèque des Romans , was ...
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... published in Mélanges tirées d'une Grande Bibliothèque , which is a selection from the scarce manuscripts and publications contained in the library of the Marquis de Paulmy . The work has also been con- tinued in the Nouvelle ...
... published in Mélanges tirées d'une Grande Bibliothèque , which is a selection from the scarce manuscripts and publications contained in the library of the Marquis de Paulmy . The work has also been con- tinued in the Nouvelle ...
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... published in 1641 by Leo Allatius , in his excerpts from the Greek Rhetoricians ( Mém . de l'Acad . des Inscriptions , vol . xxxiv . p . 57 ) . This mémoire , by Lebeau , has been shown by Chardon de la Rochette ( Mélanges , i . p . 18 ) ...
... published in 1641 by Leo Allatius , in his excerpts from the Greek Rhetoricians ( Mém . de l'Acad . des Inscriptions , vol . xxxiv . p . 57 ) . This mémoire , by Lebeau , has been shown by Chardon de la Rochette ( Mélanges , i . p . 18 ) ...
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... published by his nephew in 1601. About forty years afterwards a more perfect edition was given by Salmasius , at Leyden , and the work was illustrated by a number of notes , which have been generally added to the more recent impressions ...
... published by his nephew in 1601. About forty years afterwards a more perfect edition was given by Salmasius , at Leyden , and the work was illustrated by a number of notes , which have been generally added to the more recent impressions ...
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