 | William Jardine, P. J. Selby - 1850 - 370 pàgines
...Happy I esteem those to be whom the gods have distinguished with the abilities either of performing such actions as are worthy of being related, or of...worthy of being read. But doubly happy are they who are blest with both these uncommon endowments ; in the number of whom my uncle, as his own writings and... | |
 | Daniel Clarke Eddy - 1852 - 538 pàgines
...immortal works will greatly contribute to eternalize his name. Happy I esteem those to be whom Providence has distinguished with the abilities either of doing...talents, in the number of which my uncle, as his own writings and your history will evidently prove, may justly be ranked. It is with extreme willingness,... | |
 | Ruins - 1852 - 464 pàgines
...immortal works will greatly contribute to eternize his name. Happy I esteem those to be, whom Providence has distinguished with the abilities either of doing...talents ; in the number of which my uncle, as his own writings and your history will evidently prove, may justly be ranked. It is with extreme willingness,... | |
 | Theodore Alors W. Buckley - 1854 - 332 pàgines
...writings will greatly contribute to eternalize his name. Happy I esteem those to be whom Providence has distinguished with the abilities either of doing...talents ; in the number of which my uncle, as his own writings and your history will evidently prove, may justly be ranked. It is with extreme willingness,... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1854 - 740 pàgines
...immortal writing^ will greatly contribute to eternize his name. Happy I esteem those to be whom Providence has distinguished with the abilities either of doing...of being read ; but doubly happy are they who are blest with both these uncommon talents ; in the number of which my uncle, as his own writings and your... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 650 pàgines
...writings will greatly contribute to eternalise his name. Happy I esteem those to be whom Providence has distinguished with the abilities either of doing...uncommon talents ; in the number of which my uncle, as hia own writings and your history will evidently prove, may justly be ranked. It is with extreme willingness,... | |
 | Hieremias Drexelius - 1856 - 354 pàgines
..."Happy I deem those to be whom the gods have distinguished with the abilities either of performing such actions as are worthy of being related, or of...are they, who are blessed with both these uncommon endowments.'' In like manner the Romans believed they could, in three ways, render their name immortal,... | |
 | Rand - 1857 - 344 pàgines
...immortal writings will greatly contribute to eternise his name. Happy I esteem those to be whom Providence has distinguished with the abilities either of doing...talents — in the number of which my uncle, as his own writings and your history will evidently prove, may justly be ranked. It is with extreme willingness,... | |
 | Andrew James Symington - 1857 - 374 pàgines
...great. "Happy," says Pliny the younger, in his letter to Tacitus, "I esteem those to be whom Providence has distinguished with the abilities either of doing...who are blessed with both these uncommon talents." The teaching of the artist ought to be an influence for good, supplementary and only secondary to the... | |
 | Daniel Clarke Eddy - 1859 - 510 pàgines
...immortal works will greatly contribute to eternalize his name. Happy I esteem those to be whom Providence has distinguished with the abilities either of doing...talents, in the number of which my uncle, as his own writings and your history will evidently prove, may justly be ranked. It is with extreme willingness,... | |
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Providence has distinguished with the abilities either of doing such actions as are worthy of being related, or of relating them in a manner worthy of being read ; but doubly happy are they who are blessed with both these uncommon talents... 
