 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 Reliques of Father Prout - Page 313by Francis Mahony - 1860 - 578 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Hardie - Biography - 1802 - 486 pages
...offered him by persons of the first distinction, applying himself solely to his own grand object. He visited all Europe, not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples — not to make accurate measurements of ancient grandeur — nor to form a... | |
 | Christianity - 1803 - 430 pages
...remarking that his labours nnd writings have done much to open the eyes and hearts of mankind — he hns visited all Europe, not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples, not to rr.rAe accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, not... | |
 | B. Lambert - London (England) - 1806 - 624 pages
...country and every UJ/P. In his humane pursuits, he, to use the expressive language of Mr. Burke*, " visited all Europe, not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness c«f * Speech at Guildhall, Bristol, 1780, temples; not to make accurate measurements of... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Political science - 1807 - 560 pages
...without 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... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 458 pages
...without 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... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 464 pages
...without 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... | |
 | George Gregory - Books and reading - 1809 - 384 pages
...without 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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1810 - 322 pages
...Burke 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... | |
 | Thomas Browne (LL.D.) - Oratory - 1810 - 514 pages
...without 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
...following beautiful exemplification of this figure. Speaking of the benevolent HOWARD, he says, ' he visited all Europe, not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; npt to collect medals,... | |
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