| John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 564 pages
...Protestant Variations,' achieved my conversion ; and I surely fell by a noble hand. 1 have since examined the originals with a more discerning eye, and shall...monster is transformed, at his magic touch, into the milk-whito Hind, who must be loved as soon as she is seen. In the ' History,' a bold and well-aimed... | |
| Edward Gibbon - English literature - 1814 - 726 pages
...Protestant Variations, achieved my conversion, and I surely fell by a noble hand. * I have since examined the originals with a more discerning eye, and shall...art, the tone of candour and .simplicity ; and the tcnhorned monster is transformed, at his magic touch, into the milk-white hind, who must be loved as... | |
| Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1816 - 498 pages
...Protestant Variations, achieved my conversion, and I surely fell by a noble hand. 1 have since examined the originals with a more discerning eye, and shall...not hesitate to pronounce, that Bossuet is indeed и master of all the weapons of controversy. In the Exposition, a specious apology, the orator assumes,... | |
| Charles Butler - Philology - 1817 - 420 pages
...celebrated writer, in the Memoirs of his own Life and Writings, " Bossuet assumes with consummate *rt, the tone of candour and simplicity : and the ten-horned monster is transformed, by his magic touch, into a milk-white hind, who must be loved as soon as seen." Three answers to it... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1825 - 338 pages
...Protestant Variations,' achieved my conversion ; and I surely fell by a noble hand.* I have since examined the originals with a more discerning eye, and shall...tenhorned monster is transformed, at his magic touch, * Mr Gibbon never talked with me on the subject of his conversion to Popery but once: and then he imputed... | |
| Autobiographies - 1830 - 336 pages
...Protestant Variations,' achieved my conversion ; and I surely fell by a noble hand.* I have since examined the originals with a more discerning eye, and shall...tenhorned monster is transformed, at his magic touch, * Mr Gibbon never talked wilh me on the subject of his converxion to Popery but once: and then he imputed... | |
| Walter Scott - 1826 - 532 pages
...Protestant Variations,' achieved my conversion ; and I surely fell by a noble hand. I have since examined the originals with a more discerning eye, and shall...a master of all the weapons of controversy. In the c Exposition,' a specious apology^ the orator assumes, with consummate art,* the tone of candour and... | |
| Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1826 - 594 pages
...Protestan? Variations, achieved my conversion, and I surely Tell by a noble band. I hate tinte PI amined the originals with a more discerning eye, and shall not hesitate to pronounce, that Bossuet ¡9 indeed a master of all the weapons of controversy. In the Exposition, s specious apology, the orator... | |
| Walter Scott - 1826 - 526 pages
...Protestant Variations,' achieved my conversion ; and I surely fell by a noble hand. I have since examined the originals with a more discerning eye, and shall not hesitate to pronounce, that Rossuet is indeed a master of all the weapons of controversy. In the 'Exposition,' a specious apology,... | |
| Walter Scott - Chivalry - 1827 - 566 pages
...Protestant Variations/ achieved my conversion; and I surely fell by a noble hand. I have since examined the originals with a more discerning eye, and shall...simplicity ; and the ten-horned monster is transformed, at bis magic touch, into the milk-white Hind, who must be loved as soon as she is seen. In the ' History,'... | |
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