 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1816 - 744 pages
...nation might be happy to call her own : he of whom a right hon. member of this House has said, " he has visited all Europe — not to survey the sumptuousness...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... | |
 | John Brodhead Romeyn - Presbyterian Church - 1816 - 458 pages
...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 stateli" ness of temples; not to make accurate " measurements of the remains of ancient " grandeur,... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1817 - 494 pages
...under the Emperor Claudius, in the year 275. *20. 1779. — GARRICK DIED. *20. 1790.— HOWARD DIED. He visited all Europe, not to survey the sumptuousness...of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of antient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1817 - 404 pages
...remarking, that his lahours 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 aecurate measurements of the remains of aneient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern... | |
 | John Bullar - New Forest - 1819 - 278 pages
...(to adopt the just 39 and animated eulogy of Mr. Burke,) " he visited all Europe, and the East, — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the...of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of am ient grandeur, nor to form a sc^le of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...the words of one of bis most celebrated contemporaries), "visited all Europe — not to survey, toe sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor in form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect... | |
 | Baptists - 1820 - 562 pages
...open the eyes and hearts of mankind. He has visited all Europe — not to survey the sumptuousuess 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, uor to collect... | |
 | American wit and humor - 1821 - 154 pages
...HOWARD. ' 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...to make accurate measurements of ancient grandeur, not to form a scale of the curiosities of modern art ; not to collect medals, or to collate manuscripts... | |
 | Priscilla Wakefield - Children's stories - 1821 - 238 pages
...to give a clearer illustration of his character, than by the following quotation. '" Mr. Howard has visited all Europe, not to survey the sumptuousness...of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modem art ; not to collect... | |
 | 1821 - 614 pages
...sketch of his character given by Mr. Burke. " He visited all Europe— not to survey the sumptuousuess 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; nor to collect... | |
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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, or... 
