 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
 | John Ramsay McCulloch - 1866
...straits of Messina, where there is a coral-ground upwards of G m. in length. You III. the unman. All our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts,...has come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean. MEDWAY, an important river of England, which has its embouchure in the fcstuary of the Thames. It rises... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1866 - 402 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." — Boswetts Johnson.] t [This line reads thus in Byron's MS. In all editions before that of London,... | |
 | Eliza Robbins - 1866 - 430 oldal
...great empires of the world — the Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman. All our religion, almost all our arts, almost all that sets us above...come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean." What are Springs of water ? How do springs originate ? Rain descends from the clouds and falls upon... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1867 - 154 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,...above savages, has come to us from the shores of the MediterPOETS THE PRESERVERS OF LANGUAGE. You may translate books of science exactly. You may also translate... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1851 - 682 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." It was then remarked by General Paoli, that the Mediterranean would be a noble subject for a poem.... | |
 | James Comper Gray - 1868 - 590 oldal
...great empires of the world — tho Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman. All our religion, almost all our arts, almost all that sets us above savages, has come from the shores of the 51 " (Dr. Johnson). (1) It formed the \V. boundary of Land of Promise (Nu. xxxiv.... | |
 | Eliza Robbins - 1871 - 426 oldal
...great empires of the world — the Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman. All our religion, almost • all our arts, almost all that sets us above...come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean." What are Springs of water '! How do springs originate ? Rain descends from the clouds and falls upon... | |
 | James Boswell - 1872 - 624 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,...that " THE MEDITERRANEAN would be a noble subject fora poem." \Ve talked of translation. I said, I could not define it, nor could I think of a similitude... | |
 | Robert Morris - 1872 - 624 oldal
...were the four great empires of the world — the Assyrian, the Persian, the Greek, and the Roman. All our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts, almost all that sets us above the savage, have come to us from these shores. Here, &tPromontoriu?n Album, this White Cape (Ras-el-Abyad,... | |
 | ROBERT MORRIS - 1872
...were the four great empires of the world — the Assyrian, the Persian, the Greek, and the Roman. All our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts, almost all that sets us above the savage, have come to us from these shores. Here, at Promontorium Album, this White Cape (Ras-el-Abyad,... | |
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