 | Joseph Lomas Towers - 1796 - عدد الصفحات: 518
...almo ft, forgotten; that of orator ' was ufurped by the fophifts. A cloud of crities, of com' pilers, of commentators, darkened the face of learning, ' and the decline of genius was foon followed by the cor' ruption of tafte.' Seventeen Seventeen years after the death of the younger... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1802 - عدد الصفحات: 496
...place of honour. The name of Poet was almoft forgotten ; that of Orator was ufurped by the fophiils. A cloud of critics, of compilers, of commentators,...the face of learning, and the decline of genius was foon followed by the corruption of tafte. The CHAP. The fublime Longinus, who in fomewhat a ._^-vl^_f... | |
 | Joseph Towers - 1808 - عدد الصفحات: 428
...and propriety. The name of poet was almost forgotten ; that of orator was usurped by the sophists. A cloud of critics, of compilers, of commentators,...genius was soon followed by the corruption of taste.' Seventeen years after the death of the younger Antonine, Severus was acknowleged emperor of the Roman... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1811 - عدد الصفحات: 542
...place of honour. The name of poet was almost forgotten ; that of orator was usurped by the sophists. A cloud of critics, of compilers, of commentators,...genius was soon followed by the corruption of taste. CHAP. The sublime Longinus, who, in somewhat a IL later period, and in the court of a Syrian queen,... | |
 | Charles Caleb Colton - 1812 - عدد الصفحات: 294
...place of honour. The Name of Poet was almost forgotten, that of Orator was usurped by the Sophists. A Cloud of Critics, of Compilers, of Commentators,...Genius was soon followed by the corruption of Taste" * To make the Military Bridges. •}• Cuirassiers, wh^ are enveloped in armour. $ To facilitate the... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1813 - عدد الصفحات: 532
...place of honour. The name of Poet was almoft forgotten ; that of Orator was ufurped by the fophifts. A cloud of critics, of compilers, of commentators, darkened the face of learning, CHAP, and the decline of genius was foon followed by the corruption of tafte. The fublime Longinus,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1816 - عدد الصفحات: 472
...place of honour. The name of Poet was almost forgotten ; that of Orator was usurped by the sophists. A cloud of critics, of compilers, of commentators,...was soon followed by the corruption of taste. The sublime Longinus, who in somewhat a later period, and in the court of a Syrian queen, preserved the... | |
 | 1823 - عدد الصفحات: 862
...place of honour. The name of port was almost forgotten ; that of orator was usurped by the sophists. A cloud of critics, of compilers, of commentators,...genius was soon followed by the corruption of taste. " Longinus observes and lament« the degeneracy of his contemporaries, which debased their sentiments,... | |
 | Samuel Whitcomb (jr.) - 1833 - عدد الصفحات: 78
...attempted to deviate from those models, they deviated at the same time from good sense and propriety. A cloud of critics, of compilers, of commentators,...and the decline of genius was soon followed by the 24 corruption of taste. Fettered by the prejudices and habits of servitude, their minds were unable... | |
 | عدد الصفحات: 632
...of literature. " The name of Poet was almost forgotten ; that of Orator was usurped hy the sophists. A cloud of critics, of compilers, of commentators,...the face of learning ; and the decline of genius was followed by the corruption of taste." More than a quarter of a century has passed away since, as 4... | |
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The name of Poet was almost forgotten ; that of Orator was usurped by the sophists. A cloud of critics, of compilers, of commentators, darkened the face of learning, and the decline of genius was soon followed by the corruption of taste. 
