Excerpt from Letters Describing the Character and Customs of the English and French Nations: With a Curious Essay on Travelling, and a Criticism of Boileau's Description of Paris
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Excerpt from Letters Describing the Character and Customs of the English and French Nations: With a Curious Essay on Travelling, and a Criticism of Boileau's Description of Paris
Who are skill d in the French. Ons ofw'it aflume a foreign out confiderable Inf}; and as French Language has a greater Store of.
About the Publisher
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Letters Describing the Character and Customs of the English and French Nations: With a Curious Essay on Travelling, and a Criticism of Boileau's Description of Paris
Much from the En glifh5 and this may, perhaps, be thought to be a fuflicient Apo logy for him 5 and there is no doubt but a great many $aflages, 'which are. Cry'd up in French Authors, would 'make a ve ry indifirent Figure But, without enlarging Topick, the Author is f cure and metaphy/ical, and han. S'ubjeiis with too much flelicacy, at lea}? For an Engliih Tafle; and it is odd to fie him fall into thefe Errors, in regard he often cenfitres them in other Authors. Here it may not be improper to ohfhrve, that as fome of thefle Letters were wrote above thirty Tears fin ce, the Reader not be f urpriz'd at the Variation between the Gig/lotus and Ways of tho] e Times, (which the Author fometimes takes Notice of,) and tho/e in our Generations, nor at fome Mi flakes which he may have fallen into, with Laws and Conflitution 5 for to a Foreigner, not diligent Inquiries. Has been a Work.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book takes an inquisitive look at the spirit of the English people in the 17th century. The author, keen to penetrate beyond stereotypes, travelled to England and set about observing English behavior and customs with great attention to detail. The result is a nuanced exploration of the tensions of the English character, capturing their independence, their stubbornness, and their elegance. The author finds the English people to be highly driven and ambitious and observes the unique and contradictory traits that have influenced the English character and shaped English society. This book remains an astute and insightful commentary on English society and a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the complexities of the English way of life. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781334947438_0
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PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Nº de ref. del artículo: LW-9781334947438
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