Gossip about Letters and Letter-writersEdmonston and Douglas, 1873 - 256 pages |
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... Madame de Sévigné à M. de Coulanges , II . Spanish Letter - Descriptive of Scotland and James IV . , • III . Letter to a Beautiful Woman , IV . Two Characteristic Epistles , • V. Katey's Letter , by Lady Dufferin , VI . ' Hout awa ...
... Madame de Sévigné à M. de Coulanges , II . Spanish Letter - Descriptive of Scotland and James IV . , • III . Letter to a Beautiful Woman , IV . Two Characteristic Epistles , • V. Katey's Letter , by Lady Dufferin , VI . ' Hout awa ...
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... Madame de Sévigné ; while in the following century in England , we can point to the corre- spondence of Pope , Swift , Addison , Lady Mary Wortley Montagu , Gray , Cowper , and Horace Walpole . To each of these distinguished letter ...
... Madame de Sévigné ; while in the following century in England , we can point to the corre- spondence of Pope , Swift , Addison , Lady Mary Wortley Montagu , Gray , Cowper , and Horace Walpole . To each of these distinguished letter ...
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... of Balzac and Voiture are thus contrasted by Olivet : - ' The one inclined always to the sublime , the other always to the elegant ( au délicat ) . The one had a lofty ima- Madame de Sévigné . 31 gination , which invested the.
... of Balzac and Voiture are thus contrasted by Olivet : - ' The one inclined always to the sublime , the other always to the elegant ( au délicat ) . The one had a lofty ima- Madame de Sévigné . 31 gination , which invested the.
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George Seton. Madame de Sévigné . 31 gination , which invested the most insignificant subjects with an air of dignity ; the other a playful imagination , which caused a tone of gallantry to pervade all his thoughts . The one , even when ...
George Seton. Madame de Sévigné . 31 gination , which invested the most insignificant subjects with an air of dignity ; the other a playful imagination , which caused a tone of gallantry to pervade all his thoughts . The one , even when ...
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... Madame de Sévigné have long been generally regarded as models of graceful diction ; and from first to last they furnish abundant evidence of the brilliant wit , the vivid imagination , and the exquisite taste , for which the writer was ...
... Madame de Sévigné have long been generally regarded as models of graceful diction ; and from first to last they furnish abundant evidence of the brilliant wit , the vivid imagination , and the exquisite taste , for which the writer was ...
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