 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 manuscripts:...  Letters to Young Ladies - Page 204by Lydia Howard Sigourney - 1837 - 259 pagesFull view - About this book
 | First flowers - 1825 - 306 pages
...medals, or collate manuscripts; — but to dive into the depths of dungeons; to plunge into the inlection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain; to take the gage and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt; to remember the forgotten, to attend • Fol.... | |
 | George Lewis Smyth - 1826 - 1042 pages
...curiosities of modern art ; not to collect me. dais, or collate manuscripts; — but to dive into the depths of dungeons, to plunge into the infection of hospitals,...the mansions of sorrow and pain, to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt; to remember the forgotten, to attend the neglected,... | |
 | George Lewis Smyth - 1826 - 524 pages
...curiosities of modern art; not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts;—but to dive into the depths of dungeons, to plunge into the infection of hospitals,...the mansions of sorrow and pain, to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression^ and contempt; to remember the forgotten, to attend the neglected,... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - Intellect - 1826 - 208 pages
...curiosity of modern arts, nor to collect medals or collate manuscripts ; — but to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge into the infection of hospitals...survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the guage and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt, to remember the forgotten, to attend to the... | |
 | Reuben Percy - Anecdotes - 1826 - 394 pages
...art ; not to collect medals or manuscripts ; but to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge in the infection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the guage and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt ; to remember the forsaken . and to compare... | |
 | Gift books - 1825 - 306 pages
...medals, or collate manuscripts; — but to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge mto the inlection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain; to take the gage and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt; to remember the forgotten, to attend * Fol.... | |
 | John BRUCE (Minister of Low Hill Cemetery, Liverpool.) - Death - 1827 - 240 pages
...form a scale of the curiosity of modern art; not to collect medals, or to collate manuscripts ; :but to dive into the depth of dungeons ; to plunge into...of hospitals; to survey the mansions of sorrow and of pain; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt; to remember the forgotten... | |
 | Edmund Henry Barker - Authorship - 1828 - 588 pages
...curiosity of modern art, — nor to collect medals, or to collate manuscripts, but to dive into the depths of dungeons, — to plunge into the infection of hospitals,...mansions of sorrow and pain, — to take the gauge and dimensions of misery , depression, and contempt, — to remember the forgotten, to attend to the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1828 - 182 pages
...curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts : — but to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge into the infection of hospitals...survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the guage and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt; to remember the forgotten, to attend to the... | |
 | African Americans - 1828 - 398 pages
...picture so admirably designed by Mr. Burke, of the labours of the great Howard: "to dive into the depths of " dungeons; to plunge into the infection of hospitals; to survey the man" sions of sorrow and pain; to take the guage and dimensions of misery, " depression and contempt;... | |
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