| Robert Chambers - 1864 - 866 Seiten
...recognised, has never been superseded in grace and faithfulness : ' He has visited all Europe—not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness...not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosities of modern art ; not to collect medals or to... | |
| James Schouler - 1906 - 356 Seiten
...in desperate fight for their liberties. "He has visited all Europe," said Burke eloquently in 1780, "not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces or the stateliness of temples, . . . not to collect medals or to collate manuscripts, but to dive into the depths of dungeons, to plunge into the... | |
| William Hills Hutchins - 1910 - 86 Seiten
...a most diligent investigation.' Therefore ' he visited all Europe,' to use Edmund Burke's words, ' not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces or the...not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosities of modern art; not to collect medals or to... | |
| Joseph O'Connor - 1911 - 360 Seiten
...glowing tribute to Howard the philanthropist,which has been so often quoted: "He has visited all Europe, not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the...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 or collate... | |
| Francis Tiffany - 1918 - 422 Seiten
...of the tribute of Edmund Burke to Howard, the philanthropist : — " He has visited all Europe, — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the...not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur ; not to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or collate... | |
| Francis Tiffany - 1918 - 430 Seiten
...of the tribute of Edmund Burke to Howard, the philanthropist: — " He has visited all Europe. — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the...not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur ; not to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art; not to collect medals, or collate... | |
| Royal Statistical Society (Great Britain) - 1881 - 872 Seiten
...creatures merits a token of esteem, it was deserved by one who (to adopt the expressive words of Burke) visited all Europe and the East, " not to survey the...sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples, nor to make " accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to " form a scale of the... | |
| Edmund Burke - 2000 - 540 Seiten
...and writings have done much to open the eyes and hearts of mankind. He has visited all Europe, — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples; not to take accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity... | |
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