 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - Страниц: 692
...Kambler' as exhibiting all the excellences that narration can admit. ' His style,' says Johnson, ' though somewhat obscured by time, and sometimes vitiated...false wit, is pure, nervous, elevated, and clear. Nothing could hitve sunk this author into obscurity but the remoteness and barbarity of the people... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - Страниц: 712
...'Rambler' as exhibiting all the excellences that narration can admit ' His style,' says Johnson, ' land hath had her noble achievements made small by...unskilful handling of monks and mechanics. Time serves Nothing could have sunk this author into obscurity but the remoteness and barbarity of the people whose... | |
 | Oscar Baker - 1848 - Страниц: 184
...character of an industrious, learned, and religious person." " But none of our writers can, in my opinion, justly contest the superiority of Knolles, who, in...the Turks, has displayed all the excellencies that narrations can admit. His style, though somewhat obscured by time, and sometimes vitiated by false... | |
 | Stowe Bucks - 1849 - Страниц: 312
...Johnson says — " None of our writers can, in my opinion, justly con" test the superiority of Knollis, who, in his History of the " Turks, has displayed...somewhat obscured by " time, and sometimes vitiated by faFse wit, is pure, " nervous, elevated and clear," &c. 610 " A FRAGMENT OF THE HISTORY OF IRELAND,... | |
 | 1878 - Страниц: 668
...None of our writers can, in my opinion, justly contest the superiority of Knolles, who, in hi> Hittory of the Turks, has displayed all the excellencies that narration can admit." Lord Byron said at Missolonghi, a few weeks before his death : — " Old Knollee was one of the first... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1850 - Страниц: 710
...'Rambler' as exhibiting all the excellences that narration can admit. ' His style,' says Johnson, ' not leavX=1 nervons, elevated, and clear. Nothing could have sunk this author into obscurity but the remoteness... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - Страниц: 594
...exhibiting all the excellencies that narration can admit. ' His stylo,' says the learned critic, ' though somewhat obscured by time, and sometimes vitiated...false wit, is pure, nervous, elevated, and clear. Nothing could have sunk this author into obscurity but the remoteness and barbarity of the people whose... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - Страниц: 602
...exhibiting all the excellencies that narration can admit. ' His style,' says the learned critic, ' though somewhat obscured by time, and sometimes vitiated...false wit, is pure, nervous, elevated, and clear. Nothing could have sunk this author into obscurity but the remoteness and barbarity of the people whose... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1856 - Страниц: 434
...variety, distinctness, and strength of his characters. But none of our writers can, in my opinion, justly contest the superiority of Knolles, who, in his history of the Turks, has displayed all the excellences that narration can admit. His style, though somewhat obscured by time, and sometimes vitiated... | |
 | 1862 - Страниц: 664
...7725 " None of our writers can, in my opinion, justly content the superiority of KNOLLXS, who, in hie history of the Turks, has displayed all the excellencies that narration can admit." — DK. JOHltsolr. KNORR et WALCH, RECUEIL des MONITMENS des CATASTBOPHES que lo GLOBE Terrestre a... | |
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But none of our writers can, in my opinion justly contest the superiority of Knolles, who, in his history of the Turks, has displayed all the excellencies that narration can admit. 
