Flowers of Literature, for 1806: Or, Characteristic Sketches of Human Nature, and Modern Manners. To which are Added, a General View of Literature During that Period; Portraits and Biographical Notices of Eminent Literary, and Political Characters; with Notes, Historical, Critical, and ExplanatoryB. Crosby and Company, 1807 - 528 pages |
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Page lxxvii
... Madame de Maintenon ; both of them translations from the French , are his- torical romances ; which , as confounding truth with fiction , are highly objectionable . The translation of the latter work ( Madame de Genlis's ) is miserably ...
... Madame de Maintenon ; both of them translations from the French , are his- torical romances ; which , as confounding truth with fiction , are highly objectionable . The translation of the latter work ( Madame de Genlis's ) is miserably ...
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... de Falkeinheim , is an unaffected , well- told tale , but exhibits no very striking feature . Madame de Genlis's Alphonsine , or Maternal Af- fection , may class with the finest productions of that lady's ' s pen . Much novelty of idea ...
... de Falkeinheim , is an unaffected , well- told tale , but exhibits no very striking feature . Madame de Genlis's Alphonsine , or Maternal Af- fection , may class with the finest productions of that lady's ' s pen . Much novelty of idea ...
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... Madame de Genlis . 4 vols . 11. 2s . 1806 . Of all the works which Madame de Genlis has favoured the public , none is more calculated to gratify the friends of litera- ture than this interesting effusion of her genius . The educa- tion ...
... Madame de Genlis . 4 vols . 11. 2s . 1806 . Of all the works which Madame de Genlis has favoured the public , none is more calculated to gratify the friends of litera- ture than this interesting effusion of her genius . The educa- tion ...
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