 As a foreigner is very apt to conceive an idea of the ignorance or politeness of a nation from the turn of their public monuments and inscriptions, they should be submitted to the perusal of men of learning and genius before they are put in execution.  English Essays - Página 57editado por - 1902 - 240 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1789 - 508 páginas
...great elegance of expreflion and juftnefs of thought, and therefore do honour to the living as well as the dead. As a foreigner is very apt to conceive an idea of the ignorance or politenefs of a nation from the turn of their public monuments and infcriptions, they mould be fubmitted... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 364 páginas
...which are written with great elegance of expreffum, and juftnefs of thought ; and therefore do honour to the living, as well as to the dead. As a foreigner...is very apt to conceive an idea of the ignorance or politenefs of a nation, from the turn of their public monuments and infcriptions, they fhould be fubfnitted... | |
 | 1803 - 420 páginas
...Blenheim, or in the bosom of the ocean. I could not but be very much delighted with several Tnod.-rn epitaphs, which are written with great elegance of...expression and justness of thought, and therefore do honour to the living as well as to the dead. As a foreigner is very apt to conceive an idea of the... | |
 | 1803 - 434 páginas
...Blenheim, or in the bosom of the ocean. I could not but be very much delighted with several mod nn epitaphs, which are written with great elegance of...expression and justness of thought, and therefore do honour to the living as well as to the dead. As a foreigner is very apt to conceive an idea of the... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 páginas
...of persons whose bodies were perhaps buried in the plains of Blenheim, or in the bosom of the ocean. I could not but be very much delighted with several...the living as well as to the dead. As a foreigner ." Accounts, which — Monuments, which. is very apt to conceive an idea of* the ignorance or politeness... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 páginas
...Blenheim, or in the bosom of the ocean. I could not but be very much delighted with several Hiodern epitaphs, which are written with great elegance of expression and justness of thought, and which therefore, do henor to the living as well as to the dead. As a foreigner is very apt to conceive... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 348 páginas
...whose bodies were perhaps buried in the plains of Blenheim, or in the bosom of the ocean. I could,not but be very much delighted with several modern epitaphs,...expression and justness of thought, and therefore do honour to the living as well as the dead. As a foreigner is very apt to conceive an idea of the ignorance... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 372 páginas
...persons whose bodies were perhaps buried in the plains of Blenheim , or in the bosom of the Ocean. I could not but be very much delighted with several...epitaphs , which are written with great, elegance o£ expression and justness of thought, and therefore do honour to the living as well as the dead.... | |
 | William Scott - 1817 - 416 páginas
...persons, whose bodies were perhaps buried in the plains of Blenheim, or in the bosom of the ocean. I could not but be very much delighted with several...elegance of expression and justness of thought, and which, therefore, do honor to the living as well as to the dead. As a foreigner is very apt to conceive... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 370 páginas
...of persons whose bodies were perhaps buried in the plains of Blenheim, or in the bosom of the ocean. I could not but be very much delighted with several...expression and justness of thought, and therefore do honour to the living as well as the dead. As a foreigner is very apt to conceive an idea of the ignorance... | |
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