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 works of ... Edmund Burke - Page 262by Edmund Burke - 1834Full view - About this book
| Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1780 - 206 pages
...form a fcale of the curiefity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or collate manufcripts :•— but to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge into the infection of hofpitals ; to furvey the manfions of forrow and pain ; to take the gage and dimenfions of mifery,... | |
| Early English newspapers - 1786 - 680 pages
...form a fcalc of the curiofity of modern art) not to coilcft medals, or to collate manufcripts : — but to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge into the infection of holpitaU ; to furvey the manfions of farrow and pain; to take the gage and dimenfions of mifcry, depreffion,... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1788 - 762 pages
...to form a fcale of the curiofity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or collate manufcripts: — 'but to dive into the depths of dungeons; to plunge into the infection of hofjpitals; to furvey the manfions of forro w and pain ; to take the gage and dimenfions of mifery,... | |
| Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 676 pages
...to form a fcale of the curiofity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or collate maimfcripts : — but to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge into the infection of hofpitals ; to furvey the manfions of forrow and pain ; to take the gage and dimenfions of mifery,... | |
| 1794 - 524 pages
...accurate meafurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form an epitome of modern art — but to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge into the infection of hofpitals; to furvey the manfions ol lorrow and pain ; to take the gauge and dimenfions of milery,... | |
| Robert Bisset - 1800 - 490 pages
...mankind. He has visited all Europe, not to survey the swmptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of...medals, or collate manuscripts ; but to dive into the depth of dungeons, to plunge into the infe6\ion of hospitals, to survey the mansions of sorrow and... | |
| Robert Bisset - 1800 - 488 pages
...mankind. He has visited all Europe, not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of...form a scale of the- curiosity of modern art ; not to collecl medals, or collate manuscripts ; but to dive into the depth of dungeons, to plunge into the... | |
| James Hardie - Biography - 1802 - 486 pages
...curiosities 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...survey the mansions of sorrow and pain — to take the guage and dimensions of misery, depression and comfort — to remember the forgotten — to attend... | |
| Thomas Eddy - Correctional institutions - 1801 - 120 pages
...form a fcale of the cu" riofity of modern art; not to collect medals, or collate manufcripts ;— " but to dive into the depths of dungeons; to plunge into the infection of " hofpitals; to furvey the manfions of forrow and pain; to take the guage " and dimtulions of mifery,... | |
| Great Britain - 1802 - 764 pages
...measurements of re. ' mains of ancient grandeur; not to ' form a scale of the curiosity of mo'dernart; not to collect medals, or 'collate manuscripts; —...depths of dungeons; to ' plunge into the infection »(' hospi' tais -, to survey the mansions otsor1 row and pain ; and to take the ' gauge and dimensions... | |
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