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Such a person was found in Jodocus Badius Ascenshls, who adds a third letter written by himself to Bishop Urne, vindicating his application to Saxo of the title Grammaticus, which he well defines as "one who knows how to speak or write with diligence, acuteness, or knowledge."
The Danish History, Books I-IX Grammaticus Saxo
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It is often very bad; but he writes, he is not in vain called Grammaticus, the man of letters.
The Danish History, Books I-IX Grammaticus Saxo
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An epitome was made by an anonymous writer in 1431 and here the epithet "Grammaticus" (the lettered one) was first used.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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Popes and Cardinals in the restoration of letters; and now the best way for a man to advance himself was to show a desire for the promotion of letters; above all, for the discovery of manuscripts of the ancient classics, which, when long looked for, and not found, were usually, -- from the too tempting reward, which was a fortune, -- forged by some unscrupulous "Grammaticus," or writer of
Tacitus and Bracciolini The Annals Forged in the XVth Century John Wilson Ross 1852
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"Grammaticus" ever since the epitomator of 1431 headed his compilation with the words, "A certain notable man of letters (" grammaticus "), a
The Danish History, Books I-IX Grammaticus Saxo
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Eugenides is strong on Bankhead's mental breakdown and best of all Grammaticus' religious journey to India to find himself, where the novel truly comes to life.
Michael Giltz: Books: Marriage Plots, Baseball Woes, Economist Superheroes and the Opium Wars Michael Giltz 2011
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Mitchell Grammaticus is the dopey childhood "friend" who has always loved her but never found quite the right moment to act.
Michael Giltz: Books: Marriage Plots, Baseball Woes, Economist Superheroes and the Opium Wars Michael Giltz 2011
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His surname evokes both the medieval historian Saxo Grammaticus and Jacques Derrida's crit-theory bellwether, "Of Grammatology."
Sense & Semiotics Sam Sacks 2011
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Mitchell Grammaticus is the dopey childhood "friend" who has always loved her but never found quite the right moment to act.
Michael Giltz: Books: Marriage Plots, Baseball Woes, Economist Superheroes and the Opium Wars Michael Giltz 2011
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Eugenides is strong on Bankhead's mental breakdown and best of all Grammaticus' religious journey to India to find himself, where the novel truly comes to life.
Michael Giltz: Books: Marriage Plots, Baseball Woes, Economist Superheroes and the Opium Wars Michael Giltz 2011
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