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In the. Italians, under circumstances analogous to the Greek in certain respects, we see again inventors both in art and literature. The discovery of the ancient literatures, with their inimitable monuments, acted perhaps unfavorably on the originality Of Italian genius, and accounts for the brevity Of that list Of great authors, whose small number is as remarkable as their wonderful excellence. It is the remark of a sagacious critic, that the burning Of the Alexan drian Library was perhaps no such misfortune for the world, since it would have been hard for a modern literature to have sprung up in the face Of such an overwhelming mass of ancient books. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
