 | Cornelius Beach Bradley - 1894 - 408 pages
...palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains 5 of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of...survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the gauge and di10 mensions of misery, depression, and contempt ; to remember the forgotten, to attend... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1894 - 442 pages
...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 depths of dungeons ; to plunge into the infections of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; and to take the gauge and dimens1ons... | |
 | 1895 - 536 pages
...ancient grandeur ; nor to form a scale of curiosity of modern art ; nor to collect medals ; nor to collate manuscripts, — but to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge into the infections of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the gauge and dimensions... | |
 | William M. Thayer - 1896 - 440 pages
...stateliness of temples; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur ; not to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not...survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt; to remember the forgotten, to attend to the... | |
 | Fred Newton Scott, Joseph Villiers Denney - 1897 - 426 pages
...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...survey the mansions of sorrow and pain; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt; to remember the forgotten, to attend to the... | |
 | Charles Cassal - 1899 - 184 pages
...measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosities of modern art, nor to collect medals, or collate manuscripts, but to...survey the mansions of sorrow and pain; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt ; to remember the forgotten, to attend to... | |
 | John Wesley Hanson - 1900 - 718 pages
...make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur; not to form a scale of the curiosities of modern art ; not to collect medals or collate manuscripts;...survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt; to remember the forgotten, to attend to the... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1900 - 456 pages
...civilised nations, down to the present time. Burke thus described him : — " He visited all Europe to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge into...survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt ; to remember the forgotten ; to attend the... | |
 | Benjamin Ward Richardson, Mrs. George Martin - 1900 - 468 pages
...ancient grandeur ; nor to form a scale of curiosity of modern art ; nor to collect medals ; nor to collate manuscripts — but to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge into the infections of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the gauge and dimensions... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1901 - 608 pages
...palaces or the statcliness of temples, not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern...survey the mansions of sorrow and pain, to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt, to remember the forgotten, to attend to the... | |
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I cannot name this gentleman without remarking that his labours and writings have done much to open the eyes and hearts of mankind. He has visited all Europe,— not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples; not to make accurate... 
