 THERE are no books which I more delight in than in travels, especially those that describe remote countries, and give the writer an opportunity of showing his parts without incurring any danger of being examined or contradicted. Among all the authors...  Things not generally known, familiarly explained - Pagina 229door John Timbs - 1856 - 247 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - 1711 - 402 pagina’s
...Countryman Sir John ManJeviSe has diftinguHhcd himfelf, by the Copioufnefs of his Invention, and Greatnefs of his Genius. The Second to Sir John I take to have been FerdincmA Mendn., Pinto, a Perfon of infinite Adventure, and unbounded Imagination. One reads the Voyages... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1803 - 638 pagina’s
...of showing his parts without incurring any danger of being examined or contradicted. Among all the authors of this kind, our renowned countryman, Sir...infinite adventure, and unbounded imagination. One reads the voyages of these two great wits, with ns much astonishment as the travels of Ulysses in Homer,... | |
 | British essayists - 1803 - 306 pagina’s
...of showing his parts without incurring any danger of being examined or contradicted. Among all tha authors of this kind, our renowned countryman, Sir...infinite adventure, and unbounded imagination. One reads the voyages of these two great wits, with as much astonishment as the travels of Ulysses in Homer,... | |
 | 1804 - 676 pagina’s
...of showing his parts, without incurring any danger of being examined or contradicted. Among all the authors of this kind, our renowned countryman sir...infinite adventure and unbounded imagination. One reads the voyages of these two great wits with as much astonishment as the travels of Ulysses in Homer, or... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pagina’s
...of shewing his parts, without incurring any danger of being examined or contradicted. Among all the authors of this kind, our renowned countryman Sir...distinguished himself by the copiousness of his invention, and greatness of his genius. The second to Sir John I take to have been Ferdinand Mendez Pinto, a person... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 314 pagina’s
...of showing his parts without incurring any danger of being examined or contradicted. Among all the authors of this kind, our renowned countryman, Sir...the greatness of his genius. The second to Sir John 1 take to have been Ferdinand Mendez Pinto, a person of infinite adventure, and unbounded imagination.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 446 pagina’s
...of showing his parts without incurring any danger of being examined or contradicted. Among all the authors of this kind, our renowned countryman, Sir...has distinguished himself, by the copiousness of his invention;'and the greatness of his genius. The second to Sir John 1 take to have been Ferdinand Mendez... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 306 pagina’s
...of showing his parts without incurring any danger of being examined or contradicted. Among all the authors of this kind, our renowned countryman, Sir...infinite adventure, and unbounded imagination. One reads the voyages of these two great wits, with as much astonishment as the travels of Ulysses in Homer,... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 288 pagina’s
...of showing his parts without incurring any danger of being examined or contradicted. Among all the authors of this kind, our renowned countryman Sir...infinite adventure, and unbounded imagination. One reads the voyages of these two great wits, with as much astonishment as the travels of Ulysses in Homer,... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 862 pagina’s
...of showing his parts without incurring any danger of being examined or contradicted. Among all the authors of this kind, our renowned countryman, Sir...distinguished himself, by the copiousness of his invention and greatness of his genius. The second to Sir John, I take to have been Ferdinand Mendez Pinto, a person... | |
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