The Lives of the Scotish Poets: With Preliminary Dissertations on the Literary History of Scotland, and the Early Scotish Drama, Том 2Alex. Lawrie and Company, 1804 - 506 страница |
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... Scotland , in which he ventured to expose the Egyptian fables of his predecessors , had excited the indignation of such of his countrymen as delighted to trace their origin to the daughter of Pharaoh . Douglas was studious to warn his ...
... Scotland , in which he ventured to expose the Egyptian fables of his predecessors , had excited the indignation of such of his countrymen as delighted to trace their origin to the daughter of Pharaoh . Douglas was studious to warn his ...
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... Scotland consisting of several books : but Bishop Bale , to whose authority he refers , only mentions a single book ; and it is evident that the historical composition to which they , as well as Dempster " , allude , is the identical ...
... Scotland consisting of several books : but Bishop Bale , to whose authority he refers , only mentions a single book ; and it is evident that the historical composition to which they , as well as Dempster " , allude , is the identical ...
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With Preliminary Dissertations on the Literary History of Scotland, and the Early Scotish Drama David Irving. against him , serve to evince that a very high opi- nion ... Scotland , p . 101 . citizen or the minister of religion . In an age ...
With Preliminary Dissertations on the Literary History of Scotland, and the Early Scotish Drama David Irving. against him , serve to evince that a very high opi- nion ... Scotland , p . 101 . citizen or the minister of religion . In an age ...
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With Preliminary Dissertations on the Literary History of Scotland, and the Early Scotish Drama David Irving. but it is to be supposed that he ... Scotland , p . 315. ) affirms " the divers impressiones befoir imprinted of this notabill 23.
With Preliminary Dissertations on the Literary History of Scotland, and the Early Scotish Drama David Irving. but it is to be supposed that he ... Scotland , p . 315. ) affirms " the divers impressiones befoir imprinted of this notabill 23.
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With Preliminary Dissertations on the Literary History of Scotland, and the Early Scotish Drama David Irving. Wantonness having hailed him from the battle- ments , this stranger replies that his name is Age ; and that at all events he ...
With Preliminary Dissertations on the Literary History of Scotland, and the Early Scotish Drama David Irving. Wantonness having hailed him from the battle- ments , this stranger replies that his name is Age ; and that at all events he ...
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