The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean. On those shores were the four great Empires of the world ; the Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman. — All our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts,... Boswell's Life of Johnson - 294. oldalszerző: James Boswell - 1917 - 574 oldalTeljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
| James Boswell - 1820 - 372 oldal
...were the four great empires of the world— the Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman. All our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts, almost all that sets us above savages, has come from the shores of the Mediterranean." General Paoli observed, " The Mediterranean would be a noble... | |
| Samuel Woodworth - 1820 - 658 oldal
...; the Assyrian the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman All our religion, almost all onr law, almos1 all our arts, almost all that sets us above savages, has come to us from the shores of fhe Mediterranean^ The Retort Courteous. — Bishop \ ... niry happened to say, upon a certain bill,... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 376 oldal
...JOHNSON. " He had not far to dip, sir: he had said the same thing, probably, twenty times before." A journey to Italy was still in his thoughts. He said,...MEDITERRANEAN would be a noble subject for a poem." Of a nobleman raised at a very early period to high office, he said, " His parts, sir, are pretty well... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 378 oldal
...the four great Empires of the world ; the Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman. — All our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts,...MEDITERRANEAN would be a noble subject for a poem." but that it appeared to me the translation of poetry could be only imitation. " JOHNSON. " You may... | |
| 1821 - 372 oldal
...the four great empires of the world — the Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman. All our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts, almost all that sets us above savages, has come from the shores of the Mediterranean." General Paoli observed, " The Mediterranean would be & noble... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - 458 oldal
...the four great Empires of the world ; the Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman. — All our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts,...the Mediterranean." The General observed, that " THE MEDITERKANEAN would be a noble subject for a poem." We talked of translation. I said, I could not define... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1813 - 544 oldal
...the four great empires of the world — the Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman: all our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts,...come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean.' There are few, we imagine, who have not felt the justice of this observation; and it may perhaps be... | |
| Thomas R. Joliffe - 1822 - 534 oldal
...of the world — the Assyrian, Persian, Greek and Roman. — All our religion, almost all our laws, almost all our arts, almost all that sets us above...come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean." The tourist who can command his time, or who is not pressed by imperious circumstances, might easily arrange... | |
| 1823 - 696 oldal
...a man should see. The grand object of travelling is to sec the shores of the Mediterranean. 173 All br/> with specific other proteins is a physical structure...crystallography or 2 dimensional NMR<br/> techniques. T Much as he had set his heart on this journey, and magnificent as his conceptions were of the promised... | |
| Samuel Johnson, James Boswell - 1825 - 370 oldal
...master. the four great empires of the world ; the Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman. All our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts,...come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean." It was observed, that " THE MEDITERRANEAN would be a noble subject for a poem." He upon all occasions... | |
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