 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 pages
...exaggeration. The praise lavished by Longinus, on the attestation of the heroes of Marathon, by Demosthenes, fades away before it. In a few lines is exhibited a character, so extensive in its comprehension, and so curious in its limitations, that nothing can be added, diminished,... | |
 | 1845 - 816 pages
...exaggeration. The praise lavished by Longinus on the attestation of the heroes of Marathon by Demosthenes, fades away before it. In a few lines is exhibited a character, so sublime in its comprehension, and so curious in its limitations, that nothing can be added, diminished,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 pages
...exaggeration. The praise lavished by Longinus, on the attestation of the heroes of Marathon, by Demosthenes, fades away before it. In a few lines is exhibited a character, so extensive in its comprehension, and* so curious in its limitations, that nothing can be added, diminished,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 410 pages
...exaggeration. The praise, lavished by Longinus, on the attestation of the heroes of Marathon, by Demosthenes, fades away before it. In a few lines is exhibited a character, so extensive in its comprehension, and so curious in its limitations, that nothing can be added, diminished,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 466 pages
...exaggeration. The praise lavished by Longinus, on the attestation of the heroes of Marar thon, by Demosthenes, fades away before it. In a few lines is exhibited a character, so extensive in its comprehension, and so curious in its limitations, that nothing can be added, diminished,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 476 pages
...exaggeration. The praise lavished by Longinus, on the attestation of the heroes of Marathon, by Demo/Isthenes, fades away before it. In- a few lines is exhibited a character, so extensive in its comprehension, and so curious in its limitations, that nothing can be added, diminished,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 652 pages
...exaggeration. The praise lavished by Longinus, on the attestation of the heroes of Marathon, by Demosthenes, fades away before it. In a few lines is exhibited a character, so extensive in its comprehension, and so curious in its limitations, that nothing can be added, diminished,... | |
 | Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pages
...exaggeration. The praise lavished by Longiuus on the attestation of the heroes of Maidthin, by Demosthenes, fades away before it. In a few lines is exhibited a character BO extensive in its comprehension, and so various in its limitations, that nothing can be added, diminished,... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...exaggeration. The praise lavished by Longinus, on the attestation of the heroes of Marathon by Demosthenes, fades away before it. In a few lines is exhibited a character, so extensive in its comprehension, and so curious in its limitations, that nothing can be added, diminished,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 pages
...exaggeration. The praise lavished by Longinus, on the attestation of the heroes of Marathon, by Demosthenes, fades away before it. In a few lines is exhibited a character, so extensive in its comprehension, and so curious in its limitations, that nothing can be added, diminished,... | |
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Demosthenes fades away before it. In a few lines is exhibited a character so extensive in its comprehension, and so curious in its limitations, that nothing can be added, diminished or... 
