| Tobias Smollett - 1776 - 526 pagina’s
...equal perfe&ion the Greek, the Syriac, 9nd the Egyptian languages. She had drawn up for her own atfe an epitome of oriental hiftory, and familiarly compared...beauties of Homer and Plato under the tuition of the Tub litne Longinus. • This accompliflied woman gave her hand to Odenathas, tv-ho from a private flation... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1779 - 750 pagina’s
...underitanding was ftrengthened and adorned by ftudy. She was not ignorant of the Latin tongue, but pofleiTed in equal perfection the Greek, the Syriac, .and the...and Plato under the tuition of the fublime Longinus. This accomplished Woman gave her hand to Odenathus, who from a private ftation railed himfelf to the... | |
| 1788 - 642 pagina’s
...«nilcrltanding was ftrengthi-ned and adorned by lludy. She was not ignorant of the Latin tongue, but pollt-lled in equal perfection, the Greek the Syriac, and the...familiarly compared the beauties of Homer and Plato tinder the tuition of the fublime Longinus. This accomplished woman gave her hand to Odenathus, who... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1788 - 638 pagina’s
...understanding was ftrtngthcned and adorned by ftudy. She was not ignorant of the Latin tongue, but pofleiTed in equal perfection, the Greek the Syriac, and the...for her own ufe an epitome of oriental hiftory, and fa•niliarly compared the beauti* of Homer and Plato under the tuition of the fublime Ixjnginus. This... | |
| Thomas Love Peacock - 1806 - 168 pagina’s
...understanding was strengthened and adorned by study. She was not ignorant of the Latin tongue, but possessed in equal perfection the Greek, the Syriac, and the Egyptian languages. She had drawn up for her own use an epitome of oriental history, and familiarly :compared the beauties of Homer and Plato, under... | |
| John Platts - 1825 - 702 pagina’s
...excellencies, " was strengthened and adorned by study. She was not ignorant of the Latin tongue, and possessed in equal perfection the Greek, the Syriac, and the Egyptian languages ; she had drawn up for her own use an epitome of oriental history, and familiarly compared the beauties of Homer and Plato under the... | |
| John Platts - 1825 - 706 pagina’s
...excellencies, " was strengthened and adorned by study. She was not ignorant of the Latin tongue, and possessed in equal perfection the Greek, the Syriac, and the Egyptian languages ; she had drawn up for her own use an epitome of oriental history, and familiarly compared the beauties of Homer and Plato under the... | |
| American Lady - 1833 - 248 pagina’s
...Syriac, anft the Egyptian languages. She had drawn up for her own use, an epitome of oriental history, and familiarly compared the beauties of Homer and Plato, under the tuition of the great Longinus.' Of her government, the same author remarks, — ' Instead of the little passions which... | |
| 1839 - 656 pagina’s
...understanding was strengthened and adorned by study. She was not ignorant of the Latin tongue, but possessed, in equal perfection, the Greek, the Syriac, and the...Egyptian languages. She had drawn up, for her own use, an epitome of oriental history, and familiarly compared the beauties of Homer and Plato, under... | |
| Lady Morgan (Sydney) - 1840 - 224 pagina’s
...epitome of oriental history, (for history she was wont to say was " the true science of kings,") and she familiarly compared the beauties of Homer and Plato, under the tuition of her preceptor and first minister, the well-known Greek writer, Longinus. No contemporary sovereign... | |
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