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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1800-1849Continue the perusal of Perry's French Revolution, which like the murmurings heard at the foot of the crater become more dreadful as we approach to its summit I.G. Sampson PerryAn Historical Sketch of the French RevolutionPrint: Book
1800-1849Continued Perry's French Revolution and read Cowper I.G. Sampson PerryAn Historical Sketch of the French RevolutionPrint: Book
1800-1849Continued Perry's French Revolution and read Cowper I.G. William Cowper Print: Book
1800-1849Engaged in a 2nd perusal of the Pursuits of Literature and the Monthly Magazine I.G. Thomas James MathiasThe Pursuits of Literature; A Satirical PoemPrint: Book
1800-1849Engaged in a 2nd perusal of The Pursuits of Literature and the Monthly Magazine I.G. Monthly MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849Read with much delight and instruction the Baroness De Stael's Germany I.G. Baroness Anne Loiuse Germaine De Stael-HolsteinGermanyPrint: Book
1800-1849Continue the perusal of Rollins Ancient History- this work reflects great light upon the sacred volume.I.G. Charles RollinAncient History of the EgyptiansPrint: Book
1800-1849Read Southey's Life of Wesley and ingenious but by no means faithful production I.G. Robert SoutheyLife of WesleyPrint: Book
1800-1849'In the spring of 1826, after getting through Valpy's Delectus, and a part of Stewart's "Cornelius Nepos, " and also a part of Justin, but somewhat clumsily, with the hel...Thomas Cooper CaesarCommentaries On The Gallic WarPrint: Book
1800-1849"In Lincoln, I now took up the Memorabilia of Xenophon..."Thomas Cooper XenophonMemorabiliaPrint: Book
1800-1849"Under his instruction -while we read together part of Voltaire's 'Charles the Twelfth' and 'Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme' of Moliere - I caught hold of such good French pron...Thomas Cooper VoltaireCharles the TwelfthPrint: Book
1800-1849"In Lincoln, I now took up the Memorabilia of Xenophon, ran through the Odes of Anacreon, ..."Thomas Cooper AnacreonOdes of AnacreonPrint: Book
1800-1849In Lincoln, I now took up the Memorabilia of Xenophon, ran through the odes of Anacreon, and then commenced the Iliad. I worked hard at Greek.Thomas Cooper HomerThe IliadPrint: Book
1800-1849"Under his instruction - while we read together part of Voltaire's 'Charles the Twelfth' and Moliere's 'Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme' - I caught hold of such good French pron...Thomas Cooper MoliereLe Bourgeois GentilhommePrint: Book
1800-1849"As I thought I could easily learn Italian, I took lessons from Signor D'Albrione... So we read together part one of the comedies of Goldoni...."Thomas Cooper GoldoniComediesPrint: Book
1800-1849So we read together ... a part of the beautiful "Gerusalemme Liberata", of Tasso, in that most beautiful tongue.Thomas Cooper TassoGerusalemme LiberataPrint: Book
1800-1849I was soon able to make my way in a volume of tales by Herder, Lessing , and others. My school prospered for I took care to attend to its duties assiduously; and yet kep...Thomas Cooper Herder[volume of tales]Print: Book
1800-1849I was soon able to make my way in a volume of tales by Herder, Lessing , and others. My school prospered for I took care to attend to its duties assiduously; and yet kep...Thomas Cooper Lessing[volume of tales]Print: Book
1800-1849'Here I am reading Virgil?s delightful Georgics for the first time. They really attune perfectly well with the plains and climate of Naseby. Valpy (whose edition I have...Edward Fitzgerald VirgilGeorgicsPrint: Book
1800-1849I took up the Economy of Human Life, and was much pleased with the simplicity, ease and elegance of its style. The Biographical Sketch of Dodsley is drawn with much beaut...John Horrocks Ainsworth Robert DodsleyThe Economy of Human LifePrint: Book


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