 | John Richardson - Arabic language - 1777 - 246 pages
...with the kings of Turan or Scythia ; and recording, with the fame impartiality, whatever might tarnim as well as aggrandize the reputation of their country ; we can, with little pretence to reafon, fuppofe, that they mould have been filent on events of fuch magnitude ; had any records remained... | |
 | SEVERAL HANDS. - 1780 - 586 pages
...Kings of Turan or Scythia ; and recording, cording, with the fame impartiality, whatever might tarnifh as well as aggrandize the reputation of their country; we can, with little pretence to reafon, fuppofe, that they mould have been filent on events of fuch magnitude; had any reco'rd remained... | |
 | Books - 1780 - 592 pages
...of Turan or Scythia ; and recording. cording, with the fame impartiality, whatever might tarnim a» well as aggrandize the reputation of their country; we can,' with little pretence to reafon, fuppofe, that they (hould have been filent on tfvents of fuch magnitude; had any record remained... | |
 | Charles Vallencey - Ireland - 1786 - 934 pages
...Kings of Touran or Scythia : " (f) and recording, with the fame impartiality " whatever might tarniih as well as aggrandize " the reputation of their country: we can, with •" little pretence to reafon, fuppofe, that they " fhould have been filent on events of fuch rnag" nitude : had any record... | |
 | Ireland - 1786 - 940 pages
...Kings of Touran or Scythia : " (f) and recording, with the fame impartiality " whatever might tarnifh as well as aggrandize " the reputation of their country : we can, with *' little pretence to reafon, fuppofe, that they " fliould have been filent on events of fuch mag" nitude : had any record... | |
 | Charles Vallancey - Ireland - 1786 - 678 pages
...Kings of Touran or Scythia : " (f) and recording, with the fame impartiality " whatever might tar nidi as well as aggrandize " the reputation of their country : we can, with " little prcteace to reafon, fuppofe, that they " fhould have been filent on events of fuch mag" nitude : had... | |
 | Charles William Wall - Sanskrit language - 1838 - 98 pages
...which Xerxes led out of the Persian empire to overwhelm the states of Greece. Minutely attentive as the Persian historians are to their numerous wars...faintest tradition commemorated their consequences." — Dissertation, &c. p. xvi. The reasoning of our author at the conclusion of this extract is, so... | |
 | William Fleming - 1838 - 612 pages
...Turan or Scythia, and recording with the same impartiality whatever might tarnish as well as aggrandise the reputation of their country, we can with little...faintest tradition commemorated their consequences. Xerxes, according to Herodotus, crossed the Hellespont, attended by no fewer than 5,283,220 souls,... | |
 | John Parker Lawson - 1866 - 846 pages
...Turan or Scythia, and recording with the same impartiality whatever might tarnish as well as aggrandise the reputation of their country, we can with little...that they should have been silent on events of such maguitude, had any records remained of their existence, or the faintest traditloncommemorated theirconsequences.... | |
 | Robert Shaw (M. A.) - Egypt - 1892 - 698 pages
...whatever might tarnish as well as aggrandize the reputation of their country, we can, with little pretense to reason, suppose that they should have been silent on events of such magnitude ; had any record remained of their existence or the faintest tradition commemorated their consequences." From... | |
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Persian empire to overwhelm the states of Greece. Minutely attentive as the Persian historians are to their numerous wars with the kings of Turan or Scythia ; and recording, with the same impartiality, whatever might tarnish as well as aggrandize the... 