 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1788 - 738 pages
...language, that gives gives a foul to the objects of fenfe, and a body to the abftraflions of philofopby. Since the barriers of the monarchy, and even of the...capital, had been trampled under foot, the various Barbarians had doubtlefs corrupted the form and fubftance of the national dialed; and ample glcuTaries... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1788 - 738 pages
...language, that gives gives a foul to the objects of fenfe, and a body to the abftraflions of philofopby. Since the barriers of the monarchy, and even of the...capital, had been trampled under foot, the various Barbarians had doubtlefs corrupted the form and fubftance of the national dialed; and ample glcuTaries... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1788 - 470 pages
...language, that gives a foul to the objects of fenfe, and a body to the abftraclions of philofophy. Since the barriers of the monarchy, and even of the capital, had been trampled under fool, the various Barbarians had doubt-* lefs corrupted the form and fubftance of the national dialed;... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 512 pages
...North. In their lowest 1300.servitude and depression, the subjects of the Byzantine throne were still possessed of a golden key that could unlock the treasures...capital, had been trampled under foot, the various Barbarians had doubtless corrupted the 75 So nugatory, or rather so fabulous, are these reunions of... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 558 pages
...their members to an awkward moderation. feantine throne were still possessed of a golden key CHAP. that could unlock the treasures of antiquity ; of...capital, had been trampled under foot, the various barbarians had doubtless corrupted the form and substance of the national dialect j and arnple glossaries... | |
 | John Aikin - 1807 - 696 pages
...argument — " a musical and prolific language," as it is expressed by the historian, " that gives u soul to the objects of sense, and a body to the abstractions of philosophy." The history of the origin and progress of this language, like that of other ancient tongues, is obscure.... | |
 | 1811 - 558 pages
...signal success. This musical and prolific language does not only, to use the words of Gibbon, " give a soul to the objects of sense, and a body to the "abstractions of philosophy," but is, as the same author justly observes, " the golden key that unlocks the treasures of antiquity."... | |
 | Henry Dillon - 1814 - 106 pages
...OXFORD. " ïn their lowest servitude and depression, the subjects of the, Byzantine Throne were still possessed of a golden key, that could unlock the treasures of antiquity ; of a musical, prolific language, that gives a soul to the object» of tense» and a body to the abstractions of philosophy."... | |
 | 1814 - 258 pages
...precision of argument — " a musical and prolifick language" as it is expressed by the historian, " that gives a soul to the objects of sense, and a body lo the abstractions of philosophy." Aikcn't Rn. EXTREME POVERTY OP THE SICILIAN NO" BIUTY. From Gili'i... | |
 | 1819 - 596 pages
...language, as the historian enthusiastically expresses it, so musical and prolific, that it could give a soul to the objects of sense, and a body to the abstractions of metaphysics ? — Those lofty but dangerous speculations, therefore, in which the strongest minds sometimes... | |
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In their lowest servitude and depression, the subjects of the Byzantine throne were still possessed of a golden key that could unlock the treasures of antiquity ; of a musical and prolific language, that gives a soul to the objects of sense, and a body... 
