 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 488 pagina’s
...than the memory of her parent. Yet instead of the simplicity of style and narrative which wins our belief, an elaborate affectation of rhetoric and science, betrays in every page th* vanity of a female author. The genuine character of Alexius is lost in a vague constellation of... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1820 - 528 pagina’s
...than the memory of her parent. Yet, instead of the simplicity of style and narrative which wins our belief, an elaborate affectation of rhetoric and science...betrays in every page the vanity of a female author. The geuuinecharacterof Alexius is lost in a vague constellation of virtues ; and CHAP. the perpetual strain... | |
 | John Lemprière - 1820 - 892 pagina’s
...historian is lost in the daughter; and instead of simplicity of styta style and narrative, as Gibbon says, an elaborate affectation of rhetoric and science betrays in every page the vanity of a female author. The best edition of Anna Commcna, is that of Paris, fbllo, 1651. ANN^UB, a Roman family which was subdivided... | |
 | John Lemprière - 1822 - 840 pagina’s
...historian is lost in the daughter: and instead of simplicity of style and narrative, as Gibbon says, an elaborate affectation of rhetoric and science betrays in every page the vanity of a female author. The best edition of Anna Commena, is that of Paris, folio, 1651. АУХЛ;| s. a Roman family which was... | |
 | John Lemprière - 1822 - 818 pagina’s
...historian is lost in the daughter: and instead of simplicity of style and narrative, as Qibbon says, an elaborate affectation of rhetoric and science betrays in every page the vanity uf a female author. The best edition of Anna Commena, is that of Paris, folio, 1661. AKN.EUS, a Roman... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 542 pagina’s
...than the memory of her parent. Yet, instead of the simplicity of style and narrative which wins our belief, an elaborate affectation of rhetoric and science betrays in every page the vanity of the author. The genuine character of Alexius is lost in a vague constellation of virtues; and the perpetual... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1831 - 522 pagina’s
...than the memory of her parent. Yet instead of the simplicity of style and narrative which wins our belief, an elaborate affectation of rhetoric and science,...The genuine character of Alexius is lost in a vague constellai ion of virtues ; and the perpetual strain of panegyric and apology, awakens our jealousy,... | |
 | John Lemprière - 1833 - 822 pagina’s
...historian is lost in the daughter -, and, instead of simplicity of style and narrative, as Gibbon says, an elaborate affectation of rhetoric and science betrays in every page the vanity of a female author. The best edition of Anna Commcna is that of Paris, folio, 1651. ANNJEUS, a Roman family, which was subdivid... | |
 | John Lemprière - 1838 - 818 pagina’s
...lost in the daughter; and, instead of simplicity of style and narrative, as Gibbon says, an elabórale affectation of rhetoric and science betrays in every page the vanity of a female author. The best edition of Anna Commena is that of Paris, folio, 1651. ANNJEUS, a Roman family, which was subdivided... | |
 | George Payne Rainsford James - 1841 - 432 pagina’s
...given by Gibbon, is as follows: — " Instead of the simplicity of style and narrative which wins our belief, an elaborate affectation of rhetoric and science...vague constellation of virtues; and the perpetual train of panegyric and apology, awakens our jealousy, to question the veracity of the historian, and... | |
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Yet instead of the simplicity of style and narrative which wins our belief, an elaborate affectation of rhetoric and science, betrays in every page the vanity of a female author. 
