 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 512 pagina’s
...which are no longer living, may consume the time and damp the ardour of the youthful student. The poets and orators were long imprisoned in the barbarous...and unpresuming simplicity; but the orators, most eloquent'11 in their own conceit, are the farthest removed from the models whom they affect to emulate.... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1811 - 406 pagina’s
...and a succession of patient disciples became in their turn the dogmatic teachers Of the next set vile generation. Not a single composition of history, philosophy,...and unpresuming simplicity; but the orators, most elo<juentu in their own conceit, are the farthest removed from the models whom they affect to emulate.... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1829 - 482 pagina’s
...philosophy, or literature has been saved from oblivion by the intrinsic beauties of style, or sentiment, or original fancy, or even of successful imitation. In...and unpresuming simplicity; but the orators, most eloquent(112) in their own conceit, are the farthest removed from the models whom they affect to emulate.... | |
 | Royal Robbins - 1831 - 750 pagina’s
...the happiness of mankind. Not a single idea has been added to the speculative systems of antiquity. Not a single composition of history, philosophy or...original fancy, or even of successful imitation." " Of the writings of antiquity," says the saine author, " many that existed in the twelfth century... | |
 | Royal Robbins - 1833 - 676 pagina’s
...been added to the speculative systems of antiquity. Not a single composition of history, philoso phy or literature, has been saved from oblivion by the...original fancy, or even of successful imitation." " Of the writings of antiquity," says the same author, "many that existed in the twelfth century are... | |
 | Royal Robbins - 1837 - 732 pagina’s
...composition of history, philosoEhy or literature, has been saved from oblivion by the intrinsic eauties of style or sentiment, of original fancy, or even of successful imitation." "Of the writings of antiquity," says the same author, " many that existed in the twelfth century are... | |
 | Royal Robbins - 1838 - 728 pagina’s
...the happiness of mankind. Not a single idea has been added to the speculative systems of antiquity. Not a single composition of history, philosophy or...original fancy, or even of successful imitation." " Of the writings of antiquity," says the same author, "many that existed in the twelfth century are... | |
 | Royal Robbins - 1839 - 754 pagina’s
...the happiness of mankind. Not a single idea has been added to the speculative systems of antiquity. Not a single composition of history, philosophy or...original fancy, or even of successful imitation." "Of the writings of antiquity," says the same author, " many that existed in the twelfth century are... | |
 | Royal Robbins - 1840 - 734 pagina’s
...arms, and the overturning of the empire, could not but have given a shock to learning and the arts. phy or literature, has been saved from oblivion by the...original fancy, or even of successful imitation." " Of the writings of antiquity," says the same author, " many that existed in the twelfth century are... | |
 | Royal Robbins - 1846 - 726 pagina’s
...been added to the speculative systems of antiquity. Not a single composition of history, philoso phy or literature, has been saved from oblivion by the...original fancy, or even of successful imitation." " Of the writings of antiquity," says the same author, " many that existed in the twelfth century are... | |
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They held in their lifeless hands the riches of their fathers, without inheriting the spirit which had created and improved that sacred patrimony: they read, they praised, they compiled, but their languid souls seemed alike incapable of thought and action.... 
