That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow • warmer among the ruins of lona. Mediaeval and Modern History - Page 17by Philip Van Ness Myers - 1905 - 751 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1826 - 722 pages
...indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man k little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of looa." Yours, &c. PHILOCHTHES. IN connection with the... | |
| James Boswell - 1786 - 552 pages
...us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism...not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona1 !' Upon hearing that Sir Allan M'Lean was arrived,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 302 pages
...indifferent and unmoved over any ground •which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism...gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or •whose piety would not grow warmer ajnong the ruins of lona! We came too late to visit monuments r some care... | |
| Donald Campbell - 1801 - 374 pages
...conduct us indifferent and uumoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue !—that man is little to be envied, whose patriotism...not gain force upon the Plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona." The city of Diarbeker itself is situated in a... | |
| Henry Kett - 1805 - 340 pages
...us, indifferent and unmoved, over any ground, which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism...not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona " Tour to the Hebrides, p. 346. His mind will be... | |
| Henry Kett - 1805 - 340 pages
...us, indifferent and unmoved, over any ground, which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism...not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona " Tour to the Hebrides, p. 346. His mind will be... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 360 pages
...us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue.- That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marrathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona. We came too late to visit... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 496 pages
...us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, briavery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Maratkon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona * 1" * Had our Tour produced... | |
| George Gregory - 1808 - 352 pages
...conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism...not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of Jona!" It would however be unreasonable to expect that... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 378 pages
...us indifferent and unmoved over any ground whjch has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism...not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would riot grow warmer among the ruins of I-ona ! We came too late to visit monuments : some... | |
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