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There are a few topics indeed, with refpeét to which I think I may be allowed to afl'ert fome claims to novelty. For many of my remarks on the Greek Language I am indebted principally to my own Obfervations upon its nature and compas rative merits; the Hiflory of Chivalry, important as the influence of that remarkable inflitution has been upon manners, is a fubjeét upon which I have not been able to colleft much information from Englifh Authors; and the Hfiory ofthe Revival of Claflz'cal Learning, although a topic of the ftrongeft interefi to every man of letters, has never been fully treated by any writer, with whofe works I am ac, quainted.
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There are a few topics indeed, with refpeét to which I think I may be allowed to afl'ert fome claims to novelty. For many of my remarks on the Greek Language I am indebted principally to my own Obfervations upon its nature and compas rative merits; the Hiflory of Chivalry, important as the influence of that remarkable inflitution has been upon manners, is a fubjeét upon which I have not been able to colleft much information from Englifh Authors; and the Hfiory ofthe Revival of Claflz'cal Learning, although a topic of the ftrongeft interefi to every man of letters, has never been fully treated by any writer, with whofe works I am ac, quainted.
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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.
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