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The Italian language was the eldest daughter of the Latin . ... So it was in Italy , Dante was the first , who wrote the new language with elegance , and showed , that it was capable of expressing all the beau ties of poetry in a pure ...
The Italian language was the eldest daughter of the Latin . ... So it was in Italy , Dante was the first , who wrote the new language with elegance , and showed , that it was capable of expressing all the beau ties of poetry in a pure ...
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Italian literature seems not to have attracted the attention it deserves . The passion for French , which many causes have ... The few , whom inclination or accident has led to form an intimate acquaintance with the writers of Italy ...
Italian literature seems not to have attracted the attention it deserves . The passion for French , which many causes have ... The few , whom inclination or accident has led to form an intimate acquaintance with the writers of Italy ...
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I seized this idea , and after reflecting a long time on the subject , commenced the execution on my return from Italy in 1757. " This sketch , as admirable for its conciseness as the variety and interest of the incidents it combines ...
I seized this idea , and after reflecting a long time on the subject , commenced the execution on my return from Italy in 1757. " This sketch , as admirable for its conciseness as the variety and interest of the incidents it combines ...
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Adams President letter from | 48 |
in Rhyme | 68 |
Lines from London Morning | 76 |
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| Title | North-American Review and Miscellaneous Journal, Volume 4 |
| Editors | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge |
| Publisher | University of Northern Iowa, 1965 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 12 Mar 2020 |
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