 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 514 pages
...314—34i, 24th.]—I read the Life of Homer, p. 341—387. 28th.]—I rimmed the Siecle of Louis XW. I believe that Voltaire had for this work an advantage which he has feldom enjoyed. When he treats of a diftant period, he is not a man to turn over muily monkifh wtiters... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 322 pages
...27th.] — I read the Life of Homer , p. 387 — 394. 28th.] — Ifinifhed the Siecle of Louis XIV. \ believe that Voltaire had for this work an advantage which he has feldom enjoyed. When he treats of a diftant period , he is not a man to turn over mufty monkilh writers... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 796 pages
...from the most learned of historians. " I believe that Voltaire had for this work, (age of Louis XIV.) an advantage, which he has seldom enjoyed. When he...follows some compilation, varnishes it over with the magick of his style, and produces a moat agréée.tie, su/ier/icial) inaccurate performance. But there... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1806 - 788 pages
...had for this work, (age of Louis XIV.) an advantage, which he has seldom enjoyed. When he treats of u distant period, he is not a man to turn over musty...instruct himself. He follows some compilation, varnishes ît over with the magick of his Style, and produces a moal agreete/c, »ujicrfinali inaccurate performance.... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1814 - 672 pages
...27th.]— I read the Life of Homer, p. 387—394. 28th.]— I finished the Siècle de Louis XIV. I believe that Voltaire had for this work an advantage...musty monkish writers to instruct himself. He follows sonic compilation, varnishes it over B 4 with with the magic of his style, and produces a most agreeable,... | |
 | L. T.. Ventouillac - 1829 - 598 pages
...XIV. et celui de Louis XV. Paris, 1821, 4 vols. 8vo. and 12mo. " I finished the Siècle de Louis XIF, and believe that Voltaire had for this work an advantage...turn over musty, monkish writers to instruct himself. Me follows some compilation, varnishes it over with the magic of his style, and produces a most agreeable,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 882 pages
...27th. — I read the Life of Homer, p. 387 — 394. 28th.— I finished the [Siecle de Louis XIV. I believe that Voltaire had for this work an advantage...of a distant period, he is not a man to turn over r [ f | musty monkish writers to instruct himself. He follows some compilation, varnishes it over with... | |
 | 1839 - 742 pages
...the matc* He says of him in his Journal, ( Aug. 28, 1762,) " When lie treats of a distant period, lie is not a man to turn over musty monkish writers to instruct himself. IK1 ' follows some compilation, varnishes it over with the magic of his stvle, and produces a most... | |
 | J. G. A. Pocock - 1999 - 372 pages
...that Voltaire was an extraordinary man but in the conviction that he was not a substantial historian. When he treats of a distant period, he is not a man...turn over musty monkish writers to instruct himself. An antiquarian - especially a modern - was one capable of instructing himself from monkish writers.... | |
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I believe that Voltaire had for this work an advantage which he has seldom enjoyed. When he treats of a distant period, he is not a man to turn over musty monkish writers to instruct himself. 