 I quoted Martial; and when I had a mind to be a fine gentleman, I talked Ovid. I was convinced that none but the ancients had common sense; that the classics contained everything that was either necessary, useful, or ornamental to men; and I was not without...  Blackwood's Magazine - Seite 5191868Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 518 Seiten
...classics contained every thing that was either necessary, or useful, or ornamental to men : and I was not without thoughts of wearing the toga virilis of the...of the vulgar and illiberal dress of the moderns." He was, however, only two years exposed to this danger, for in the spring of 1714, lord Stanhope left... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1813 - 408 Seiten
...eitherneeessary, useful,or ornamental to meat and 1 was not without thoughts of wearing the logaviriliiet the Romans, instead of the vulgar and illiberal dress of the moderns. With these exeellent notions, I went first to the Hague, where, by the help of several letters of reeommendation,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 522 Seiten
...classics contained every thing that was either necessary, or useful, or ornamental to men : and I was not without thoughts of wearing the toga virilis of the...of the vulgar and illiberal dress of the moderns." He was, however, only two years exposed to this danger, for in the spring of 1714, lord Stanhope left... | |
 | Lord Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1827 - 390 Seiten
...Classics contained every thing that was either necessary, useful, or ornamental to men; and I was not without thoughts of wearing the toga virilis of the...of the vulgar and illiberal dress of the moderns. With these excellent notions, I went first to the Hague, where, by the help of several letters of recommendation,... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1838 - 680 Seiten
...none but the " ancients had common sense, that the classics " contained every thing that was either necessary, " useful, or ornamental, to men ; and I...was not " even without thoughts of wearing the TOGA vi" RILIS of the Romans, instead of the vulgar and " illiberal dress of the moderns." t Yet there is... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1838 - 672 Seiten
...none but the " ancients had common sense, that the classics " contained every thing that was either necessary, " useful, or ornamental, to men ; and I...was not " even without thoughts of wearing the TOGA vi" RILIS of the Romans, instead of the vulgar and " illiberal dress of the moderns." t Yet there is... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1841 - 464 Seiten
...that none but the ancients had common sense, that the " classics contained every thing that was either necessary, useful, " or ornamental, to men ; and I...was not even without thoughts " of wearing the TOGA VlRIUS of the Romans, instead of the vulgar " and illiberal dress of the moderns (4)." Yet there is... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 470 Seiten
...contained everything that was either necessary, or useful, or ornamental to VOL. II. Z men : and I was not without thoughts of wearing the toga virilis of the...of the vulgar and illiberal dress of the moderns." On quitting the University, Lord Chesterfield made the then fashionable tour of Europe, without the... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 482 Seiten
...contained everything that was either necessary, or useful, or ornamental to VOL. H. z men : and I was not without thoughts of wearing the toga virilis of the...of the vulgar and illiberal dress of the moderns." On quitting the University, Lord Chesterfield made the then fashionable tour of Europe, without the... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1847 - 492 Seiten
...none " but the ancients had common sense, that the classics " contained everything that was either necessary, useful, " or ornamental, to men ; and I...thoughts of wearing the TOGA VIRILIS of the Romans, in" stead of the vulgar and illiberal dress of the moderns."f Yet there is reason to suspect that this... | |
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