Her voice was strong and harmonious. Her manly understanding was strengthened and adorned by study. She was not ignorant of the Latin tongue, but possessed in equal perfection the Greek, the Syriac, and the Egyptian languages. She had drawn up for her... Annual Registeredited by - 1779Full view - About this book
| Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1776 - 526 pages
...equal perfe&ion the Greek, the Syriac, 9nd the Egyptian languages. She had drawn up for her own atfe an epitome of oriental hiftory, and familiarly compared...beauties of Homer and Plato under the tuition of the Tub litne Longinus. • This accompliflied woman gave her hand to Odenathas, tv-ho from a private flation... | |
| Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1783 - 524 pages
...underftanding was ftrengthened and adorned by ftudy. She was not ignorant of the Latin tongue, but pofiefied in equal perfection the Greek, the Syriac, and the...Plato under the tuition of the fublime Longinus. This accomplifhed woman gave her hand to hervalour. Odcnathus, who from a private ftation raifed himfelf... | |
| Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1787 - 502 pages
...underftanding was ftrengthened and adorned by ftudy. She was not ignorant >of the Latin tongue, but poflefled in equal perfection the Greek , the Syriac , and the...and Plato under the tuition of the fublime Longinus, her valour^" This accomplished woman gave her hand to Odenathus , who from a private ftation raifed... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1788 - 638 pages
...attractive fweetnefs. Her voice was firong and harmonious. Her manly understanding was ftrtngthcned and adorned by ftudy. She was not ignorant of the...for her own ufe an epitome of oriental hiftory, and fa•niliarly compared the beauti* of Homer and Plato under the tuition of the fublime Ixjnginus. This... | |
| History - 1788 - 642 pages
...«nilcrltanding was ftrengthi-ned and adorned by lludy. She was not ignorant of the Latin tongue, but pollt-lled in equal perfection, the Greek the Syriac, and the...familiarly compared the beauties of Homer and Plato tinder the tuition of the fublime Longinus. This accomplished woman gave her hand to Odenathus, who... | |
| Thomas Love Peacock - Puritans - 1806 - 168 pages
...understanding was strengthened and adorned by study. She was not ignorant of the Latin tongue, but possessed in equal perfection the Greek, the Syriac, and the Egyptian languages. She had drawn up for her own use an epitome of oriental history, and familiarly :compared the beauties of Homer and Plato, under... | |
| John Platts - Biography - 1825 - 702 pages
...excellencies, " was strengthened and adorned by study. She was not ignorant of the Latin tongue, and possessed in equal perfection the Greek, the Syriac, and the Egyptian languages ; she had drawn up for her own use an epitome of oriental history, and familiarly compared the beauties of Homer and Plato under the... | |
| John Platts - Biography - 1825 - 706 pages
...excellencies, " was strengthened and adorned by study. She was not ignorant of the Latin tongue, and possessed in equal perfection the Greek, the Syriac, and the Egyptian languages ; she had drawn up for her own use an epitome of oriental history, and familiarly compared the beauties of Homer and Plato under the... | |
| American Lady - Women - 1833 - 248 pages
...Syriac, anft the Egyptian languages. She had drawn up for her own use, an epitome of oriental history, and familiarly compared the beauties of Homer and Plato, under the tuition of the great Longinus.' Of her government, the same author remarks, — ' Instead of the little passions which... | |
| Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1837 - 1304 pages
...understanding was strengthened and adorned by study. She was not ignorant of the Latin tongue, but possessed in equal perfection the Greek, the Syriac, and the Egyptian languages. She lunl drawn up for her own use an epitome of oriental history, and familiarly compared the beauties... | |
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