| Robert Bisset - 1800 - 490 pages
...bestow a very just and very eloquent encomium on the philanthropic Howard. ' I cannot name Mr. Howard without remarking, that his labours and writings have...mankind. He has visited all Europe, not to survey the swmptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the... | |
| James Hardie - Biography - 1802 - 486 pages
...offered him by persons of the first distinction, applying himself solely to his own grand object. He visited all Europe, not to survey the sumptuousness...of temples — not to make accurate measurements of ancient grandeur — nor to form a scale of the curiosities of modern art — not to collect medals,... | |
| Thomas Eddy - Correctional institutions - 1801 - 120 pages
...man of any age, cannot be too often quoted. " I cannot," fays BURKE, " name this gentleman (Howard) without remarking, that his " labours and writings...much to open the eyes and hearts of "'mankind. He has vifited all Europe,—not to furvey the fumptuoufnefs " of palaces, or the ftatelinefs of temples;... | |
| John Coakley Lettsom - Charities - 1801 - 386 pages
...from Mr. BURKE'S Speech at the Guildhall in Briftol, 1780. " I CANNOT name this gentleman (Mr. HOWARD) without remarking, that his labours and writings have...much to open the eyes and hearts of mankind. He has vifited all Europe *, — not to furvey the fumptuoufnefs of palaces, or the ftatelinefs of temples;... | |
| Ernst Brandes - Women - 1802 - 458 pages
...fetjn/ fo ma^ 55utfe an tyn erinnern : I cannot name Mr. Howard without remarking, that his laboure and writings have done much to open the eyes and hearts of Mankind. He has, visited all£urope, — not to survey the eumptuousnefs of palaces, or the statelinefs of temples; not to make... | |
| Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803 - 452 pages
...grace paffed, yet by Mr. Howard's laft account, there were near three thoufand again in jail. I cannot name this gentleman without remarking, that his labours...much to open the eyes and hearts of mankind. He has vifited all Europe, — not to furvey the fumptuoumefs of palaces, or the ftatelinefs of temples ;... | |
| Edmund Burke - France - 1803 - 454 pages
...grace palled, yet by ^Tr. Howard's laft account, there were near three thoufand again in jaiL I cannot name this gentle^man without remarking, that his labours...much to open the eyes and hearts of mankind. He has vifked all Europe, — not to furvey the fumptuoufnefs of palaces, or the ftatelinefs of temples ;... | |
| Christianity - 1803 - 430 pages
...Continued.) ENCOMIUM ON MR. HOWARD. CANNOT name this gentleman without remarking that his labours nnd writings have done much to open the eyes and hearts of mankind — he hns visited all Europe, not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples,... | |
| B. Lambert - London (England) - 1806 - 624 pages
...country and every UJ/P. In his humane pursuits, he, to use the expressive language of Mr. Burke*, " visited all Europe, not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness c«f * Speech at Guildhall, Bristol, 1780, temples; not to make accurate measurements of the remains... | |
| Jean Siffrein Maury - Eloquence - 1807 - 298 pages
...Horace styles monumentum are perennius. Says Mr. Burke ; ' 1 cannot name this gentleman, with' out remarking, that his labours and writings hav.e done...hearts of mankind. He has ' visited all Europe — not to,survey the sumptuousness of pa' laces, or the stateliness of temnles ; not to make accurate ' measurements... | |
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