 A man who has not been in Italy is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see. The grand object of traveling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean.  Johnsoniana.. - Pagina 162di James Boswell - 1820 - 178 pagineVisualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 228 pagine
...master. VOL. I. N A journey to Italy was once in h\s thoughts. He said, " A man who has not been in Italy is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not...Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman. Ail our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts, almost all that sets us above savages, has... | |
 | William Bengo Collyer - 1813 - 448 pagine
...general, Ham has been the servant of his brethren: and it is worthy of remark, that the four grand empires of the world, the Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman, descended, the two former from Shem, and the two latter from Japheth.* We are afterwards introduced... | |
 | Edward Daniel Clarke - 1814 - 430 pagine
...visiting countries so circumstanced ; especially as it was affirmed by our great moralist,* that " the grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean. On those shores," said he, " were the four great empires of ]he world ; the Assyrian, the Persian, Greek, and Roman.... | |
 | Edward Daniel Clarke - 1814 - 428 pagine
...grand object of travelling is to see the shorts of the Mediterranean. On those shores," said he, " were the four great empires 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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pagine
...parti." A journey to Italy was still in his thoughts. He «aid, "A man who ha» not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not...shores of the Mediterranean. On those shores were the foer great Empires of the world; the Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman. — All our... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pagine
...times before." A journey to Italy was still in his thoughts. He said, " A man who has not been in Italy is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not...; 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,... | |
 | Thomas R. Joliffe - 1822 - 534 pagine
...be made with perfect safety, and scarcely any personal inconvenience. And according to Dr. Johnson, the GRAND OBJECT of travelling is to see THE SHORES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN. " On those shores," says our great moralist, " were the four great empires of the world — the Assyrian, Persian, Greek... | |
 | 1823 - 696 pagine
...expectations with the prospect of a journey to Italy. " A man," said Johnson, " who has not been in Italy, ers by All our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts, almost all that sets us above savage?, has... | |
 | James Boswell - 1823 - 492 pagine
...his parts." A journey to Italy was still in his thoughts. He said, " A man who has not been in Italy is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not...is expected a man should see. The grand object of traveling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean. On those shores were the four great Empires of... | |
 | Edward Daniel Clarke - 1823 - 490 pagine
...visiting countries so circumstanced ; especially since it has been affirmed by our great Moralist1, that " the grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean. On those shores," said he, " were the four great empires of the world ; the Assyrian, the Persian, Greek, and Roman.... | |
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