| Joseph Lomas Towers - 1796 - 518 דפים
...almo ft, forgotten; that of orator ' was ufurped by the fophifts. A cloud of crities, of com' pilers, of commentators, darkened the face of learning, ' and the decline of genius was foon followed by the cor' ruption of tafte.' Seventeen Seventeen years after the death of the younger... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1802 - 496 דפים
...place of honour. The name of Poet was almoft forgotten ; that of Orator was ufurped by the fophiils. A cloud of critics, of compilers, of commentators,...the face of learning, and the decline of genius was foon followed by the corruption of tafte. The CHAP. The fublime Longinus, who in fomewhat a ._^-vl^_f... | |
| Joseph Towers - 1808 - 428 דפים
...and propriety. The name of poet was almost forgotten ; that of orator was usurped by the sophists. A cloud of critics, of compilers, of commentators,...and the decline of genius was soon followed by the corruption of taste.' Seventeen years after the death of the younger Antonine, Severus was acknowleged... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1811 - 542 דפים
...place of honour. The name of poet was almost forgotten ; that of orator was usurped by the sophists. A cloud of critics, of compilers, of commentators,...and the decline of genius was soon followed by the corruption of taste. CHAP. The sublime Longinus, who, in somewhat a IL later period, and in the court... | |
| Charles Caleb Colton - 1812 - 294 דפים
...place of honour. The Name of Poet was almost forgotten, that of Orator was usurped by the Sophists. A Cloud of Critics, of Compilers, of Commentators,...and the decline of Genius was soon followed by the corruption of Taste" * To make the Military Bridges. •}• Cuirassiers, wh^ are enveloped in armour.... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1813 - 532 דפים
...place of honour. The name of Poet was almoft forgotten ; that of Orator was ufurped by the fophifts. A cloud of critics, of compilers, of commentators, darkened the face of learning, CHAP, and the decline of genius was foon followed by the corruption of tafte. The fublime Longinus,... | |
| 1823 - 862 דפים
...place of honour. The name of port was almost forgotten ; that of orator was usurped by the sophists. A cloud of critics, of compilers, of commentators,...and the decline of genius was soon followed by the corruption of taste. " Longinus observes and lament« the degeneracy of his contemporaries, which debased... | |
| 632 דפים
...of literature. " The name of Poet was almost forgotten ; that of Orator was usurped hy the sophists. A cloud of critics, of compilers, of commentators,...the face of learning ; and the decline of genius was followed by the corruption of taste." More than a quarter of a century has passed away since, as 4... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1854 - 556 דפים
...place of honour. The name of Poet was almost forgotten ; that of Orator was usurped by the sophists. A cloud of critics, of compilers, of commentators,...and the decline of genius was soon followed by the corruption of taste. The sublime Longinus, who in somewhat a later period, and in the court of a Syrian... | |
| József Eötvös (báró) - 1854 - 476 דפים
...having produced a single writer of original genius, who excelled in the arls of elegant composition. — A cloud of critics, of compilers, of commentators,...and the decline of genius was soon followed by the corruption of taste." The. Decl. a Fall, of the. RE Ch. 2. Solon ftefyt 6,ieraue, »ie ипгеф1... | |
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