History of Prose Fiction, Volume 2G. Bell and sons, 1906 |
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... interesting , in the first place , to trace the origin of this species of composition , in the tales which preceded the Decameron of Boccaccio . These were adapted to the amusement of infant society , but are interesting in some degree ...
... interesting , in the first place , to trace the origin of this species of composition , in the tales which preceded the Decameron of Boccaccio . These were adapted to the amusement of infant society , but are interesting in some degree ...
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... interesting and curious than the Seven Wise Masters , in illustrating the genealogy of fiction , or its rapid and almost unaccountable transition from one An English edition by E. J. W. Gibb , 1886. As far as may be in- ferred from the ...
... interesting and curious than the Seven Wise Masters , in illustrating the genealogy of fiction , or its rapid and almost unaccountable transition from one An English edition by E. J. W. Gibb , 1886. As far as may be in- ferred from the ...
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... interesting on their own account , as they , in some degree , show how much the human mind , by its own force , is able to accomplish , un- guided by the aids of learning or the rules of criticism . In them , too , the customs and ...
... interesting on their own account , as they , in some degree , show how much the human mind , by its own force , is able to accomplish , un- guided by the aids of learning or the rules of criticism . In them , too , the customs and ...
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... interesting from intrinsic merit , have be- come so as being the commencement of a series of compo- sitions which obtained the greatest celebrity , ' and , by their influence on the English drama , laid the foundation of the most ...
... interesting from intrinsic merit , have be- come so as being the commencement of a series of compo- sitions which obtained the greatest celebrity , ' and , by their influence on the English drama , laid the foundation of the most ...
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... interesting variant of the same story . It is in old German verse , and has been published by Von der Hagen in his Gesammtabenteuer , vol . iii . Here the same wager is laid by Bertram , the husband , and taken up by Hogier , who ...
... interesting variant of the same story . It is in old German verse , and has been published by Von der Hagen in his Gesammtabenteuer , vol . iii . Here the same wager is laid by Bertram , the husband , and taken up by Hogier , who ...
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Page 288 - ... grown so' crazy and stiff in his joints, that he can now do little more than sit in his cave's mouth, grinning at pilgrims as they go by, and biting his nails because he cannot come at them.
Page 286 - 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.
Page 699 - English Translation on opposite pages, Notes, Introduction, and Glossary, by Rev. S. Fox, MA To which is added the Anglo-Saxon Version of the METRES OF BOETHIUS, with a free Translation by Martin F.
Page 703 - DANTE. The Inferno. A Literal Prose Translation, with the Text of the Original printed on the same page.
Page 289 - There were also that met them with harps and crowns, and gave them to them; the harps to praise withal, and the crowns in token of honour. Then I heard in my dream that all the bells in the City rang again for joy; and that it was said unto them, Enter ye into the joy of your Lord.
Page 171 - Look, where he comes ! Not poppy, nor mandragora, Nor all the drowsy syrups of the world, Shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep Which thou ow'dst yesterday.