Literati
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"First, to Counsellor Fitzclabber, who, he told me, was then employed in compiling a history of the kings of Minster, from Irish manuscripts; and then to his friend Mr. Gahagan, who was a profound philosopher and politician, and had projected many excellent schemes for the good of his country. But it seems these '''literati''' had been very ill rewarded for their ingenious labours; for, between them both, there was but one shirt, and half a pair of breeches."--''[[The Adventures of Roderick Random]]'' (1748) by Tobias George Smollett | "First, to Counsellor Fitzclabber, who, he told me, was then employed in compiling a history of the kings of Minster, from Irish manuscripts; and then to his friend Mr. Gahagan, who was a profound philosopher and politician, and had projected many excellent schemes for the good of his country. But it seems these '''literati''' had been very ill rewarded for their ingenious labours; for, between them both, there was but one shirt, and half a pair of breeches."--''[[The Adventures of Roderick Random]]'' (1748) by Tobias George Smollett | ||
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"By order from Apollo a, general Reformation of the World is published by Seven Wise-men of Greece, and by the other Literati." "First, to Counsellor Fitzclabber, who, he told me, was then employed in compiling a history of the kings of Minster, from Irish manuscripts; and then to his friend Mr. Gahagan, who was a profound philosopher and politician, and had projected many excellent schemes for the good of his country. But it seems these literati had been very ill rewarded for their ingenious labours; for, between them both, there was but one shirt, and half a pair of breeches."--The Adventures of Roderick Random (1748) by Tobias George Smollett "He is not of the people, this lordly magistrate. He is one of the privileged literati. His literary degrees are high and numerous."--The Golden Chersonese and The Way Thither (1883) by Isabella L. Bird |
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Literati may refer to:
- Intellectuals or those who love, read, and comment on literature
- The scholar-official or literati of imperial/medieval China
Literati may also refer to:
- Literati painting, also known as the southern school of painting, developed by Chinese literati
- The literati style of bonsai, consisting of thin, elegant trees in the calligraphic style of literati painting
- Confucianism, known as the school of literati
- The game Literati, a variant of Scrabble developed by Yahoo! Games