The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern, with Biographical and Explanatory Notes, Volume 14Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl Clarke Company, limited, 1899 - Anthologies |
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... copiousness of detail . The portion from the accession of Edward III . to the death of Richard II . would appear to have been prin- cipally taken from the Chronicles of Froissart THE UNIVERSAL ANTHOLOGY A COLLECTION OF THE BEST LITERATURE ,
... copiousness of detail . The portion from the accession of Edward III . to the death of Richard II . would appear to have been prin- cipally taken from the Chronicles of Froissart THE UNIVERSAL ANTHOLOGY A COLLECTION OF THE BEST LITERATURE ,
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... Death of Mr. Crashaw The Fate of Mordaunt . The Rescue of Delia • A Portrait Gallery of the Times of the Fronde Poems • His Poetry his Pillar Upon Julia's Clothes Beauty and Dress . The Lily in a Crystal A Thanksgiving to God To Keep a ...
... Death of Mr. Crashaw The Fate of Mordaunt . The Rescue of Delia • A Portrait Gallery of the Times of the Fronde Poems • His Poetry his Pillar Upon Julia's Clothes Beauty and Dress . The Lily in a Crystal A Thanksgiving to God To Keep a ...
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... Death of Radzivill Hydriotaphia ; or , Urn - Burial The Affected Ladies • Henryk Sienkiewicz Sir Thomas Browne Molière • The Man in the Iron Mask The Weakness , Unrest , and Defects of Man Hudibras Leaves from Pepys ' Diary Notes from ...
... Death of Radzivill Hydriotaphia ; or , Urn - Burial The Affected Ladies • Henryk Sienkiewicz Sir Thomas Browne Molière • The Man in the Iron Mask The Weakness , Unrest , and Defects of Man Hudibras Leaves from Pepys ' Diary Notes from ...
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... death of the husband the Monsignore obtained dis- pensation from his orders , married Beatrice , and legitimated his son , the inheritor of so much wealth . Francesco was born in 1549 , and had therefore reached the age of thirteen when ...
... death of the husband the Monsignore obtained dis- pensation from his orders , married Beatrice , and legitimated his son , the inheritor of so much wealth . Francesco was born in 1549 , and had therefore reached the age of thirteen when ...
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... death he remained a widower for nine years , and in 1593 he married Lucrezia Petroni , widow of a Roman called Velli . Francesco's conduct during his first mar- riage was not without blame . Twice , at least , he had to pay fines for ...
... death he remained a widower for nine years , and in 1593 he married Lucrezia Petroni , widow of a Roman called Velli . Francesco's conduct during his first mar- riage was not without blame . Twice , at least , he had to pay fines for ...
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