| 1814 - 550 pages
...bowed to the prodigies of bis performance ; romance assumed the air of history ; nor was there aught too incredible for belief, or too fanciful for expectation,...ancient capitals. All the visions of antiquity became commonplaces in her contemplation. Kings were his people ; nations were his outposts ; and he disposed... | |
| 1814 - 580 pages
...prodigies of his performance ; romance assumed the air of history ; nor was there aught too recredible for belief, or too fanciful for expectation, when...his imperial flag over her most ancient capitals. AH the visions of antiquity became commonplaces in her contemplation. Kings were his people ; nations... | |
| Charles Phillips - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1817 - 234 pages
...bowed to the prodigies of his performance ; romance assumed the air of history ; nor was there aught too incredible for belief, or too fanciful for expectation,...the visions of antiquity became common places in his contemplation ; kings ,4 /were his people — nations were his outposts; and he disposed of courts,... | |
| Charles Phillips - 1817 - 248 pages
...bowed to the prodigies of his performance ; romance assumed the air of history ; nor \ was there aught too incredible for belief, or too fanciful for expectation,...the visions of antiquity became common places in his contemplation ; kings /were his people — nations were his outposts; and he disposed of courts, and... | |
| Tobias Smollett - Books - 1817 - 680 pages
...; nor was there aught too incredible for belief, or too fanciful for expectation, when the w«.rld saw a subaltern of Corsica waving his imperial flag...the visions of antiquity became common places in his contemplation ; kings were his people — nations were his outposts; and he disposed of courts, and... | |
| Charles Phillips - Speeches, addresses, etc., English - 1817 - 166 pages
...nor was there aught too in. credible for belief, when the world saw a subaltern of Corsica waving his flag over her most ancient capitals. All the visions of antiquity became common places in his contemplation — kings were his people— nations were his outposts — and he disposed of courts,... | |
| Charles Phillips - Speeches, addresses, etc., Irish - 1820 - 296 pages
...bowed to the prodigies of his performance ; romance assumed the air of history; nor was there aught too incredible for belief, or too fanciful for expectation,...the visions of antiquity became common places in his contemplation; kings were his people—nations were his outposts; and he disposed of courts, and crowns,... | |
| Charles Phillips - Ireland - 1822 - 324 pages
...bowed to the prodigies of his performance ; romance assumed the air of history ; nor was there aught too incredible for belief, or too fanciful for expectation,...the visions of antiquity became common places in his contemplation ; kings were his people — nations were his outposts; and he disposed of courts, and... | |
| Thomas O'Connor - English literature - 1824 - 180 pages
...to the prodigies of his performance ; romance assumed the air of history ; nor was there aught loo incredible for ' belief, or too fanciful for expectation,...his imperial flag over her most ancient capitals. — AH the visions of antiquity became common places in bis contemplation ; kings were his people ;... | |
| William Brittainham Lacey - Elocution - 1828 - 308 pages
...bowed to the prodigies of his performance ; romance assumed the air of history ; nor was there aught too incredible for belief, or too fanciful for expectation, when the world saw a sabaltem of Corsica waving his imperial flag over her most ancient capitals. All the visions of antiquity... | |
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