 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
 | 1839 - 658 oldal
...world : the Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman. All our religion, almost all our laws, almost all that sets us above savages, has come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean." But the glory, in a great measure, hath departed from the cradle of civilization, of learning, science,... | |
 | William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1839 - 948 oldal
...Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman. All our religion, almost all our laws, almost all that sets ui above savages, has come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean."— Samuel Jofituon. LIST OF ENGRAVINGS NOW READY. Kaligata, Cephalonla Cathedral at Palermo, Sicily Amphitheatre... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1841 - 998 oldal
...*rre the four great empires of the world; the Aseyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman. All our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts,...of the Mediterranean.' The General observed, that 'Пи Medilrr ranean' would he a noble subject for a poem." Cmttr't Boititll, vol. iii. p. 400.—... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1842 - 866 oldal
...our religion, almost all our lav, aJmo*c all our arts, almost all that sets us above savages, Ьм come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean.'...General observed, that * The Mediterranean ' would Ъе а noble subject for a poem." — Life of Johnson, vol. vp 146, ed. 1*35.} ' [" This passage would,... | |
 | Book - 1842 - 784 oldal
...Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman. All our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts, and almost all that sets us above savages, has come to us from those shores. The Mediterranean would be a good subject for a poem. Definition of what are generally... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1843 - 388 oldal
...religion, almost all our law, almost all onr arts, almost all that sets ns above savages, has coine to 113 from the shores of the Mediterranean." The General...observed, that THE MEDITERRANEAN would be a noble subject fur a poem. — Boswell, vol. vi. p. 154. Ed. 1835. A noble subject indeed, — but about as practicable... | |
 | John Lempriere - 1843 - 670 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 sits us above savages, has come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean." , the goddess of healing,... | |
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 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,...come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean." — Dr. Johnson. Thou glorious mirror, where the Almighty's form Glasses itself in tempests ; in all... | |
 | James Boswell - 1846 - 592 oldal
...great empires of the world; the Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman. All our religron, almost all our law, almost all our arts, almost all...translation. I said, I could not define it, nor could 1 think of a similitude to illustrate it; but that it appeared to me the translation of poetry could... | |
 | Henry Francis Cary - 1846 - 462 oldal
...expected a man should see. The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean. All our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts,...come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean." Much as he had set his heart on this journey, and magnificent as his conceptions were of the promised... | |
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