 Who can be so prejudiced in their favour as to magnify the felicity of those ages, when a spirit of revenge and cruelty, joined with the practice of rapine and robbery, reigned through the world ; when no mercy was...  The Works of Alexander Pope Esq - Seite 313von Alexander Pope - 1751Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Homerus - 1720 - 382 Seiten
...with Madam Dacitr, " that t thofe times and man" ners are fo much the more excellent, as they arc " more contrary to ours." Who can be fo prejudiced in...of thofe ages, when a fpirit of revenge and cruelty reign'd thro' the world, when no mercy was (hewn but tor the fake of lucre, when the greateft Princes... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 372 Seiten
...Dacier, " that f thofe times and manners are fo much " the more excellent, as they are more contrary *c to ours." Who can be fo prejudiced in their favour...the fake of lucre, when the greateft Princes were putto the fword, and their wives and daughters made flaves and concubines ? On the other fide, I would... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 382 Seiten
...partiality to antiquity, to think with Madam Dacier, " that f thofe times and manners are fomuch " the more excellent, as they are more contrary " to...when a fpirit of revenge and cruelty, joined with the pradtice of rapine and robbery, reign'd thro' the world ; when no mercy was fhown but for the fake... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 438 Seiten
...partiality to antiquity, to thiak with Madam Dacier, " that b thofe times and manners are fo much " the more excellent, as they are more contrary " to...robbery, reign'd thro* the world ; when no mercy was mown but for the fake of lucre, when the greatefl Princes were put to the fword, and their wives and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 346 Seiten
...partiality to antiquity, to think with Madam Dacier, " that b thofe times and " manners are fo much the more excellent, as they " are more contrary to...robbery, reign'd thro' the world ; when no mercy was mown but for the fake of lucre, when the greateft Princes were put to the fword, and their wives and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 344 Seiten
...partiality to antiquity, to think with M'adam Dacief, " that " thofe times and " manners are fo much the more excellent, as they •* are more contrary...a fpirit of 'revenge and cruelty, joined with the praftice of rapine and robbery, reign'd thro' the world ; when no mercy was fhown but for the fake... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 448 Seiten
...partiality to antiquity, to think with Madam Dacier, " that J thofe times and manners are fo " much the more excellent, as they are more contrary *' to...favour as to magnify the felicity of thofe ages, when afpirit of revenge and cruelty, joined with the praftice of rapine and robbery, reign'd thro' the world... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 408 Seiten
...ftrange partiality to antiquity, to think with madam Dacier, " that* thofe times and manners are fo much the more " excellent, as they are more contrary to...favour as to magnify the felicity of thofe ages, when afpiritof revenge and cruelty> joined with the praftice of rapine and robbery, reigned through the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 396 Seiten
...ftrange partiality to antiquity, to think with madam Dacier, " that* thofe times and manners are fo much the more " excellent, as they are more contrary to...in their favour as to magnify the felicity of thofe ages,when afpiritof revenge and cruelty, joined with the praftice of rapine and robbery, reigned through... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1787 - 338 Seiten
...partiality to antiquity, to think with Madam Dacier*, " that thofe " times and manners are fo much the more excellent, " as they are more contrary to...Cruelty, joined with the practice of rapine and robbery, reigned through the world ; when no mercy was mown but for the fake of lucre ; when the greateft Princes... | |
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