Author: William Austin
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333261887
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Excerpt from Letters From London, Written During the Years 1802 and 1803 I shall not be less affected with the excesses to which pride, vanity, and ambition carry those, who, endeavouring to rise above, sink far below the standard of nature. A descendant of those ancestors, arriving here, might naturally ask, What invincible prejudice, what inveterate bigotry, or what preeminent virtue, induced our forefathers to leave this country for a desert f Thank God, their posterity know how to answer the question Three thousand miles and a desert they justly thought a full equivalent for what they left behind - notwithstanding, the maxims of Europe followed them, but which, distance, in some degree, served to cleanse of their leprosy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Letters From London, Written During the Years 1802 and 1803 (Classic Reprint)
Author: William Austin
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333261887
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Excerpt from Letters From London, Written During the Years 1802 and 1803 I shall not be less affected with the excesses to which pride, vanity, and ambition carry those, who, endeavouring to rise above, sink far below the standard of nature. A descendant of those ancestors, arriving here, might naturally ask, What invincible prejudice, what inveterate bigotry, or what preeminent virtue, induced our forefathers to leave this country for a desert f Thank God, their posterity know how to answer the question Three thousand miles and a desert they justly thought a full equivalent for what they left behind - notwithstanding, the maxims of Europe followed them, but which, distance, in some degree, served to cleanse of their leprosy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333261887
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Excerpt from Letters From London, Written During the Years 1802 and 1803 I shall not be less affected with the excesses to which pride, vanity, and ambition carry those, who, endeavouring to rise above, sink far below the standard of nature. A descendant of those ancestors, arriving here, might naturally ask, What invincible prejudice, what inveterate bigotry, or what preeminent virtue, induced our forefathers to leave this country for a desert f Thank God, their posterity know how to answer the question Three thousand miles and a desert they justly thought a full equivalent for what they left behind - notwithstanding, the maxims of Europe followed them, but which, distance, in some degree, served to cleanse of their leprosy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Alphabetical Catalogue of the Library of Congress
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1246
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1246
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Catalogue of the Library of Congress
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1250
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1250
Book Description
Letter and Report on the Discoveries at Herculaneum
Author: Johann Joachim Winckelmann
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 1606060899
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
This new translation brings to light the early days of scientific archaeology and the unearthing and study of Herculaneum and Pompeii as observed by the erudite and acerbic art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717-1768). His Letter, published in German in 1762, displays his extensive knowledge of geology, ancient literature, and art while offering a scathing critique of the Spanish Bourbon excavations around the Bay of Naples and of the officials involved. He further discusses these topics in his equally controversial Report of 1764. The introduction describes the context in which these texts were written, identifies various politicians, academics, and collectors, and elucidates topics of particular interest to Winckelmann, from artifacts to local customs to the contents of ancient papyri. The illustrations, particularly those from the Bourbon publication--Le Antichità di Ercolano (1757-92)--illuminate how these monuments influenced contemporary perception of the ancient world.
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 1606060899
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
This new translation brings to light the early days of scientific archaeology and the unearthing and study of Herculaneum and Pompeii as observed by the erudite and acerbic art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717-1768). His Letter, published in German in 1762, displays his extensive knowledge of geology, ancient literature, and art while offering a scathing critique of the Spanish Bourbon excavations around the Bay of Naples and of the officials involved. He further discusses these topics in his equally controversial Report of 1764. The introduction describes the context in which these texts were written, identifies various politicians, academics, and collectors, and elucidates topics of particular interest to Winckelmann, from artifacts to local customs to the contents of ancient papyri. The illustrations, particularly those from the Bourbon publication--Le Antichità di Ercolano (1757-92)--illuminate how these monuments influenced contemporary perception of the ancient world.
Catalogue of Books ...
Author: Boston Public Library. Roxbury branch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
British Museum Catalogue of printed Books
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 588
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Languages : en
Pages : 588
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The Unfamiliar Shelley
Author: Timothy Webb
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 9780754663904
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
An outstanding group of international Shelley scholars takes full advantage of new editions and the evidence of notebooks, paying particular attention to texts that have been neglected or underestimated. Revaluations of the verse letter, plays, satire, pamphlets, prose essays, political verse, romance, prefaces, translations, art representations, fragments and early writings show how Victorian taste and culture harmed Shelley's reputation. The collection is sure to inspire future reappraisals of Shelley's work.
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 9780754663904
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
An outstanding group of international Shelley scholars takes full advantage of new editions and the evidence of notebooks, paying particular attention to texts that have been neglected or underestimated. Revaluations of the verse letter, plays, satire, pamphlets, prose essays, political verse, romance, prefaces, translations, art representations, fragments and early writings show how Victorian taste and culture harmed Shelley's reputation. The collection is sure to inspire future reappraisals of Shelley's work.
Catalogue of Books in the Roxbury Branch Library of the Boston Public Library. Including the Collection of the Fellowes Athenaeum. Together with Notes for Readers Under Subject-references
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385488753
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385488753
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Catalogue of Printed Books in the Library of the British Museum
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1092
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1092
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Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 584
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