 instead of the simplicity of style and narrative which wins a belief, an elaborate affectation of rhetoric and science betrays in every page the vanity of a female author. The genuine character of Alexius is lost in a vague constellation of virtues ;...  Waverley Novels: Vol. 12 - Página 251por Walter Scott - 1847 - 524 páginasVisualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 488 páginas
...than the memory of her parent. Yet instead of the simplicity of style and narrative which wins our belief, an elaborate affectation of rhetoric and science, betrays in every page th* vanity of a female author. The genuine character of Alexius is lost in a vague constellation of... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1820 - 528 páginas
...than the memory of her parent. Yet, instead of the simplicity of style and narrative which wins our belief, an elaborate affectation of rhetoric and science...betrays in every page the vanity of a female author. The geuuinecharacterof Alexius is lost in a vague constellation of virtues ; and CHAP. the perpetual strain... | |
 | John Lemprière - 1820 - 892 páginas
...historian is lost in the daughter; and instead of simplicity of styta style and narrative, as Gibbon says, an elaborate affectation of rhetoric and science betrays in every page the vanity of a female author. The best edition of Anna Commcna, is that of Paris, fbllo, 1651. ANN^UB, a Roman family which was subdivided... | |
 | John Lemprière - 1822 - 840 páginas
...historian is lost in the daughter: and instead of simplicity of style and narrative, as Gibbon says, an elaborate affectation of rhetoric and science betrays in every page the vanity of a female author. The best edition of Anna Commena, is that of Paris, folio, 1651. АУХЛ;| s. a Roman family which was... | |
 | John Lemprière - 1822 - 818 páginas
...historian is lost in the daughter: and instead of simplicity of style and narrative, as Qibbon says, an elaborate affectation of rhetoric and science betrays in every page the vanity uf a female author. The best edition of Anna Commena, is that of Paris, folio, 1661. AKN.EUS, a Roman... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 542 páginas
...than the memory of her parent. Yet, instead of the simplicity of style and narrative which wins our belief, an elaborate affectation of rhetoric and science betrays in every page the vanity of the author. The genuine character of Alexius is lost in a vague constellation of virtues; and the perpetual... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1831 - 522 páginas
...than the memory of her parent. Yet instead of the simplicity of style and narrative which wins our belief, an elaborate affectation of rhetoric and science,...The genuine character of Alexius is lost in a vague constellai ion of virtues ; and the perpetual strain of panegyric and apology, awakens our jealousy,... | |
 | John Lemprière - 1833 - 822 páginas
...historian is lost in the daughter -, and, instead of simplicity of style and narrative, as Gibbon says, an elaborate affectation of rhetoric and science betrays in every page the vanity of a female author. The best edition of Anna Commcna is that of Paris, folio, 1651. ANNJEUS, a Roman family, which was subdivid... | |
 | John Lemprière - 1838 - 818 páginas
...lost in the daughter; and, instead of simplicity of style and narrative, as Gibbon says, an elabórale affectation of rhetoric and science betrays in every page the vanity of a female author. The best edition of Anna Commena is that of Paris, folio, 1651. ANNJEUS, a Roman family, which was subdivided... | |
 | Charles Anthon - 1841 - 800 páginas
...historian is lost in the daughter ; and instead of that simplicity of style and narrative which wins our belief, an elaborate affectation of rhetoric and science...betrays in every page the vanity of a female author. (Gibbon's Decline and Fall, c. 48.) And yet, at the same time, her work forms a useful contrast to... | |
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