 Egyptian plain ;" • but architecture, sculpture, and painting, all the arts which embellish life, had flourished in this overgrown forest ; orators, warriors, and statesmen, beauty, ambition, and glory, had lived and passed away, and none knew that...  Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan - Sida 104efter John Lloyd Stephens - 1842Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1841 - 404 sidor
...and " The world's great mistress on the Egyptian plain;" but architecture, sculpture, and pointing, all the arts which embellish life, had flourished...their past existence. Books, the records of knowledge, arc silent on this theme. The city was desolate. No remnant of this race hangs round the ruins, with... | |
 | Henry Brown - 1844 - 524 sidor
...; none of those stirring recollections which hallow Rome, Athens, and ' The world's great mistress on the Egyptian plain ;' but architecture, sculpture,...all the arts which embellish life, had flourished in this.overgrown forest ; orators, warriors, and statesmen ; beauty, ambition, and glory, had lived and... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1847 - 680 sidor
...but architecture, sculpture, and painting, — all the arts which embellished life, — had nourished in this overgrown forest. Orators, warriors, and statesmen,...ambition, and glory, had lived and passed away, and none could tell of their past existence. ANALYSIS. 1. In deiola•im and mj* tery! T.llrnt tf the rui/ua.... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1847 - 732 sidor
...painting, — all the arts in depara* which embellished life, — had flourished in this overgrown *,lary' forest. Orators, warriors, and statesmen, — beauty,...ambition, and glory, had lived and passed away, and none could tell of their past existence. 78 'Воск L ANALYSIS. 5. '" The city was desolate. It lay before... | |
 | George Oliver - 1849 - 190 sidor
...place ; none of those stirring recollections which hallow Rome, Athens, and the world's great mistress on the Egyptian plain ; but architecture, sculpture,...records of knowledge, are silent on this theme. The city is desolate. No remnant of this race hangs round the ruins, with traditions handed down from father... | |
 | 1855 - 878 sidor
...the arts which embel" lieh life, had flourished in this " overgrown forest ; orators, warriors, " aad statesmen, beauty, ambition, ' and glory, had lived...such things • had been, or could tell of their past ' eiieteace. Books, the record of know" ledge, are silent on the theme. The • city was desolate.... | |
 | Robert Macoy - 1855 - 448 sidor
...place; none of those stirring recollections which hallow Rome, Athens, and the world's great mistress on the Egyptian plain ; but architecture, sculpture,...all the arts which embellish life, had flourished in tin's overgrown forest ; orators, warriors, and statesmen ; beauty, ambition, and glory, had lived... | |
 | George Oliver - 1856 - 250 sidor
...place ; none of those stirring recollections which hallow Rome, Athens, and the world's great mistress on the Egyptian plain ; but architecture, sculpture,...records of knowledge, are silent on this theme. The city is desolate. No remnant of this race hangs round the ruins, with traditions handed down from father... | |
 | William Linton - 1862 - 174 sidor
...sabe.' Who knows ? " place, none of those stirring recollections which hallow Rome, Athens, and Thebes; but architecture, sculpture, and painting, all the...warriors, and statesmen, beauty, ambition, and glory have lived and passed away, and none knew that such thing had been, or could tell of their past existence.... | |
 | Sir Daniel Wilson - 1862 - 524 sidor
...u«»n« of those stirring recollections which hallow Rome, Athens, and ' The world'* great mirtren on the Egyptian plain;' but architecture, sculpture,...which embellish life, had flourished in this overgrown t T«--t ; orators, warriors, and statesmen, beauty, ambition, and glory, had lived and passed away;... | |
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