 I cannot name this gentleman 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...  Spirit of the English Magazines - Page 2731818Full view - About this book
 | Sir James Prior - 1824 - 618 pages
...measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern arts ; not to collect medals or collate manuscripts, but...survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the guage and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt ; to remember the forgotten, to attend to... | |
 | Catherine Hyde marquise de Govion Broglio Solari - Italy - 1824 - 370 pages
...immortal Burke, " visited all Europe, not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of...curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or to collate manuscripts : but, to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge into the infections of... | |
 | Enoch Pond - Missions - 1824 - 282 pages
...to gratify a vain curiosity ; but, in the eloquent language of Mr. Burke, " to dive into the depth of dungeons ; to plunge into the infection of hospitals ; to survey the abodes of sorrow and pain ; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt ;... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1825 - 278 pages
...curiosity of modern arts ; nor to collect medals, or collate manuscripts : — but to dive into tin, depths of dungeons ; to plunge into the infection...the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the gage »nd dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt ; to reforsaken, and compare and collate the distresses... | |
 | First flowers - 1825 - 306 pages
...make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosities of modern art ; not to collect medals, or collate...dive into the depths of dungeons; to plunge into the inlection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain; to take the gage and dimensions... | |
 | Henry Kett - English wit and humor - 1825 - 298 pages
...curiosities of modern art ; not to collect medals, or to collate manuscripts ; but to dive into the depth ot dungeons, to plunge into the infection of hospitals,...survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression and contempt ; to remember the forgotten, to attend to the... | |
 | 1825 - 864 pages
...most migratory men from their spheres, but, as the just and oftquoted eulogy of Burke defines it, " to dive into the depths of dungeons, to plunge into the infection of hospitals, to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, to remember the forgotten, and attend to the neglected;" but... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - Intellect - 1826 - 208 pages
...measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern arts, nor to collect medals or collate manuscripts ; — but...survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the guage and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt, to remember the forgotten, to attend to the... | |
 | George Lewis Smyth - 1826 - 1044 pages
...of ancient grandeur, or to form a scale of the curiosities of modern art ; not to collect me. dais, or collate manuscripts; — but to dive into the depths...survey the mansions of sorrow and pain, to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt; to remember the forgotten, to attend the... | |
 | George Lewis Smyth - 1826 - 524 pages
...form a scale of the curiosities of modern art; not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts;—but to dive into the depths of dungeons, to plunge into...survey the mansions of sorrow and pain, to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression^ and contempt; to remember the forgotten, to attend the... | |
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