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... No. 31 Editors : HERBERT FISHER , M.A. , F.B.A. PROF . GILBERT MURRAY , LITT.D. , LL.D. , F.B.A. PROF . J. ARTHUR THOMSON , M.A. PROF . WILLIAM T. BREWSTER , M.A. A complete classified list of the volumes of THE HOME.
... No. 31 Editors : HERBERT FISHER , M.A. , F.B.A. PROF . GILBERT MURRAY , LITT.D. , LL.D. , F.B.A. PROF . J. ARTHUR THOMSON , M.A. PROF . WILLIAM T. BREWSTER , M.A. A complete classified list of the volumes of THE HOME.
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Lytton Strachey. A complete classified list of the volumes of THE HOME UNIVERSITY LIBRARY already published will be found at the back of this book . FRENCH LITERATURE BY G. L. STRACHEY SOMETIME SCHOLAR OF TRINITY.
Lytton Strachey. A complete classified list of the volumes of THE HOME UNIVERSITY LIBRARY already published will be found at the back of this book . FRENCH LITERATURE BY G. L. STRACHEY SOMETIME SCHOLAR OF TRINITY.
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... complete contrast , both with the rough , bold spirit of the Chansons de Geste and the literal realism of the Fabliaux . This is the " chante - fable " ( or mingled narrative in verse and prose ) of 12 FRENCH LITERATURE.
... complete contrast , both with the rough , bold spirit of the Chansons de Geste and the literal realism of the Fabliaux . This is the " chante - fable " ( or mingled narrative in verse and prose ) of 12 FRENCH LITERATURE.
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... complete , though of a different nature , is to be found in the most important poetical work of the thirteenth ( century - Le Roman de la Rose . The first part of this curious poem was composed by GUILLAUME DE LORRIS , a young scholar ...
... complete , though of a different nature , is to be found in the most important poetical work of the thirteenth ( century - Le Roman de la Rose . The first part of this curious poem was composed by GUILLAUME DE LORRIS , a young scholar ...
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... complete descrip- tion of the point of view is to be found - in the book itself ; it is too wide and variegated for any other habitation . Yet , if it would be vain to attempt an accurate and exhaustive account of Rabelais ' philosophy ...
... complete descrip- tion of the point of view is to be found - in the book itself ; it is too wide and variegated for any other habitation . Yet , if it would be vain to attempt an accurate and exhaustive account of Rabelais ' philosophy ...
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Page 126 - Dieu et la nature sont en tout cela ce qu'il n'admire point; il ne va pas plus loin que l'oignon de sa tulipe, qu'il ne livrerait pas pour mille écus, et qu'il donnera pour rien quand les tulipes seront négligées et que les œillets auront prévalu. Cet homme raisonnable, qui a une âme, qui a un culte et une religion, revient chez soi fatigué, affamé, mais fort content de sa journée : il a vu des tulipes.
Page 60 - Quelle chimère est-ce donc que l'homme ? Quelle nouveauté, quel monstre, quel chaos, quel sujet de contradiction, quel prodige ! Juge de toutes choses, imbécile ver de terre; dépositaire du vrai, cloaque d'incertitude et d'erreur ; gloire et rebut de l'univers.
Page 118 - Jupin pour chaque état mit deux tables au monde : L'adroit, le vigilant, et le fort, sont assis A la première ; et les petits Mangent leur reste à la seconde.