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Desiderius Erasmus

  

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Desiderius Erasmus : Parabolae

'[Gabriel] Harvey no doubt has the incident [of Philip, Lord Surrey's 'attempts [...] on the virtue' of Harvey's sister Mercy, c. Christmas 1574] in mind when in his copy of Erasmus' "Parabolae" to the words "stultus magnifica fortuna iniucunda", he adds the notes, "you knowe, who vsed to write: 'Vnhappy Philip'."'

Century: 1500-1599     Reader/Listener/Group: Gabriel Harvey      Print: Book

  

Desiderius Erasmus : Parabolae

'[Erasmus's "Parabolae"] was acquired by [Gabriel] Harvey in 1566, read by him at some time thereafter, and was re-read in September of 1577.'

Century: 1500-1599     Reader/Listener/Group: Gabriel Harvey      Print: Book

  

Desiderius Erasmus : Parabolae

'[Erasmus's "Parabolae"] was acquired by [Gabriel] Harvey in 1566, read by him at some time thereafter, and was re-read in September of 1577.'

Century: 1500-1599     Reader/Listener/Group: Gabriel Harvey      Print: Book

  

Desiderius Erasmus : Works

'[Gabriel] Harvey's favourite books were read and annotated a number of times [...] at the conclusion of [his Erasmus] is a large inscription which reads: "Relegi mense Septembri. 1577: Gabriel Harveius".'

Century: 1500-1599     Reader/Listener/Group: Gabriel Harvey      Print: Book

  

Desiderius Erasmus : De conscribendis epistolis

'so did not enlarge, but took leave and went down and sat in a low room reading Erasmus "de scribendis Epistolis", a very good book; especially, one letter of advice to a Courtier most true and good - which made me once resolve to tear out the two leaves that it was writ in - but I forebore it.'

Century: 1600-1699     Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Pepys      Print: Book

  

Desiderius Erasmus  : Ciceronianus

'[letter from Johnson to Dr Brocklesby] Tell Dr. Heberden, that in the coach I read "Ciceronianus" which I concluded as I entered Lichfield. My affection and understanding went along with Erasmus, except that once or twice he somewhat unskilfully entangles Cicero's civil or moral, with his rhetorical, character'.

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Johnson      Print: Book

  

Desiderius Erasmus : 'Dialogues'

[Elizabeth Carter to Catherine Talbot, 15 October 1763:] 'It is more from the testimony of others than from any recollection of my own, that I had formed the idea that Erasmus was in some parts of his works a very indecent writer [...] It is I believe more than thirty years since I read his dialogues, and then only those which were pointed out to me.'

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Carter      Print: Book

  

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