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" D'Herberay, or obsolete in his time, is accordingly omitted, and all the foolish anachronisms and abominable obscenities of the Frenchman are retained. I kept my eye upon it as I proceeded, for the purpose of preserving its language where it was possible.... "
Amadis of Gaul - Page xxv
1872
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Amadis of Gaul, Volume 1

1803 - 340 pages
...publication of the book in Spain, has been made from, the French; every trait of manners which wereforeign to D'Herberay, or obsolete in his time, is accordingly...obscenities of the Frenchman are retained.. I kept my eye upqn it as I proceeded, foe the purpose of preserving its language where it was possible. A modern...
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The British Bibliographer, Volume 2

Samuel Egerton Brydges, Sir Egerton Brydges, Joseph Haslewood - 1812 - 688 pages
...in Spain, has been made from the French; every trait of manners, which were foreign to D'Hcrberay, or obsolete in his time, is accordingly omitted, and...style would have altered the character of the book j as far as was in my power I have avoided that fault, not by intermixing obsolete words, but by rendering...
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