Studies in Dante: Scripture and classical authors in DanteClarendon Press, 1896 |
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... discussed in Book II . of the Vulg . Eloq . In the case of Plato , no work of his is ever directly quoted , or even named , except the Timaeus . The reason for this is found in the fact , that though that dialogue was translated by ...
... discussed in Book II . of the Vulg . Eloq . In the case of Plato , no work of his is ever directly quoted , or even named , except the Timaeus . The reason for this is found in the fact , that though that dialogue was translated by ...
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... , two or three times , it seems almost certain 1 This will be found discussed under Cicero , No. 6 , in connexion with the above reference to Terence . that his manifest , though not quite exact , quotation 12 STUDIES IN DANTE.
... , two or three times , it seems almost certain 1 This will be found discussed under Cicero , No. 6 , in connexion with the above reference to Terence . that his manifest , though not quite exact , quotation 12 STUDIES IN DANTE.
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... discussed later under Aristotle ( No. 65 ) , but it is worth noticing here that in this case also Dante departs from his usual practice by giving no further specification of its source than ' disse Aristotile . ' they are probably based ...
... discussed later under Aristotle ( No. 65 ) , but it is worth noticing here that in this case also Dante departs from his usual practice by giving no further specification of its source than ' disse Aristotile . ' they are probably based ...
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... discussed under Virgil ( No. 16 ) . I may add just two illustrations from the Vulgate of these ' quotations held in solution , ' as they have happily been called . They are selected because this peculiar feature of interest attaches to ...
... discussed under Virgil ( No. 16 ) . I may add just two illustrations from the Vulgate of these ' quotations held in solution , ' as they have happily been called . They are selected because this peculiar feature of interest attaches to ...
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... discussed under the 1 See again under Vulgate , No. 33 . ? I am aware that this interpretation of the passage is not universally accepted . See further under Aristotle , No. 53 . The numerous quotations in the Index show this context in ...
... discussed under the 1 See again under Vulgate , No. 33 . ? I am aware that this interpretation of the passage is not universally accepted . See further under Aristotle , No. 53 . The numerous quotations in the Index show this context in ...
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