 The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean. On those shores were the four great Empires of the world ; the Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman. — All our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts,...  Elements of Physical and Classical Geography - Pàgina xxviper James Pillans - 1854 - 192 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 526 pàgines
...inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see. The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean. On those...and the Roman. — All our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts, almost all that sets us above savages, has come to us from the shores of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 228 pàgines
...inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see. The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean. On those...Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman. Ail our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts, almost all that sets us above savages, has... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1813 - 540 pàgines
...travelling,' said Dr. Johnson, ' is to see -*- the coasts of the Mediterranean. On those shores were situated the four great empires of the world — the Assyrian,...Grecian, and the Roman : all our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts, almost all that sets us above savages has come to us from the shores of the... | |
 | 1813 - 1102 pàgines
...coasts of the Mediterranean. On those shores were situated the four great empires of the world—the Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman: all our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts, almost all that sets us above savages has come to us from the shores of the... | |
 | William Bengo Collyer - 1813 - 448 pàgines
...general, Ham has been the servant of his brethren: and it is worthy of remark, that the four grand empires of the world, the Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman, descended, the two former from Shem, and the two latter from Japheth.* We are afterwards introduced... | |
 | Edward Daniel Clarke - 1814 - 428 pàgines
...grand object of travelling is to see the shorts of the Mediterranean. On those shores," said he, " were the four great empires of the world ; the Assyrian, the Persian, Greek, and Roman. All our religion, almost all our laws, almost all our arts, almost all that sets... | |
 | James Boswell - 1816 - 500 pàgines
...inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see. The grand object of travelling is -to see the shores of the Mediterranean. On those...and the Roman.— - All our religion, almost all our law, almost all Our arts, almost all that sets us above savages, has eome to us from the shores of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pàgines
...inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see. The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean. On those shores were the foer great Empires of the world; the Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman. — All our... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pàgines
...inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see. The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean. On those...and the Roman. — All our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts, almost all that sets us above savages, has come to us from the shores of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 372 pàgines
...inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see. The grand object of travelling is, to see the shores of the Mediterranean. On those...Grecian, and the Roman. All our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts, almost all that sets us above savages, has come from the shores of the Mediterranean."... | |
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