 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1869 - 596 pages
...everybody ; to the people he made even pride pay tribute. The victorious veteran glittered with his gains ; and the capital, gorgeous with the spoils...encouraged philosophy — the persecutor of authors, and the murderer of printers, he yet pretended to the protection of learning ! — the assassin of Palm,... | |
 | Archibald Hamilton Bryce - English literature - 1869 - 344 pages
...every people; to the people, he made even pride pay tribute. The victorious veteran glittered with his gains; and the capital, gorgeous with the spoils of...affectation of literature must not be omitted. The jailer of the press, he affected the patronage of letters ; the proscriber of books, he encouraged... | |
 | Meetings - 1869 - 182 pages
...despot. " In this wonderful combination his aflfectations of literature must not be omitted. The jailer of the press, he affected the patronage of letters...encouraged philosophy; the persecutor of authors, and the murderer of printers, he yet pretended to the protection of learning ; the assassin of Palm, the... | |
 | John Robertson (LL.D., of Upton Park sch.) - 1869 - 136 pages
...the cabinet, he never forsook a friend or forgot a favour. The victorious veteran glittered with his gains ; and the capital, gorgeous with the spoils...art, became the miniature metropolis of the universe. The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece, Where burning Sappho loved and sung ; Where grew the arts... | |
 | Philip Lawrence - English language - 1870 - 422 pages
...at the gallowa of Leipsic— he was still the same military despot! must not be omitted. The jailer of the press, he affected the patronage of letters...encouraged philosophy — the persecutor of authors and the murderer of printers, he yet pretended to the protection of learning! Such a medley of contradictions,... | |
 | Charles Hartley - 1872 - 372 pages
...everybody ; to the people he made even pride pay tribute. The victorious veteran glittered with his gains; and the capital, gorgeous with the spoils of...encouraged philosophy — the persecutor of authors, and the murderer of printers, he yet pretended to the protection of learning ! — the assassin of Palm,... | |
 | Patrick O'Shea - 1873 - 524 pages
...! 3. In this wonderful combination, his affectations oi literature must not be omitted. The jailor of the press he affected the patronage of letters...encouraged philosophy — the persecutor of authors and the murderer of printers, he yet pretended to the protection of learning ! the assassin of Palm, the... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - Readers - 1876 - 622 pages
...! 7. In this wonderful combination, his affectations of literature must not be omitted. The jailer of the press, he affected the patronage of letters...encouraged philosophy — the persecutor of authors and the murderer of printers, he yet pretended to the protection of learning ! Such a medley of contradictions,... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Authors - 1879 - 576 pages
...every body ; to the people he made even pride pay tribute. The victorious veteran glittered with his gains; and the capital, gorgeous with the spoils of...affectation of literature must not be omitted. The goaler of the press, he affected the patronage of letters. — the proscriber of books, he encouraged... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Authors - 1879 - 582 pages
...every body ; to the people he made even pride pay tribute. The victorious veteran glittered with his gains; and the capital, gorgeous with the spoils of...affectation of literature must not be omitted. The goalcr of the press, he affected the patronage of letters, — the proscriber of books, he encouraged... | |
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The gaoler of the press, he affected the patronage of letters — the proscriber of books, he encouraged philosophy — the persecutor of authors, and the murderer of printers, he yet pretended to the protection of learning ! — the assassin of Palm,... 
