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" Essays. I heard with pleasure that one of the newly-discovered autographs of William Shakespeare was in a copy of Florio's translation of Montaigne. It is the only book which we certainly know to have been in the poet's library. "
Complete Works - Page 156
by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1899
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Representative Men: Seven Lectures

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1850 - 204 pages
...pleasure that one of the newly-discovered autographs of William Shakspeare was in a copy of Florio's translation of Montaigne. It is the only book which...Museum,) turned out to have the autograph of Ben Jonson on the fly-leaf. Leigh Hunt relates of Lord Byron, that Montaigne was the only great writer of past...
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Shakspere: His Times and Contemporaries

George Markham Tweddell - 1852 - 232 pages
...autographs of William Shakspcre was in a copy of Florio's translation of Montaigne. It is the only hook which we certainly know to have been in the poet's...British Museum purchased, with a view of protecting the Shakspere autograph (as I was informed in the Muscum , turned out to have the autograph of Ben Jonson...
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Cyclopaedia of American Literature: Embracing Personal and ..., Volume 2

Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1856 - 816 pages
...pleasure that one of the newly-discovered autographs of William Shakespeare was in a copy of Florio's translation of Montaigne. It is the only book which...British Museum purchased, with a view of protecting the Shakespeare autograph (as I was informed in the Museum), turned out to have the autograph of Een Joiison...
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Cyclopaedia of American Literature: Embracing Personal and ..., Volume 2

Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1856 - 808 pages
...duplicate copy of Florio, which the. British Museum purchased, with a view of protecting the Shakespeare autograph (as I was informed in the Museum), turned out to have the autograph of Ben Jonson in the fly-lenf. Leigh Hunt relates of Lord Byron, that Montaigne was the only great writer of past times...
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Works of Michael de Montaigne: Comprising His Essays, Journey Into ..., Volume 4

Michel de Montaigne - 1862 - 594 pages
...pleasure that one of the newly-discovered autographs of William Shakspeare was in a copy of Florio's translation of Montaigne. It is the only book which...the Museum,) turned out to have the autograph of Ben Jonsou in the fly-leal. Leigh Hunt relates of Lord Byron, that Montaigne was the only great writer...
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Cyclopaedia of American literature, by E. A. and G. L ..., Volume 2; Volume 86

Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1866 - 1010 pages
...pleasure that one of the newly-discovered autographs of William Shakespeare was in a copy of Florio's er the highest good to involve the purpose of existence....the grave, " it is certainly right to eat and drink, Shakespeare autograph (as I was informed in the Museum), turned out to have the autograph of Ben Jonsoa...
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Literature and Its Professors

Thomas Purnell - 1867 - 316 pages
...a tittle of external evidence exists to support the belief that the volume was Shakespeare's, " and is the only book which we certainly " know to have been in the poet's library." Men who are ashamed to quote him, because he is reputed to be a sceptic, have no hesitation in appropriating...
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Representative men. English traits. Conduct of life

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1870 - 500 pages
...pleasure that one of the newly discovered autographs of William Shakespeare was in a copy of Florio's translation of Montaigne. It is the only book which...British Museum purchased, with a view of protecting the Shakespeare autograph, (as I was informed in the Museum,) turned out to have the autograph of Ben Jonson...
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The Prose Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Representative men. English traits ...

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1870 - 504 pages
...pleasure that one of the newly discovered autographs of William Shakespeare was in a copy of Florio's translation of Montaigne. It is the only book which...British Museum purchased, with a view of protecting the Shakespeare autograph, (as I was informed in the Museum,) turned out to have the autograph of Ben Jonson...
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Works of Michael de Montaigne: Comprising His Essays, Journeys ..., Volume 4

Michel de Montaigne - 1875 - 586 pages
...pleasure, that one of the newly-discovered autographs of William Shakspeare was in a copy of Florio'g translation of Montaigne. It is the only book which...the Shakspeare autograph, (as I was informed in the Aluseum,) turned out to have the autograph of Ben Jonson in the fly-leaf. Leigh Hunt relates of Lord...
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