 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
 | Erskine Neale - 1849 - 540 pages
...of a Frenchman. Byron, no mean judge, thus criticises it : — " As an eastern tale, even Easselas must bow before it. His happy valley will not bear a comparison with the hall of Eblis." "You will hardly believe," said Beckford, adverting towards the close of life, in conversation, to... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1849 - 168 pages
...costume, beauty of description, and power of imagination, Vathek far surpasses all European imitation. As an Eastern tale, even Rasselas must bow before it; his Happy Valley will not bear comparison with the Hall of Eblis."—Lord Byron. ra. HYPERION. A Romance by HENRY W. LONGFELLOW, Author... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1849 - 270 pages
...costume, beauty of description, and power of imagination, Vathek far surpasses all European imitations As an Eastern tale, even Rasselas must bow before it; his Happy Valley will not bear comparison with the Hall of Eblis."— Lord Byron. III. HYPERION; A Romance, by HENRY W. LONGFELLOW,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1849 - 276 pages
...costume, beauty of description, and power of imagination, Vathek far Em-passes all European imitations. As an Eastern tale, even Rasselas must bow before it; his Happy Valley will not bear comparison with the Hall of Eblis."—Lord Byron. III. HYPERION; t-^ A Romance, by HENRY W. LONGFELLOW,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1854 - 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 Byron Baron Byron - 1854 - 1126 pages
...costume, beauty of description, and power of imagination, it far surpasses all European imitations ; eeling most ; And silent, as wt stand in thoughts too deep ; — more than a translation. As an Eastern tale, even Rasselas must bow before it ; his *' Happv Valley... | |
 | William Beckford - 1854 - 216 pages
...power of imagination, ' Vathek ' far surpasses all European imitations. As an eastern tale, eYen ' Rasselas ' must bow before it : his happy valley will not bear a comparison with the ' Hall of Eblis.' "— LORD BYRON. PHILADELPHIA: TK AND PG COLLINS, PP.INTEES. '4 '•->•< f MEMOIR. BY WILLIAM NORTH.... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1855 - 410 pages
...who have visited the East will find some difficulty in believing it to be more than a translation. ' As an Eastern tale, even Rasselas must bow before...will not bear a comparison with the "Hall of Eblis." i ["Nor whether most he mouru'd none knew, For her he loved or him he slew." — MS.] VOL. III. THE... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1856 - 376 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'... | |
 | William Thomas Lowndes - 1857 - 320 pages
...and power of imagination, this most Eastern and sublime tale far surpasses all European imitations ; and bears such marks of originality, that those who have visited the East will have some difficulty in believing it to be more than a translation.' — Lord Byron. An editionin French... | |
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