 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,...  The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select - Page 114by Reuben Percy - 1826Full view - About this book
 | Martin Farquhar Tupper - 1839 - 348 pages
...labours 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...curiosity of modern art, — not to collect medals or collate manuscripts, — but to dive into the depths of dungeons, to plunge into the infection of hospitals,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1839 - 614 pages
...labors 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...curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts : — but to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge into the infection of... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1839 - 646 pages
...labours 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...grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern arts ; not to collect models or collate manuscripts, but to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge... | |
 | George Croly - 1840 - 334 pages
...eyes and hearts of mankind. He has visited all Europe not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, nor the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate...grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern arts ; not to collect or collate manuscripts ; but to dive into the depths of dungeons, to plunge into... | |
 | George Croly - 1840 - 612 pages
...and hearts of mankind. He has visited all Europe ; not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, nor the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate...grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern arts; not to collect or collate manuscripts ; but to dive into the depths of dungeons, to plunge into... | |
 | 1840 - 238 pages
...stateliness of temples; 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 to collate manuscripts, but to dive into the depths of dungeons, to plunge into the infection of hospitals,... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1841 - 520 pages
...actions.' Mr. Burke justly observed of this great man, 'that he visited all Europe (and the East,) not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces or the...curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or to collate manuscripts, but to dive into the depth of dungeons; to plunge into the infection of hospitals... | |
 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1841 - 548 pages
...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...curiosity of modern art; not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts : — but to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge into the infection of... | |
 | John Adolphus - 1841 - 738 pages
...member of this House has said, " ' he has visited all Europe — not to survey the sump" ' tuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; " ' not...curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals or " ' to collate manuscripts ; but to dive into the depths " ' of dungeons, to plunge into the infection... | |
 | John Adolphus - 1841 - 702 pages
...of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; " ' not to make accurate measurements of the remains u ' 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 depths " ' of dungeons, to plunge into the infection... | |
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