| Charles Theophilus Ewald Rhenius - Tamil language - 1836 - 320 pages
...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, or collate manuscripts ; but to dive iwto the depth of dungeons, to plunge into the infection of hospitals... | |
| Samuel Phillips Newman - English language - 1837 - 334 pages
...Burke has given the following biographical notice of Howard the celebrated philanthropist. " 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 ; not to form a scale of the curiosities... | |
| Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1837 - 744 pages
...remarking that his labours and writings have done much to open the eyes and hearts of mankind. He has f* make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity... | |
| Jasper Adams - Christian ethics - 1837 - 528 pages
...the political salvation of their country. It was this which led the philanthropic Howard " to visit 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, not to form a scale of the curiosity... | |
| Samuel Phillips Newman - English language - 1837 - 334 pages
...following biographical notice of Howard the celebrated philanthropist. " 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; not to form a scale of the curiosities... | |
| Lindley Murray - Biography - 1888 - 406 pages
...that his labours and writings have done • Burke. 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... | |
| Stephen Davies - 1838 - 260 pages
...twenty-six, and in public at thirty, which subsequently ended in visiting 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 ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity... | |
| Martin Farquhar Tupper - Biography - 1839 - 348 pages
...eloquent : " His labours and writings have done much to open the eyes and hearts of mankind. He has visited all Europe — not to survey the sumptuousness...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... | |
| Sir James Prior - 1839 - 646 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 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... | |
| Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1839 - 592 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... | |
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