He has visited all Europe, — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals,... First flowers, by a literary amateur - Seite 72von First flowers - 1825 - 271 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| George Gregory - 1809 - 384 Seiten
...that his labours and writings have done much to open the eyes and iiearts of mankind. He has visited all Europe not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces,...remains of ancient grandeur; nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; nor to collect medals, or collate manuscripts : but to dive into the depth... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1810 - 322 Seiten
...exhibited a fine instance of this figure, in his eulogium of the philanthropic Howard. ' He has visited all Europe — not to survey the sumptuousness of...remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; nor to collect medals, or collate manuscripts — but to dive into the depths... | |
| Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 Seiten
...humanity -.^a-who (to adopt the expre|sive words of Mr. Burke) " visited all Europe {]and the East], not to survey the. sumptuousness of palaces, or. the...of an-cient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the. curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or to collate manuscripts: but to dive intp ..tlie... | |
| Thomas Browne (LL.D.) - 1810 - 514 Seiten
...mankind. He has visited all Europe, — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the Btateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of...remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or to collate manuscripts ; — but to dive into the... | |
| Benjamin Silliman - 1812 - 340 Seiten
...of the dome, and took a view of this amazing structure, and of the immense city in which it is situ. make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient...curiosities of modern art ; not to collect medals, nor to collate manuscripts ; but to dive into the depths of dungeons, to plunge into the infection... | |
| George Miller - 1813 - 638 Seiten
...open the eyes and hearts of mankind. He has visited all Europe,—- not to survey the sumjituousnesa of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to...remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art; nor. to collect medals, or collate manuscripts: — but to dive into the depths... | |
| 1813 - 594 Seiten
...mankind. He had visited ¡ill Europe — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stalcline«s of temples — not to make accurate measurements of...remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern arts — not.to collect medals, or collate manuscripts : but to dive into the depths... | |
| Encyclopaedias, John Millard - 1813 - 712 Seiten
...beautiful exemplification of this figure. Speaking of the benevolent HOWARD, he says, ' he visited all Europe-, not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art; not to collect medals, or to collate manuscripts; but... | |
| John Millard - 1813 - 704 Seiten
...beautiful exemplification of this figure. Speaking of the benevolent HOWARD, he says, ' he visited all Europe, not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; npt to collect medals, or to collate manuscripts; but... | |
| 1814 - 538 Seiten
...that his labours and writings have done much to open the eyes and hearts of mankind. He lias visited all Europe, — not to survey the sumptuousness of...remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts; — but to dive into the depths... | |
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