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The Works of Don Francisco de Quevedo. Translated from the Spanish. In Three Volumes. ... Containing The Author's Life. The Visions
Author: Francisco de QuevedoPublisher:
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The Works of Don Francisco de Quevedo. Translated from the Spanish. In Three Volumes. ...
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The Works of Don Francisco de Quevedo. Translated from the Spanish. in Three Volumes. ... of 3; Volume 1
Author: Francisco De QuevedoPublisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
ISBN: 9781379375555
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Pages : 318
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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T088964 Edinburgh: printed for Mundell & Son; J. Mundell, Glasgow; and J. Wright, London, 1798. 3v., plates; 12°
The Works of Don Francisco de Quevedo. Translated from the Spanish. in Three Volumes. ... of 3; Volume 3
Author: Francisco De QuevedoPublisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
ISBN: 9781379375579
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Languages : en
Pages : 322
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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T088964 Edinburgh: printed for Mundell & Son; J. Mundell, Glasgow; and J. Wright, London, 1798. 3v., plates; 12°
The Works of Don Francisco de Quevedo. Translated from the Spanish. In Three Volumes. ...
Author: Francisco de QuevedoThe Works of Don Francisco De Quevedo, Vol. 3 of 3
Author: Francisco De QuevedoPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780265660584
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Excerpt from The Works of Don Francisco De Quevedo, Vol. 3 of 3: Translated From Spanish; Containing, the Life of Paul the Spanish Sharper, Book III; Fortune in Her Wits; Proclamation by Old Father Time; A Treatise of All Things Whatsoever; Past, Present, and to Come; Letters on Several Occasions Very'lovingly, laid down his cloak and it ap. Peared, who would imagine it, that the fore part of his coat was of gray cloth, and the back of White linen, well liquored With fweat. I could not forbear laughing, and he very demurely (aid, You'll come into our row, and then you 'f won't laugh I'll lay a wager you don't know why I wear my hat with the brims bridled up. I anfwered, To look big, and remove all obfiacles from your fight. That's your mifiake, faid he, I do it to hinder the fight it is becaufe I have no hatband, and this hides it, This Taid, he pulled out about twenty letters, and as manyxoyals, faying, he could not deliver thofe. Every one was mark ed a royal pofiage, and they were all folded alike. He figned any name that came into his head 5 writ news of his own making, and deli. Voted them in that habit to people of faihion, receiving. The pofiage, which he praétifed once a month, all which to me was very amazing. N, next came two others, one of them with a cloth coat, reaching but half way down his wide kneed breaches; and a cloak of the fame fort; with his hand rumed up to hide the rends in it. The wide breeches. Were of camblet, but only as, faras appeared, for all the refi: was of red. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.
The Works of Don Francisco De Quevedo, Vol. 2 of 3
Author: Francisco De QuevedoPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780265675175
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Pages : 302
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Excerpt from The Works of Don Francisco De Quevedo, Vol. 2 of 3: Translated From the Spanish; Containing, Curious History of the Night Adventurer; The Life of Paul the Spanish Sharper, Book I Our hero was the youngefi of three brothers the eldeft fo wholly addicted to fencing, that, by his continual handling of cold iron, he loft an eye; which might have been no fmall ad vantage towards making him a good markfman. The fecond brother placed all his hopes on the air, for, being an excellent tennis plaver, be reckoned to make his fortune that way; but, among all the other faults in that game, he committed one never to be retrieved; for ha ving overheated himfelf, he fell into a pleurify, of which he died, leaving the poor balls and rackets deftitute of a real friend, who loved them above his life. This youngeft brother we are to treat of, in his tender years, was called plain Don Diego; but, when grown up, forne added the furname of fly-light, and others cal led him Don Diego love-night becaufe he fled from light and only delighted in darknefs. At ten years of age he was put to the Latin fchool; where, though he advanced but little, yet he had the good luck not.to grow pedantic. This fmall capacity was highly favoured by For tune, who took care of him from his cradle. Scarce was he fixteen years of age before he was preferred to fome church-livings, which obliged him to refide at Toledo; a pleafing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.
The Works of Don Francisco de Quevedo
Author: Francisco de QuevedoPublisher:
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Category : Spanish literature
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Pages : 320
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The Works of Don Francisco de Quevedo
Author: Francisco de QuevedoThe Works of Don Francisco de Quevedo Translated from the Spanish
Author: Francisco Gomez de Quevedo y VillegasPublisher:
ISBN: 9780598484345
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Languages : en
Pages : 318
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