| Brief memoirs - 1823 - 196 sidor
...life, she rather resembles Hyppolyta than Phaedra. " She read with me almost the whole of Cicero o3 and a great part of Livy: from these two authors,...to the New Testament in Greek, after which she read short select orations of Isocrates and the tragedies of Sophocles, which I judged best adapted to supply... | |
| Picture gallery - 1824 - 234 sidor
...adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing gold, that, in her whole manner of life, she greatly prefers Hippolyta than Phaedra. " ' She read with me almost...of Cicero, and a great part of Livy: from these two writers, her knowledge of the Latin language has been exclusively derived. The beginning of the day... | |
| William Gray - 1835 - 120 sidor
...greatly delight. . . . She read with me almost the whole of Cicero, and a great part of Livy. . . . The beginning of the day was always devoted by her...Testament in Greek, after which she read select orations oflsocrates and the tragedies of Sophocles. ... For her religious instruction, she drew first from... | |
| William Gray - 1835 - 124 sidor
...more than counteracted any bad effects that she is very skilful, but does not greatly delight. . . . She read with me almost the whole of Cicero, and a great part of Livy. . . . The beginning of the day was always devoted by her to the New Testament in Greek, after which... | |
| William Gray - 1835 - 122 sidor
...more than counteracted any bad effects that she is very skilful, but does not greatly delight. . . . She read with me almost the whole of Cicero, and a great part of Li vy. . . . The beginning of the day was always devoted by her to the New Testament in Greek, after... | |
| Friedrich von Raumer - 1837 - 576 sidor
...of gold, that, in the whole manner of her life, she rather resembles Hippolyta than Phaedra. ( 16 ) She read with me almost the whole of Cicero and a...to the New Testament in Greek, after which she read 5 select orations of Isoerates and the tragedies of Sophocles, which I judged best adapted to supply... | |
| 1838 - 544 sidor
...gives an account of the different writings •which were the object of her study under his tuition. She read with me almost the whole of Cicero, and a...beginning of the day was always devoted by her to tho New Testament in Greek, after which she read select orations of Isocrates and the tragedies of... | |
| 1838 - 272 sidor
...then gives an account of the different writings which were the object of her study under his tuition. She read with me almost the whole of Cicero, and a...authors, indeed, her knowledge of the Latin language hag been almost exclusively derived. The beginning of the day was always devoted by her to the New... | |
| Agnes Strickland - 1842 - 1006 sidor
...the hair and wearing of gold, that in the whole manner of her life she rather resembles Ilippolyta than Phaedra. " She read with me almost the whole of Cicero, and a great part of Livy : from those two authors her knowledge of the Latin language has been almost exclusively derived. The beginning... | |
| Agnes Strickland, Elisabeth Strickland - 1844 - 532 sidor
...simple elegance, to show and splendour, so despising the outward adorning of plaiting the hair and wearing of gold, that in the whole manner of her life...the whole of Cicero, and a great part of Livy: from those two authors her knowledge of the Latin language has been almost exclusively derived. The beginning... | |
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