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Page 94
There is a very general idea abroad , that the French are peculiarly artificial in their preparation of meats for the palate , and that the English taste is distinguished by its simplicity . In this , as in so many other things ...
There is a very general idea abroad , that the French are peculiarly artificial in their preparation of meats for the palate , and that the English taste is distinguished by its simplicity . In this , as in so many other things ...
Page 172
The romantic incident , which has been preserved by a French manuscript , is not indeed to be found among the writers of secret memoirs in our own country , where indeed the secret must have been confined to the two personages , neither ...
The romantic incident , which has been preserved by a French manuscript , is not indeed to be found among the writers of secret memoirs in our own country , where indeed the secret must have been confined to the two personages , neither ...
Page 226
If aptitude were the qualification of office , there is no better test than a man's book , and so the French think . A book was published lately in England , quite as good , and more remarkable , than Fontanier's , which , in France ...
If aptitude were the qualification of office , there is no better test than a man's book , and so the French think . A book was published lately in England , quite as good , and more remarkable , than Fontanier's , which , in France ...
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