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New York collector Edward Cheney. Of these I may incidentally say that -
C. Nodier was a leader in
the romanticist school, a member of
the French Academy, warm
of heart rather than elevated in character,
an author of genuine humour,
fertile fancy, of facile and delightful
pen, a keen loner and collector of old
books.

Eugene Emmanuel Viollet-le Duc
of Paris was the most distinguished
champion and leading exponent of
french gothic, and his works joined to his clear & picturesque
writings, have I believe exercised greater influence
on english architects and archeologists
than any contemporary foreign writer
of Cheney I know little expect that he was a brother crank in bookloving

A comparison of texts makes
it quite clear that the source of
shakespears greek & roman plays
is Sir Thomas North's translation

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