 | Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 494 pagina’s
...war and govern- ' «~~* mem*. He was ^master of several curious, but *slflc3S* s6ehfees,ri¥r JFe^d^ '-'orator, and elegant poet*, a skilful gardener, an excellent cook, and most rontetnptible prince. When the great emergencies of the state required his presence and attention,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 468 pagina’s
...government. He x. was master of several curious, but useless, sciences, a read} •-^v***1 orator, und elegant poet, ™ a skilful gardener, an excellent cook and most contemptible prince. When the great emergencies of the state required his presence and attention, he was engaged in ijc... | |
 | William Cooke Taylor - 1845 - 382 pagina’s
...pleasure and open indifference. He seemed to be versed in everything but the art of government ; " he was master of several curious but useless sciences, a...an excellent cook, and most contemptible prince."* At the moment of his accession, the barbarians, encouraged by the captivity of Valerian, invaded the... | |
 | William Cooke Taylor - 1845 - 852 pagina’s
...pleasure and open indifference. He seemed to be versed in everything but the art of government ; " he was master of several curious but useless sciences, a...an excellent cook, and most contemptible prince."* At the moment of his accession, the barbarians, encouraged by the captivity of Valerian, invaded the... | |
 | William Cooke Taylor - 1845 - 872 pagina’s
...pleasure and open indifference. He seemed to be versed in everything but the art of government i " he was master of several curious but useless sciences, a...an excellent cook, and most contemptible prince."* At the moment of his accession, the barbarians, encouraged by the captivity of Valerian, invaded the... | |
 | William Cooke Taylor - 1846 - 398 pagina’s
...pleasure and open indifference. He seemed to be versed in everything but the art of gavemment ; " he was. master of several curious but useless sciences, a...an excellent cook, and most contemptible prince."* At the moment of his accession, the barbarians, encouraged by the captivity of Valerian, invaded the... | |
 | William Cooke Taylor - 1844 - 396 pagina’s
...pleasure and open indifference. He seemed to be versed in everything but the art of government ; " he was master of several curious but useless sciences, a...poet, a skilful gardener, an excellent cook, and most contemptibleprince."* At the moment of his accession, the barbarians, encouraged, by the captivity... | |
 | William Cooke Taylor - 1864 - 574 pagina’s
...pleasure and open indifference. He seemed to be versed in everything but the art of government; ' he was master of several curious but useless sciences, a...an excellent cook, and most contemptible prince.' * At the moment of his accession, the barbarians, encouraged by the captivity of Valerian, invaded... | |
 | 1865 - 610 pagina’s
...and his usual truth, that he was 'a master of several curious but useful sciences, a ready orator, an elegant poet, a skilful gardener, an excellent cook, and most contemptible prince.' Yet, though in the latter part of his life he was seized with a sort of paroxysm of activity and courage,... | |
 | Theodor Bernhardt - 1867 - 346 pagina’s
...destitnte of judgment, he attempted every art, except the important ones of war and government. He was a master of several curious but useless Sciences;...gardener, an excellent cook, and most contemptible prince. — Die officielle Grosssprecherei auf den Münzen fällt nicht schwer gegen Gallieuus ins Gewicht;... | |
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In every art that he attempted, his lively genius enabled him to succeed ; and, as his genius was destitute of judgment, he attempted every art, except the important ones of war and government. 
