 | John Hartley - Greece - 1831 - 426 pages
...Mediterranean has not been omitted in the plans of Christian philanthropy. Men have gone abroad, like Howard, " not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the...to collect medals, or collate manuscripts ; " but with objects higher than these, and higher even than those of Howard. Their aim is, to do good, not... | |
 | Charles Buck - Anecdotes - 1831 - 418 pages
...honourable actions." Mr. Burke justly observed of this great man, "that he visited all Europe (and the East) not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces or the...curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or to collate manuscripts : but to dive into the depth of dungeons ; to plunge into the mfection of hospitals... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1831 - 618 pages
...not be omitted : " I cannot," said the orator, "name this gentleman without remarking that his labors and writings have done much to open the eyes and hearts...not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the statelmess of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to... | |
 | Francis Lieber - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1831 - 620 pages
...not be omitted : " I cannot," said the orator, "name this gentleman without remarking that his labors and writings have done much to open the eyes and hearts...mankind. He has visited all Europe, not to survey the sumptiiousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the... | |
 | John Hartley - Greece - 1831 - 424 pages
...abroad, like Howard, " not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples—not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient...grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art—not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts;" but with objects higher than these, and higher... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Anecdotes - 1832 - 846 pages
...whilst Howard lived to hear them recognised, has never been superseded in grace and faithfulness : ' Ho has visited all Europe — not to survey the sumptuousness...remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosities of modern art ; not to collect medals or to collate manuscripts ; but, to dive into the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1832 - 222 pages
...euloprium of the philanthropic Howard. " He has visited all Europe, — not to survey the sumptuousness ol palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make...grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern arts ; nor to collect medals, or collate manuscripts : — but to dive into the depths of dungeons... | |
 | George Edmonds (of Birmingham.) - English language - 1832 - 122 pages
...EXAMPLES. If YOU regulate your desires accordingto THE STANDARD of nature, you will never be poor. HE has visited all Europe-, not to survey THE SUMPTUOUSNESS...temples-, not to make ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS of the remains [REMAINS] of ancient grandeur, nor to form A SCALE of the curiosity [CURIOSITY] of modern art-, nor... | |
 | Mrs. John Farrar - 1833 - 298 pages
...relief of debtors, he thus proceeded : " I cannot name this gentleman without remarking that his labors and writings have done much to open the eyes and hearts...curiosity of modern art; not to collect medals or to collate manuscripts ; — but to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge into the infection... | |
 | England - 1833 - 1032 pages
...for the relief of small debtors, he drew the famous sketch of Howard. " I cannot name this gentleman, without remarking, that his labours and writings have...Europe ; not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, nor the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur,... | |
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He has visited all Europe, not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces or the stateliness of temples, not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art, not to collect medals or collate... 
