Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-09-28
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If there were any doubt remaining on tbe
public mind with regard 20 the complete sue
cess Of our plan Of cheap publications, the an.
nouncement which we now make ought 10
dlspel It, ard to convince the skeptical that
the most valUbla and enduring productions Of
English literature may be brought within he
reach of the most moderate means. The worle
! OF Sir John Fro;ssart have been celebrated
! BY poets, historians and noyelsts for mo,e'
thah tour Centuries FO" many wears sfter
/ Their hrst publication they were circulated
only through the medium of manuscr:nts
and they were deemed presents worthy Of
kings and princes. These manuscripts we're
frequently embellished with illustrations of .
i gorgeous description. They were done ~
bright colors on the broad margins of the
parchment pages: hence they have heep sail
! 70 De t'|""lraatfa The edition we present is
a reprint OF that which appeared in ondo,,
three years since, whichis by far the be,t s,,J
satisfactory that has ever been published. II
IS protusely illustrated with er eravings o.,
WOOD, representing scenes, customs costumes
and hgures OF the oden time, executed fc1.
US expressly in the most caraful and eIeoo,t
manner by Losing, and at an expense which
nothing short Of the most liberal patronage
can Justify Everything but the coIors and
/ exquisite fnlsh OF the ancient illuminstions
are ;eseryed-there is the same fdelity in
outline ana spirit IN execution OftemimesA
! a little picture wifi convey better idea oF
characters and incidents forever dcnarteG
than the most elaborate narrative.
| The language in this edition will he fou,a
lpcrtec3ly moderrised, ard therefore eaeil, ~,
cerstoUd By all readers IN quaintpesS and
simplicity OF style, it is almost scrirtur,I =.
Tho interest of the story increases pregtI,, 90
/ you read; it is The very romance ofH;sto~y =
from tins source, the moost copious and abnr,
dant ever discovered, have the best modern
noVellsts and dramatists drawn their supplies
! me original OF many of many a chiyaIrous,
/ ana many tender scene in Scotland James,
and Their contemporaries, will be recognises
! in the vivid pages of 'old Frossart.'
In the age of Froissart,' saws his b;ooro
pher, All the world was persuaded that IrA
was the motive of the most brilliant actions of
courage and virtue. Knights made a parade
( OF 1t IN tournaments. Warriors exposed them
selves to the most perllous combats to main
tam the honor and beauty of their ladies, II
was then believed that love might be confn-
ed to delicate intercourse of gallantrv and
/ tenderness; it IS almost ALWAYS VI der this
4 ioflh 'hat we see 1t represented in thegreat-
9r part OF those efforts of the mind which
have been handed down to us from that neri-
cd. The ladies blushed rct in feeling 50
pure a passion and the most modest made it
the ordinary subject of their Conversations
Inc Chronicles extend frCm 1886 TO l4CO
/ They comprehend every considerable affair
which happened during that period in France.
England Scotland, Ireland and Flanders
They include also vast number of partico
4 lars relative to the affairs of Rome and Avig.
non: OF Spain, Germany, Italy; even of Rus
STA, Hungary, Turkey, Africa-in short, of al
most the whole known world.
Froissart has always been deemed by scbo.
lars an indispensable pre- requisite to the rea-
ding and right comprehension OF modern his.
/ tory. % Ued0 most confidently erpect that
/ erery one lchQ hare obtained Dr. .3fson's late
( "am'ra6Le history Of E3rope aoiH became ptl,,-
chaser Of FroiSYnrt for to Frsissart is Alison
indebted as is the disciple to his master.
/ This great undertaking is completed, and
: the first number, consisting of 6l pages and
numerous engravlEgs will be issued in the
month of May, after when nine more num-
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