The Port Folio, Volume 2Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1809 - Philadelphia (Pa.) |
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Page 93
... himself acquainted with some of those living languages which the commercial intercourse of his country may call into action , particularly those generally used in the commercial world , the French , Italian , Spanish , and German .
... himself acquainted with some of those living languages which the commercial intercourse of his country may call into action , particularly those generally used in the commercial world , the French , Italian , Spanish , and German .
Page 94
... moderate , and enlightened Englishman for the phlegmatic German , would certainly not possess sufficient activity for the turbulent Turk , the suspicious Spaniard , the licentious Italian , or the gay and volatile native of France .
... moderate , and enlightened Englishman for the phlegmatic German , would certainly not possess sufficient activity for the turbulent Turk , the suspicious Spaniard , the licentious Italian , or the gay and volatile native of France .
Page 106
The opening out of new objects of just admiration in our language ; and information of the present state and past history of Swedish , Danish , German , and Italian literature , ( to which , but as supplied by a friend , I may add the ...
The opening out of new objects of just admiration in our language ; and information of the present state and past history of Swedish , Danish , German , and Italian literature , ( to which , but as supplied by a friend , I may add the ...
Page 118
... and learned from him , that in Italy , where it was then in use , no one certainly knew whether it originally came from Spain , or from America . Peter Cieca , in his Chronicle , printed in 1553 , tells us , chap . xl , p .
... and learned from him , that in Italy , where it was then in use , no one certainly knew whether it originally came from Spain , or from America . Peter Cieca , in his Chronicle , printed in 1553 , tells us , chap . xl , p .
Page 119
... them into use in that country , and afterward to make the Italians so well acquainted with them as to give them a name , there is every reason to believe they had been several years in Europe , before they were sent to Clusius .
... them into use in that country , and afterward to make the Italians so well acquainted with them as to give them a name , there is every reason to believe they had been several years in Europe , before they were sent to Clusius .
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| Title | The Port Folio, Volume 2 Volumes 40-42; Volumes 220-227 of American periodical series, 1800-1850 |
| Contributors | Joseph Dennie, Asbury Dickins, John Elihu Hall |
| Publisher | Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1809 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 11 Apr 2019 |
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