 His great pleasure consists in praising tyrants, abusing Plutarch, spelling oddly, and writing quaintly; and what is strange, after all his is the best modern history of Greece in any language, and he is perhaps the best of all modern historians whatsoever.  Characteristics of Eminent Men - Page 201872 - 90 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1823 - 176 pages
...xix. Gives, with Greek truth, the good old Greek the lie. See Mitford's Greece. " Grecise Ferax." His great pleasure consists in praising tyrants, abusing...and he is perhaps the best of all modern historians whatsoever. Having named his sins, it is but fair to state his virtues — learning, labour, research,... | |
 | Classical philology - 1824 - 456 pages
...could only 1 " His great pleasure consists in praising tyrants, abusing Plutarch, spelling otldly, and writing quaintly ; and what is strange after all,...the best modern -history of Greece in any language, ana he is perhaps the best of all modern historians whatsoever. Having named his sins, H is but fair... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 916 pages
...xix. Gives, with Greek truth, the good old Greek the lie. See Mitford's Greece. «Gra.cia t^erax.* His great pleasure consists in praising tyrants, abusing...best modern history of Greece in any language, and hi; is perhaps the best of all modern historians whatsoever. Having named his sins, it is but fair... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1832 - 542 pages
...xix. Gives, with Greek truth, the good old Greek the lie. See MITFOHD'S Greece. " Oraeoia Verax." His great pleasure consists in praising tyrants, abusing...language, and he is perhaps the best of all modern historiAs whatsoever. Having named his sins, it is but fair to state his virtues — learning, labour,... | |
 | George Gordon Noël Byron - 1832 - 456 pages
...great pleasnre consists in praising tyrants, abnsing Pln. tarch, spelling oddly, and writing qnaintly ; and what is strange after all, his is the best modern history of Greece in any langnage, and he is perhaps the best of all modern historians whatsoever. Having named his sins, it... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - Poets, English - 1833 - 332 pages
...And Malthus does the thing 'gainst which he writes. (1) See Mitford's Greece. " Gra?cia Verax" His great pleasure consists in praising tyrants, abusing...and he is perhaps the best of all modern historians whatsoever. Having named his sins, it is but fair to state his virtues—learning, labour, research,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1833 - 334 pages
...Mitford's Greece. " Grscia Verax." His great pleasure consists in praising tyrants, abusing jPlutarch, spelling oddly, and writing quaintly ; and what is...and he is perhaps the best of all modern historians whatsoever. Having named his sins, it is but fair to state his virtues—learning, labour, research,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1836 - 342 pages
...And Malthus does the thing 'gainst which he writes. (1) See Mitford'a Greece. " Graecia Perot," His great pleasure consists in praising tyrants, abusing...Plutarch, spelling oddly, and writing quaintly ; and what ia strange, after all, his is the best modern history of Greece in any language, and he is perhaps... | |
 | Richard (of Devizes) - Great Britain - 1838 - 140 pages
...lettered; published at £2. 10s. Od., REDUCED TO £2 О О. OPINIONS ON THIS EDITION. " His is THE BEST HISTORY OF GREECE in any language; and he is, perhaps, the best of all Modern Historians whatsoever." — BYRON. " In political and philosophical speculations, and in the illustration of facts,... | |
 | William Roscoe - Portraits, Italian - 1846 - 588 pages
...correct, and the most complete. MITFORD'S HISTORY OF GREECE, (continued) LORD BYRON says of Mitford, " His is the best Modern History of Greece in any language,...and he is perhaps the best of all modern historians whatsoever. His virtues are learning, labour, researeh, and earnestness." " Considered with respect,... | |
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