 | Westminster Abbey - London (England) - 1827 - 218 pages
...which, instead of celebrating the many remarkable actions performed in the service of his country, acquaints us only with the manner of his death, in...it was impossible for him to reap any honour. The inscription is this : " Sir Cloudesly Shovell, Knt. Rear-admiral of Great Britain, and Admiral and... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1829 - 420 pages
...canopy of state. The inscription is answerable to the monument ; for, instead of celebrating the many remarkable actions he had performed in the service...for want of genius, show an infinitely greater taste in their buildings and works of this nature, than we meet with iu those of our country. The monuments... | |
 | Samuel Felton - Gardeners - 1830 - 270 pages
...canopy of state. The inscription is answerable to the monument; for, instead of celebrating the many remarkable actions he had performed in the service...Dutch, whom we are apt to despise for want of genius, shew an infinitely greater taste of antiquity and politeness in their buildings and works of this nature,... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1834 - 360 pages
...inscription is answerable to the monument';0 for', instead of celebrating the many remarkable actions which he had performed in the service of his country', it...to despise for want of genius', show an infinitely better taste in their buildings and works of this nature','1 than we meet with in those of our own... | |
 | 1836 - 932 pages
...canopy of state. The inscription is answerable to the monument: for instead of celebrating the many was several times staggered with the reports that...had been brought him concerning this old woman, and buildings and works of this nature, than what we meet with in those of our own country. The monuments... | |
 | English essays - 1836 - 1118 pages
...actions he bad performed in the service of bis country, it acquaints us only with the manner of hi* death, in which it was impossible for him to reap...greater taste of antiquity and politeness in their buildmgsand works of this nature than what we meet with in those of our own country. The monument«... | |
 | Joseph Addison - Bookbinding - 1837 - 480 pages
...canopy of state. The inscription is answerable to the monument: for instead of celebrating the many remarkable actions he had performed in the service...greater taste of antiquity and politeness in their buildings and works of this nature, than what we meet with in those of our own country. The monuments... | |
 | Westminster abbey - 1841 - 214 pages
...which, instead of celebrating the many remarkable actions performed in the service of his country, acquaints us only with the manner of his death, in...it was impossible for him to reap any honour. The inscription is this : -" Sir Cloudesly Shovell, Knt. Rear-Admiral ' of Great Britain, and Admiral and... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1842 - 944 pages
...answerable to the monument: for instead of celebrating jjjeroany remarkable actions he had perlormed in the service of his country, it acquaints us only...impossible for him to reap any honour. The Dutch, whom *e are apt to despise for want of genius, show an infinitely greater taste of antiquity *» politeness... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1842 - 386 pages
...performed in the service of his counts', it acquaints us only with the manner of his death', in w^Sh it was impossible for him to reap any honour'. The...to despise for want of genius', show an infinitely better taste in their buildings and works of this nature'/ than we meet with in those of our own country'.... | |
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The inscription is answerable to the monument; for instead of celebrating the many remarkable actions he had performed in the service of his country, it acquaints us only with the manner of his death, in which it was impossible for him to reap any honour. 
