| George Gregory - Books and reading - 1809 - 384 pages
...remarking, 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, or the stateliness of temples; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur; nor to form a scale of the curiosity... | |
| Lindley Murray - English language - 1810 - 322 pages
...has 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 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... | |
| Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pages
...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 stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of an-cient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the. curiosity... | |
| Thomas Browne (LL.D.) - Oratory - 1810 - 514 pages
...remarking, that his 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 Btateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor... | |
| John Millard - Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc - 1813 - 704 pages
...1, 2. 2 Cor. iv. 17. vi. 4. 8 — 10. ME. BURKE, in a speech delivered at Bristol, in the year 17SO, has the following beautiful exemplification of this...not to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; npt to collect medals, or to collate manuscripts; but to dive into the depths of dungeons; to plunge... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 540 pages
...remarking, that his labours and writings have done much to open the eyes and hearts of mankind. He has visited all Europe, — not to survey the s.umptuousness...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... | |
| Biography - 1814 - 538 pages
...remarking, 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 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... | |
| Missions - 1814 - 548 pages
...in a far higher sense to the toils and objects of the Missionary. " We are visiting all the world, not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples; not to make accurate measurements of the .remains of ancient grandeur; not to form a scale of the curiosities... | |
| Abraham John Valpy - Great Britain - 1815 - 596 pages
...remarking, that his 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 stateliness of temples; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity... | |
| Early English newspapers - 1815 - 740 pages
..." His plan," said Burke, " is original ; and it is as full of genius, as it is of humanity. He has visited all Europe, not to survey the sumptuousness...of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of antient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosities of modern art... | |
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