 The most brilliant age of Scotland Is fortunate in having found a historian whose sound judgment is accompanied by a graceful liveliness of imagination. We venture to predict that this book will soon become, and long remain, the standard History of Scotland.'—...  The Braemar Highlands; Their Tales, Traditions, and History - Pagina 5door Elizabeth Taylor (novelist.) - 1869 - 343 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1829 - 590 pagina’s
...of such romantic character ; and the most brilliant age of Scotland is fortunate in having found an historian, whose sound judgment is accompanied by a graceful liveliness of imagination, and who does not give a shadow of countenance to the vulgar opinion that the flattest and dullest mode... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1836 - 424 pagina’s
...of such romantic character ; and the most brilliant age of Scotland is fortunate in having found an historian, whose sound judgment is accompanied by a graceful liveliness of imagination, and who does not give a shadow of countenance to the vulgar opinion that the flattest and dullest mode... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1836 - 420 pagina’s
...of such romantic character ; and the most brilliant age of Scotland is fortunate in having found an historian, whose sound judgment is accompanied by a graceful liveliness of imagination, and who does not give a shadow of countenance to the vulgar opinion that the flattest and dullest mode... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1841 - 446 pagina’s
...of such romantic character; and the most brilliant age of Scotland is fortunate in having found an historian, whose sound judgment is accompanied by a graceful liveliness of imagination, and who does not give a shadow of countenance to the vulgar opinion that the flattest and dullest mode... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1848 - 456 pagina’s
...of such romantic character; and the most brilliant age of Scotland is fortunate in having found an historian, whose sound judgment is accompanied by a graceful liveliness of imagination, and who does not give a shadow of countenance to the vulgar opinion that the flattest and dullest mode... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1853 - 424 pagina’s
...of such romantic character ; and the most brilliant age of Scotland is fortunate in having found an historian, whose sound judgment is accompanied by a graceful liveliness of imagination, and who does not give a shadow of countenance to the vulgar opinion that the flattest and dullest mode... | |
 | William Branks - 1864 - 210 pagina’s
...for the task From the "Quarterly Review." "The most brilliant age of Scotland is fortunate in having found a historian whose sound judgment is accompanied...and long remain, the standard History of Scotland." The New Edition of Mr Tytler's "History of Scotland" will be issued in a style uniform with the People's... | |
 | James Paterson - 1864 - 124 pagina’s
...forcible style." From the " Quarterly Review." "The most brilliant age of Scotland Is fortunate In having found a historian whose sound judgment is accompanied...and long remain, the standard History of Scotland." The New Edition of Mr Tytler's " History of Scotland " is issued in a style uniform with the People's... | |
 | James Paterson - 1864 - 112 pagina’s
...forcible style" From the " Quarterly Heview." "The most brilliant age of Scotland is fortunate in having found a historian whose sound judgment is accompanied...imagination. We venture to predict that this book trill soon become, and long remain, the standard History of Scotland." The New Edition of Mr Tytler's... | |
 | Blade - 1865 - 268 pagina’s
...at all commensurate with its importance. "The most brilliant age of Scotland is fortunate in having found a historian whose sound judgment is accompanied...History; evincing deliberation, research, judgment, and fidelity." — Scotsman. "The tenor of tlie work in general reflects the highest honour on Mr Tytler's... | |
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