 | James Pillans - 1847 - 300 страници
...— in Italy, bounded * " The great object of travelling," says Dr Samuel Johnson, " is to see the shores of the Mediterranean. On those shores were...Grecian, and the Roman. All our religion, almost all our laws, almost all our arts, almost all that sets us above savages, has come to us from the shores of... | |
 | 1849 - 710 страници
...settlements are scattered throughout the Mediterranean — that renowned sea of which it has been said that " all our " religion, almost all our law, almost all...that sets us above " savages, has come to us from its shores." The mariner who doubles " the " Cape," BO long a barrier to the enterprise of the West,... | |
 | 1849 - 708 страници
...settlements are scattered throughout the Mediterranean — that renowned sea of which it has been said that " all our " religion, almost all our law, almost all...that sets us above " savages, has come to us from its shores." The mariner who doubles " the " Cape," so long a barrier to the enterprise of the West,... | |
 | DeWitt Clinton, William W. Campbell - 1849 - 436 страници
...succession the four great monarchies — th*e Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman : and " all our religion — almost all our law — almost...our arts — almost all that sets us above savages, have come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean. "J The mariner's compass has opened the gates... | |
 | Encyclopaedia - 1849 - 440 страници
...— India, China, and probably the continent of America. And it is remarkable, that the four grand empires of the world, the Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman, descended, the two former from Shem, the two latter from Japheth. Nimrod. Amidst a barren list of genealogical... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1851 - 680 страници
...not having seen what it is expected a man should see. The grand object of travelling is to visit the shores of the Mediterranean. On those shores were...come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean." It was then remarked by General Paoli, that the Mediterranean would be a noble subject for a poem.... | |
 | 1851 - 682 страници
...not having seen what it is expected a man should see. The grand object of travelling is to visit the shores of the Mediterranean. On those shores were...All our religion, almost all our law, almost all our ails, almost all that sets us above savages, has come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean."... | |
 | William Cowper, Robert Southey - 1853 - 518 страници
...Dec. 10. 50 Dining at General Paoli's, Johnson said, " The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean. On those shores were...empires of the world, the Assyrian, the Persian, the out in conversation, proposed to him the Mediterranean for a topic. He replied, " Unless I were a better... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1854 - 378 страници
...having seen what it is expected a man should see. The grand object of all travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean. On those shores were...come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean.' The general observed, that' The Mediterranean' would be a noble subject for a poem."—Life of Johnson,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1854 - 528 страници
...he looked to its completion with more confidence, because it would probably not have extended beyond Grecian, and the Roman. All our religion, almost all...come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean." The General observed, that THE MEDITERRANEAN would be a noble subject for a poem."—Boswell, vol.... | |
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Italy is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see. The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean. On those shores were the four great Empires of the world ; the Assyrian,... 
