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Page 87
He requested Boccaccio to undertake the translation of his favorite Homer into Latin , which Boccaccio attempted with the dubious aid of Leo Pilatus ; but it was a case of the blind leading the blind , since Pilatus knew little Greek ...
He requested Boccaccio to undertake the translation of his favorite Homer into Latin , which Boccaccio attempted with the dubious aid of Leo Pilatus ; but it was a case of the blind leading the blind , since Pilatus knew little Greek ...
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John Desmarais , the University Orator , had picked upon Erasmus to deliver the Latin address of welcome to Prince Philip on his return from Spain to his own hereditary dominions . Philip was Archduke of Austria , being the son of the ...
John Desmarais , the University Orator , had picked upon Erasmus to deliver the Latin address of welcome to Prince Philip on his return from Spain to his own hereditary dominions . Philip was Archduke of Austria , being the son of the ...
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A11 his commerce had been with the learned who spoke Latin and Greek , and hence he was leaving Italy without having learned anything of the Italian language . Only once did this lack cause him any inconvenience , and that was when in ...
A11 his commerce had been with the learned who spoke Latin and Greek , and hence he was leaving Italy without having learned anything of the Italian language . Only once did this lack cause him any inconvenience , and that was when in ...
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Contents
CHAPTER | 3 |
MONASTIC LIFE AT STEYN | 39 |
SECRETARY TO THE BISHOP OF CAMBRAI MATRICULATION | 49 |
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