 What person, unacquainted with the true state of the case, would imagine, in reading these astounding eulogies, that this "Glory of the people" was the subject of millions of shrugs and reproaches! — that this "Protector of the arts...  The Autobiography of Leigh Hunt - Page 224by Leigh Hunt - 1860 - 412 pagesFull view - About this book
 | History - 1813 - 818 pages
...read, as follows :— " What person, unacquainted with the triie state of the case, would imagine, in reading these astounding eulogies, that this Glory...subject of millions of shrugs and reproaches ! That this Protestor of the Arts had named a wretched foreigner his historical painter, in disparagement or in... | |
 | Hewson Clarke - 1815 - 622 pages
...attorney-general : — " What person, unacquainted with the true state of the case, would imagine, in reading these astounding eulogies, that this Glory...shrugs and reproaches ! That this Protector of the ^rts had named a wretched foreigner his historical painter, in disparagement or in ignorance of the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1821 - 976 pages
...read, as follows : — " What person, unacquainted with the true state of the case, would imagine, in reading these astounding eulogies, that this Glory...ignorance of the merits of his own countrymen! That this Meccenas of the Age patronized not a single deserving writer! That this Breather of Eloquence could... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Anecdotes - 1832 - 846 pages
...writing at that time : " What person, unacquainted with the true state of the case, would imagine, in reading these astounding eulogies, that this ' glory...own countrymen? — that this 'Mecaenas of the age* patronised not a single deserving writer? — that this ' breather of eloquence ' coula not say a few... | |
 | 1892 - 848 pages
...Hunt. "What person," wrote the critic, "unacquainted with the true state of the case, would imagine, on reading these astounding eulogies, that this 'Glory...of the merits of his own countrymen ! — that this ' Maecenas of the Age ' patronized not a single deserving writer ! — that this ' Breather of Eloquence... | |
 | Literature - 1896 - 926 pages
...it— runs as follows:— What person, unacquainted with the true state of the case, would imagine, in reading these astounding eulogies, that this "glory...ignorance of the merits of his own countrymen! that this "Maecenas of the age" patronized not a single deserving writer! that this "breather of eloquence" could... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - Authors, English - 1850 - 320 pages
...renown enroll the name.' What person, unacquainted with the true state of the case, would imagine, in reading these astounding eulogies, that this ' Glory...ignorance of the merits of his own countrymen ! that this ' Mcecnus of the age' patronized not a single deserving writer ! that this ' Breather of eloquence'... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - Authors, English - 1850 - 354 pages
...renown enrol the name.' " What person, unacquainted with the true state of the case, would imagine, in reading these astounding eulogies, that this ' Glory...of the merits of his own countrymen ! — that this ' Mectenas of the age' patronized not a single deserving writer ! — that this ' Breather of eloquence'... | |
 | 1851 - 542 pages
...renown enrol thy name.' "What person unacquainted with the true state of the case would imagine, in reading these astounding eulogies, that this 'glory...disparagement or in ignorance of the merits of his own countrymen!—that this ' Meccenas of the age' patronised not a single deserving writer!—that this... | |
 | Periodicals - 1851 - 724 pages
...an-J reproaches 1 that this ' Protector f the art»' had named a wretched foreigner liis historic.il painter, in disparagement or in ignorance of the merits of his own countrymen '. that this ' Mn-i-enas of the ay? ' patronized not a single deserving; writer ! that this ' HreathfT of rloijwnc?... | |
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