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"Miscellanea" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... societies first appear: one at Rome had the title of "Academy," and for its chief this very Pomponius; for he is distinguished as "Romanae Princeps Academiae," by his friend Politian, in the "Miscellanea" of that elegant scholar. This was under the pontificate of Paul the Second. The regular meetings of "the Academy" soon excited the jealousy and suspicions of Paul, and gave rise to one of the most horrid persecutions and scenes of torture, even to death, in which these academicians were ...
— Curiosities of Literature, Vol. II (of 3) - Edited, With Memoir And Notes, By His Son, The Earl Of Beaconsfield • Isaac D'Israeli |
Words linked to "Miscellanea" : omnium-gatherum, alphabet soup, odds and ends, hodgepodge, range, mishmash, melange, ragbag, collection, hotchpotch, selection, aggregation, witches' broth, oddments, witches' brew, farrago, grab bag, accumulation, gallimaufry, witch's brew, mingle-mangle, assemblage, sampler |
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