The History of Fiction: Being a Critical Account of the Most Celebrated Prose Works of Fiction, from the Earliest Greek Romances to the Novels of the Present AgeLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1845 - 443 sider |
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... chiefly in the fictions of an age that It raises the mind by accommodating the we can discover the modes of living , dress , images of things to our desires , and not , like and manners of the period . " Finally , " says history and ...
... chiefly in the fictions of an age that It raises the mind by accommodating the we can discover the modes of living , dress , images of things to our desires , and not , like and manners of the period . " Finally , " says history and ...
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... chiefly derived from the summary which is contained in the Bibliotheca of Photius . Junxit Aristides Milesia carmina secum- Pulsus Aristides nec tamen urbe sua est . Some years after the composition of the But though the Milesian tales ...
... chiefly derived from the summary which is contained in the Bibliotheca of Photius . Junxit Aristides Milesia carmina secum- Pulsus Aristides nec tamen urbe sua est . Some years after the composition of the But though the Milesian tales ...
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... chiefly consisted in spitting in Dercyllis , to Cymba , who had been sent to the victim's face , is detected by Azulis , who Tyre by the Arcadians to prevail on him to had accompanied Dinias into Thule , and the return to his native ...
... chiefly consisted in spitting in Dercyllis , to Cymba , who had been sent to the victim's face , is detected by Azulis , who Tyre by the Arcadians to prevail on him to had accompanied Dinias into Thule , and the return to his native ...
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... chiefly to be consi- the Great , while Egypt was tributary to the dered in a novel or romance , the Subject , the Persian monarchs . During that period a Disposition , and the Ornaments ; a classifica- queen of Ethiopia , called Persina ...
... chiefly to be consi- the Great , while Egypt was tributary to the dered in a novel or romance , the Subject , the Persian monarchs . During that period a Disposition , and the Ornaments ; a classifica- queen of Ethiopia , called Persina ...
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... chiefly considered ; of the privilege of seeing into the hearts of his these the most important are the Style , the characters ; but it can never be imagined that Characters , the Sentiments , and the Descrip- a third person in a novel ...
... chiefly considered ; of the privilege of seeing into the hearts of his these the most important are the Style , the characters ; but it can never be imagined that Characters , the Sentiments , and the Descrip- a third person in a novel ...
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Side 302 - ... 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.
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Side 302 - Now just as the Gates were opened to let in the men, I looked in after them, and behold, the City shone like the Sun; the Streets also were paved with Gold, and in them walked many men, with Crowns on their heads, Palms in their hands, and golden Harps to sing praises withal. There were also of them that had wings, and they answered one another without intermission, saying, Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord.
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Side 302 - 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.
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