 Now, let us step on a hundred years forward. We are now within hail of Alexander ; and a brilliant consistory of Grecian men that is by which he is surrounded. There are now exquisite, masters of the more refined comedy ; there are, again, great philosophers,...  Writings - Page 158by Thomas De Quincey - 1864Full view - About this book
 | England - 1840 - 876 pages
...bo granted that this is unmasquing a pretty strong battery of great guns for the Athens of Pericles. Now, let us step on a hundred years forward. We are now within hail of * The oddest feature in io odd a business was — that Angustus committed this eastigation of bad poets... | |
 | Scotland - 1840 - 1522 pages
...be granted that this is unmasquing a pretty strong battery of great guns for the Athens of Pericles. Now, let us step on a hundred years forward. We are now within hail of * The oddest feature in 10 odd a business was — that Augustus committed this castigation of bad poets... | |
 | England - 1840 - 880 pages
...contribution. The quarries were previously unopened ; the city wai without architectural splendour. [Oct. Alexander ; and a brilliant consistory of Grecian men, that is, by which he ig surrounded. There are now exquisite masters of the more refined Comedy ; there are, again, great... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1862 - 364 pages
...be granted that this is unmasking a pretty strong battery of great guns for the Athene of Pericles. Now, let us step on a hundred years forward. We are...Alexander, and a brilliant consistory of Grecian men t/iat is, by which he is surrounded. There are now exquisite masters of the more refined comedy ; there... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1862 - 378 pages
...be granted that this is unmasking a pretty strong battery of great guns for the Athens of Pericles. Now, let us step on a hundred years forward. We are...Alexander, and a brilliant consistory of Grecian men tftat is, by which he is surrounded. There are now exquisite masters of the more refined comedy ; there... | |
 | David Masson - 1882 - 230 pages
...artist could arrange it as dramatically as Chaucer has arranged the Pilgrimage to Canterbury! . . . Now, let us step on a hundred years forward. We are...for all the great schools are represented by able suecessors; and, above all others, there is the one philosopher who played with men's minds (aecording... | |
 | Brainerd Kellogg - American literature - 1883 - 492 pages
...great artist could arrange it as dramatically as Chaucer has arranged the Pilgrimage to Canterbury ! Now, let us step on a hundred years forward. We are...is the one philosopher who played with men's minds, _according to Lord Bacon's comparison, as freely as ever his princely pupil with their persons —... | |
 | Brainerd Kellogg - English literature - 1884 - 486 pages
...great artist could arrange it as dramatically as Chaucer has arranged the PUgrimage to Canterbury ! Now, let us step on a hundred years forward. We are now within hnil of Alexander; and a brilliant consistory of Grecian men that is by which he is surrounded. There... | |
 | David Masson - Authors, English - 1885 - 218 pages
...artist could arrange it as dramatically as Chaucer has arranged the Pilgrimage to Canterbury ! . . . Now, let us step on a hundred years forward. We are...exquisite masters of the more refined comedy ; there arc, again, great philosophers, for all the great schools are represented by able successors; and,... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - English language - 1893 - 300 pages
...be granted that this is unmasking a pretty strong battery of great guns for the Athens of Pericles. Now, let us step on a hundred years forward. We are...exquisite masters of the more refined comedy; there 1 "Phidias ": — That he was as much of a creative power as the rest of his great contemporaries,... | |
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