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... English version with which we are acquainted of this work , and because the translations which usually appear of French authors are executed in so slovenly a style . On his first night amidst the ruins of Sparta , our author gives the ...
... English version with which we are acquainted of this work , and because the translations which usually appear of French authors are executed in so slovenly a style . On his first night amidst the ruins of Sparta , our author gives the ...
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... than any of the numerous English travellers who have preceded or followed him on the same route . " We quitted the convent at three in the afternoon , ascended the torrent of Cedron , and at length , crossing the ravine 34 CHATEAUBRIAND .
... than any of the numerous English travellers who have preceded or followed him on the same route . " We quitted the convent at three in the afternoon , ascended the torrent of Cedron , and at length , crossing the ravine 34 CHATEAUBRIAND .
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... English institutions which it fell to his lot to recount arguments far abler than were either used by , or occurred to , the actors by whom they were brought about ; for it is seldom that a Hume is found in the councils of men . With ...
... English institutions which it fell to his lot to recount arguments far abler than were either used by , or occurred to , the actors by whom they were brought about ; for it is seldom that a Hume is found in the councils of men . With ...
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... English invasions , begun under Edward III .; that of Lepanto , which rolled back from Christendom the wave of Mahometan conquest ; the defeat of the Armada , which permanently established the Refor- mation in Northern Europe ; that of ...
... English invasions , begun under Edward III .; that of Lepanto , which rolled back from Christendom the wave of Mahometan conquest ; the defeat of the Armada , which permanently established the Refor- mation in Northern Europe ; that of ...
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... English Revolution , to which he was led by having been the editor of a valuable col- lection of Memoirs relating to the Great Rebellion , translated into French , in twenty - five volumes . But this work only got the length of two ...
... English Revolution , to which he was led by having been the editor of a valuable col- lection of Memoirs relating to the Great Rebellion , translated into French , in twenty - five volumes . But this work only got the length of two ...
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Seite 518 - Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings.
Seite 14 - Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned Eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche — the thunderbolt of snow ! All that expands the spirit, yet appals, Gather around these summits, as to show How Earth may pierce to Heaven, yet leave vain man below.
Seite 654 - As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him : but, as he was ambitious, I slew him.
Seite 383 - It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last lines of the last page in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent.
Seite 632 - The long galleries were crowded by an audience such as has rarely excited the fears or the emulation of an orator. There were gathered together, from all parts of a great, free, enlightened, and prosperous empire, grace and female loveliness, wit and learning, the representatives of every science and of every art.
Seite 30 - Salamis ! Their azure arches through the long expanse More deeply purpled meet his mellowing glance, And tenderest tints, along their summits driven, Mark his gay course, and own the hues of heaven ; Till, darkly shaded from the land and deep, Behind his Delphian cliff he sinks to sleep.
Seite 625 - That the influence of the crown had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminished:" and Mr Burke's bill of reform was framed with skill, introduced with eloquence, and supported by numbers.
Seite 383 - But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian must be short and precarious.
Seite 382 - But at the distance of twenty-five years, I can neither forget nor express the strong emotions which agitated my mind as I first approached and entered the eternal city. After a sleepless night, I trod, with a lofty step, the ruins of the Forum ; each memorable spot where Romulus stood, or Tully spoke, or Caesar fell, was at once present to my eye ; and several days of intoxication were lost or enjoyed before I could descend to a cool and minute investigation.
Seite 633 - England by lofty halls and by the constant waving of fans. The number of the prisoners was one hundred and forty-six. When they were ordered to enter the cell, they imagined that the soldiers were joking ; and being in high spirits on account of the promise of the Nabob to spare their lives they laughed and jested at the absurdity of the notion. They soon discovered their mistake. They expostulated ; they entreated ; but in vain. The guards threatened to cut down all who hesitated. The captives were...