 | 576 pages
...with the wisest, the wittiest — witli the tenderest, the bravest, and the purest characters that have adorned humanity. You make him a denizen of all nations— a cotemporary of all ages. The world has been created for him. It is hardlypossible but the character... | |
 | 1838 - 544 pages
...best society in every period of history — with the wisest, the wittiest — with the tendercst, the bravest, and the purest characters who have adorned...but the character should take a higher and better tono from the constant habit of associating in thought with a class of thinkers, to say the least of... | |
 | 1840 - 504 pages
...man this taste, and the means of gratifying it, and yon can hardly fail of adding to his happiness; you make him a denizen of all nations — a contemporary of all ages. It is hardly possible that the character can fail of taking a higher and better tone from the constant... | |
 | 1859 - 880 pages
...the best society in every period of history ; with the wisest, the wittiest, and the tenderesl, the bravest, and the purest characters who have adorned...been created for him. It is hardly possible but the characters should take a higher and better tone from the constant habit of associating in thought with... | |
 | William Roscoe - 1846 - 614 pages
...the best society in every period of history, — with the wisest, the wittiest, the tenderest, the bravest, and the purest characters who have adorned...of all ages. The world has been created for him." — SIR JOHN Address un Vie Opening! of the Eton Library, 1833. LONDON : B. CUT, miXTKR, BREAD 1TKKXT... | |
 | Johann Beckmann - 1846 - 556 pages
...the best society in every period of history, — with the wisest, the wittiest, the tenderest, the bravest, and the purest characters who have adorned...of all ages. The world has been created for him." — SIR JOHN HKKSCHKL. Address on the opening qf the Eton Library, 1833. . Schmidi HISTORY OF INVENTIONS,... | |
 | Friedrich Schiller - 1846 - 578 pages
...with the best society in every period of history — with the wisest, the wittiest, the tenderest, the bravest, and the purest characters who have adorned...of all ages. The world has been created for him." — SIR JOHN HEilSC1I I;L. Address on llw Opening of Hie Eton Library, 1833. . -V ' > -"-» 1846. •... | |
 | August Wilhelm von Schlegel - 1846 - 556 pages
...the best society in every period of history, — with the wisest, the wittiest, the tenderest, the bravest, and the purest characters who have adorned...of all ages. The world has been created for him."- — SIR JOHN HKK.SCHEL. Address on the opening of the Eton Library, 1833. 'jO(JH.''-:,: 01- 1U H'iJ... | |
 | Friedrich von Schlegel, James Burton Robertson - 1846 - 566 pages
...the best society in every period of history, — with the wisest, the wittiest, the tenderest, the bravest, and the purest characters who have adorned...of all ages. The world has been created for him." — SIR JOHN HEESCIIF.L. Address on the opening of the Eton Library, 1833. FJREB'EIRUCK. \VOBf SCCH:... | |
 | Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde Sismondi - 1846 - 606 pages
...the best society in every period of history, — with the wisest, the wittiest, the tendercst, the bravest, and the purest characters who have adorned...of all ages. The world has been created for him." — SIR JOHK HERScnEL. Address on ike Opening of the Eton Library, 1833. jr. LITERATURE SOUTH OF EUROPE;... | |
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... this taste, and the means of gratifying it, and you can hardly fail of making him a happy man, unless, indeed, you put into his hands a most perverse selection of books. You place him in contact with the best society in every period of history, with... 
