Word: gronovius
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Dates: during 1893-1893
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...Casanbon were the most noted men of this period. The second period, the older. Dutch school, included in the seventeenth century, had its centre in Holland. The Dutch had no literature of their own, as did the French, but pursued their studies mostly in the Latin language. Liprius and Gronovius, probably the most celebrated men of their age, spent their time in commenting upon and annotating the lines of Latin authors. The English and later Dutch comprise the third period and include the progress that was made in the eighteenth century. Bentley was the most prominent man of his time...
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