| Catherine Hyde marquise de Govion Broglio Solari - Genealogy - 1824 - 370 pages
...measurements of the remains of antient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or to collate manuscripts : but,...dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge into the infections of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and of pain ; to take the gauge and dimensions... | |
| Enoch Pond - Missions - 1824 - 282 pages
...to gratify a vain curiosity ; but, in the eloquent language of Mr. Burke, " to dive into the depth of dungeons ; to plunge into the infection of hospitals ; to survey the abodes of sorrow and pain ; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt ;... | |
| Lindley Murray - English language - 1825 - 278 pages
...curiosity of modern arts ; nor to collect medals, or collate manuscripts : — but to dive into tin, depths of dungeons ; to plunge into the infection...survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the gage »nd dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt ; to reforsaken, and compare and collate the... | |
| 1825 - 864 pages
...most migratory men from their spheres, but, as the just and oftquoted eulogy of Burke defines it, " to dive into the depths of dungeons, to plunge into the infection of hospitals, to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, to remember the forgotten, and attend to the neglected;" but... | |
| First flowers - 1825 - 306 pages
...ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosities of modern art ; not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts; — but to dive into the depths of dungeons; to plunge into the inlection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain; to take the gage and dimensions... | |
| Henry Kett - English wit and humor - 1825 - 298 pages
...accurate measurements of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale ot the curiosities of modern art ; not to collect medals, or to collate manuscripts ; but to dive into the depth ot dungeons, to plunge into the infection of hospitals, to survey the mansions of sorrow and... | |
| Thomas Cogswell Upham - Intellect - 1826 - 208 pages
...of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern arts, nor to collect medals or collate manuscripts ; — but to dive into the depths...survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the guage and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt, to remember the forgotten, to attend to the... | |
| Reuben Percy - Anecdotes - 1826 - 394 pages
...art ; not to collect medals or manuscripts ; but to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge in the infection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the guage and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt ; to remember the forsaken . and to compare... | |
| Gift books - 1825 - 306 pages
...of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosities of modern art; not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts; — but to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge mto the inlection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain; to take the gage and dimensions... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1827 - 328 pages
...of ancient grandeur, nor to form a seal? of the curiosity of modern arts ; nor to collect medals, or collate manuscripts: — but to dive into the depths...dungeons; to plunge into the infection of hospitals ; to surrey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the gage and dimeniiont of misery, depression, and... | |
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