The Scholemaster: Written Between 1563-8, Posthumously Published, First (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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1. IT is a part of the Divine Providence of the World that the Strong shall influence the Weak not only on the Battlefield and in Diplomacy; but also in Learning and Literature. Thus the Nations of Modern Europe have been influenced by the Writings of Greece and Rome: and they have influenced each other, in turn, with their own Power and Beauty in Thought and Expres sion. Thus, Modern English has been subject in succession to the influence of Classical Litera ture in the time of Ascham; to the literary fascination of Italy, in the age of Elizabeth; of France, at the Restoration; and of Germany, in more recent times: without at all ceasing in the natural progression of its innate capabilities, for all the fashions and forms which, for a time, it.

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