 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,...  Boswell's Life of Johnson - Page 294by James Boswell - 1917 - 574 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 526 pages
...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,...poem." We talked of translation. I said, I could not def1ne it, nor could I think of a similitude to illustrate it ; but that it appeared to me the translation... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 228 pages
...were the four great Empires of the world; the Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman. Ail our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts,...come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean." It was observed, that ' THE MEDITERRANEAN would be a noble subject for a poem.' He upon all occasions... | |
 | 1813 - 1102 pages
...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,...come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean.' There are few, we imagine, who have not felt the justice of this observation; and it may perhaps be... | |
 | 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 - 556 pages
...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,...come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean.' There are few, we imagine, who have not felt the justice of this observation ; and it may perhaps be... | |
 | 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 pages
...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,...come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean.' There are few, we imagine, who have not felt the justice of this observation; and it may perhaps be... | |
 | Edward Daniel Clarke - 1814 - 430 pages
...of ]he world ; the Assyrian, the Persian, Greek, and Roman. All our religion, almost alt our laws, almost all our arts, almost all that sets us above...come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean." Yet, in exploring countries so Minuted, among the ruins of ancient cities, aud in the very midst of... | |
 | Edward Daniel Clarke - 1814 - 428 pages
...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 us above...come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean." Yet, in exploring countries so situated, among the ruins of ancient cilk's, and in the very midst of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1816 - 500 pages
...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 eome to us from the shores of the Mediterranean." The General observed, that " THE MEDITERRANEAN would... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...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,...talked of translation. I said, I could not define i!, nor could I think of a similitude "to illustrate it : but that it appeared to me the translation... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 520 pages
...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,...the Mediterranean." The General observed, that "THE MEDITERBANEAN would be a noble subject for a poem." We talked of translation. I said, I could not define... | |
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