Secretaria di Apollo Volume 1 ; or, Letters from Apollo, historical and political directed to the most eminent princes, statesmen and politicians in ... the classic authors, and other Greek and Lat - Softcover

Boccalini, Traiano

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ISBN 10: 1130361039 ISBN 13: 9781130361032

Verlag: RareBooksClub.com, 2012

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1704 Excerpt: ...that all the Spies in the World can cannot keep'em; becaufe that Woman who is not Honeftby Nature, cannot be madefo by Art: And none of the frail Sex fhouldbe I believ'd in any other thing, but this, That J they have had carnal Knowledge of Man, j when they are is feen to bring forth. His Majefty commands him to remove that faying, Suae Fortunae quifque eft Faber. YO U may frequently have heard of our Intention,to purge the Writings of our" the on-JJterati, from thofe fayings, which the"p5" World knows to be falfe, and treats with Scorn; Therefore we command you to fup-prefs that Treatife of yours,S# Fortune unus-quifq eft Faber, fince we know the Title of the Book to be manifeftly falfe for it cannot be meant of the Fortune of the Mind but of the Body: And daily Experience Ihews, that there is a great number of Li-terati, Men of profound Judgment, and extraordinary Merit, who are reduc'd to extream Miferyj not having any thing to blefs themfelves with but naked Virtue; which has not been fufficient to purchafe em a fmall a small Annuity to preserve em from the Curse of Thread bare Poverty. LETTER XCVI., His Majesty commands him to let the World.-J know Horace's Dissatisfaction, because they ( I write Commentaries on his Works. htbcori-' I E repeated Adresses and Petitions vi 10 X presented us by our beloved Horace, Maioiino that no more Commentaries should be writ on his Works, have mov'd us to employ you, atas. the only Person whom himself thought worthy of so considerable a Trust, to give th« World notice, that Horace is not Ambitious of any more Commentators, since tis impossible they should add to the Glory and Reputation he has already acquir'd: And if you please, you may tell the worthy Library Keeper from us, that in our Opinion ...

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• Verlag: RareBooksClub.com
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1130361039
• ISBN 13: 9781130361032
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 58