Orientale;" but for correctness of costume, beauty of description, and power of imagination, it far surpasses all European imitations; and bears such marks of originality, that those who have visited the East will find some difficulty in believing it... The Quarterly Review - Page 427edited by - 1834Full view - About this book
| Edmund Burke - 1845 - 864 pages
...correctness of costume, beauty of description, and power of imagination. " As an Eastern tale," he said, " even Rasselas must bow before it : his Happy Valley...will not bear a comparison with the Hall of Eblis." Mr. Beckford afterwards went to Portugal, and purchased an estate at Cintra — that " glorious Eden"... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1814 - 378 pages
...costume, beauty of description, and power of imagination, it far surpasses all European imitations ; and bears such marks of originality, that those who...East will find some difficulty in believing it to be more than a translation. As an Eastern tale, even Rasselas must bow before it; his " Happy Valley"... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1815 - 222 pages
...description, and power of imagination, it far surpasses all European imitations ; and bears such inarki of originality, that those who have visited the East will find some difficulty in believing it to be more tliau a translation. As an Eastern tale, even Rasselas must bow before it; his " Happy Valley"... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1816 - 228 pages
...costume, beauty of description, and power of imagination, it far surpasses all European imitations; and bears such marks of originality, that those who have visited the East will find snme difficulty in believing it to be more than a translation. As an Eastern tale, even Hasselas must... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1817 - 226 pages
...costume, beauty of description, and power of imagination, it far surpasses all European imitations; and bears such marks of originality, that those who...East will find some difficulty in believing it to be more than a translation. As an Eastern tale, even Rasselas must bow before it ; his " Happy Valley"... | |
| Jane Taylor - 1817 - 196 pages
...imagination, that most Eastern anil sublime Tale the * Caliph Vtifhek' far surpasses all European imitations ; and bears such marks of originality, that those who...East will find some difficulty in believing it to be more than a translation. A» an eastern tale even ' Rassclas' mnst bow before it; his ' Happy f alley'... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1818 - 384 pages
...of description, and power of imagination, it far surpasses all European imiiations ; and bears snch marks of originality, that those who have visited...East will find some difficulty in believing it to be more than a translation. As an Eastern tale, even Uasselas must bow before it; his "Hnppy Valley" will... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1820 - 308 pages
...costume, beauty of description, and power of imagination, it far surpasses all European imitations ; and bears such marks of originality, that those who...East will find some difficulty in believing it to be more than a translation. As an Eastern tale, even Rasselas must bow before it ; his " Happy Valley"... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 256 pages
...costume, beauty of description, and power of imagination, it far surpasses all European imitations; and bears such marks of originality, that those who...East will find some difficulty in believing it to be more than a translation. As an Eastern tale, even Rasselas must bow before it; his " Happy Valley"... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 486 pages
...imagination, it far surpasses all European imitations, andbean such marks of originality, that those who bait visited the East, will find some difficulty in believing it to be more than a translation. As an Eastern tale, even Rasielu must bow before it; his « Happy Valley-... | |
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