Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-11-09
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and Embellishments.
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English literature may be brouobt r.;,b;n a..
feach OF the most moderate means 1IL.,..l.,
" olf John Froissart have been crlch,,tnd
ny poets historians and noyelsts for morc
| ta9n four centuries. For MANY venrs f.
'hGlr hfst publication they were cjrrulated
ohiy through the medium of nanntcr;nfs
anu 'hey were deemed presents worthy of
n"S' ana princes. These manuscrinfs ..ere
frequently embefiShed with Illustrations IF a
so!SeouS ocscalpton. They wee done in
ooiolS Oh The broad margins of the
parchment pages: hence they hsve her sa;d
to be illuminated The edition We rra.a. 'i,
a reprint of that which appeared in onJo',
'iree years since, which is bv far the ha,t a,,d
satisfactory that has ever been puhl;sb.d II
PIoiuseiy illustrated with crgravinms mn
"o0G' representing scenes, customs. cosiures
! ana h@lles OF the olden time. cvcr,,tsI r..
us expressly in the most carafi,l and cIeoaot
manner by Losing. and at an expense vI;cb
ho''.he snort OF the most liberal PATRONAGE
o"n Jus.hy: Everything but the coIors ard
eAqu'Sne nnIsh OF the ancient illnminrt;ons
are PFesefved-there is the same fidelity in
E4.T. anu spirit IN execution Ofcntimesa
a little picture wifi convey = better ;,ino of
characters and incidents forever Sena,tod
than the most elaborate narrgt;xc
The language in this e,I;t;o,, = II /
Pefieclly modernised, and therefore eos;lt go,
uerstood oy all readers. In qpaintpess and
simplicity of style, it is almost scr;nt,,r.i
1ho interest of the story increases ~rrs,l,, 80
you read; 1t is The very romance off;stn~;.
from TINS source, the moost copious orf Sb,,,
dah' e ever discovered, have The best modem
i rTrels!s ana dramatists drawn their s,rDlcs.
nc oi'6lhai OF many of many chiIa,rcrs
~ ~! lender scene in Scotland James.
anu 'heir contemporaries, will be reeopn;e,J
IN the vivid pages of sold Froisear, "''NN
IN the age of Frossart.' eal.o he H..
pner, All the world was persuaded that Ir,
was 'he motive OF the most brilliant actihns NJ
~cui aSe ana virtue. Knights made parede
OF II IN tournaments Warriors eynoscd tl'c,,-
serves 10 the most perlous corpbats 20 r,s;n
tam the honor and beauty Of their ls,l;,s T.
was then. believed that love m; pbt he rongn-
ca 10 delicate intercourse of rallantry md
teioe[nesS; 1t is almost .lwavs urtler tb;x
loiIn uiAt we see IT represented in tl,erreat.
POI. Vi ,hose efforts of The mird which
IA D ~, handed down to us from that peri-f
3D. The ladies blushed m, i, f,,l;.i,, 80, -,
pure a passion and the most modes, msds i
'he e.. Ordinary subject of their conversations,
Inc chronicles extend Fl ON 1855 IN f4n1
ihey comprehend every Considerable stEs;r
wI'iLn haPpened during that period in Fr ance.
~, '"ho' scotland, Ireland and Flanders
Hey llciude also vast number of psrtiru.
lars relative to the affairs of Rome and Ay;r.
non: OF SPAN, Germany, Italy; even of Rus.
sl"' hungary urkey Afiica-in short, of al
most the whole known world
Froissart has always been dec1n,d -, s.Lo
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indebted as is the disciple to his master.
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