 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1853 - 544 pages
...did not admit of exaggeration. Really, you may learn the fundamental principles of political terious Mother,' a tragedy of the highest order, and not a...love-play. He is the father of the first romance, and the last tragedy, in our language ; and surely worthy of a higher place than any living author, be... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1856 - 414 pages
...composition of his incomparable letters, and of ' The Castle of Otranto,' he is the ultimus Romanorum, the author of the ' Mysterious Mother,' a tragedy...and surely worthy of a higher place than any living author, be he who he may.' — Preface to ''Marino Fcdiero.1 Such is Byron's estimate of his literary... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1856 - 424 pages
...composition of his incomparable letters, and of ' The Castle of Otranto,' he is the ultimus Romanorum, the author of the ' Mysterious Mother,' a tragedy...and surely worthy of a higher place than any living author, be he who he may.' — Preface to 'Marino Faliero.' Such is Byron's estimate of his literary... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1856 - 833 pages
...composition of his incomparable " Letters," and of the "Castle of Otranto," he is the "Ultimus Romanorum," the author of the " Mysterious Mother," a tragedy of the highest order, and riot a puling love-play. He is the father of the first romance, and of the last tragedy in our language,... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1858 - 544 pages
...did not admit of exaggeration. Really, you may learn the fundamental principles of political terious Mother,' a tragedy of the highest order, and not a...love-play He is the father of the first romance, and the last tragedy, in our language ; and surely worthy of a higher place than any living author, be... | |
 | Bernard Quaritch - 1864 - 622 pages
...composition of his incomparable letters, and of the C.istle ot uu>cu. he is the 'Ultimus Homanorum," the author of the Mysterious Mother, a tragedy of the Highest order, ud Ml » puling love play. He is the father of the first romance, and of the last tragedy in our Unguuge,... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1864 - 538 pages
...did not admit of exaggeration. Really, you may learn the fundamental principles of political terious Mother,' a tragedy of the highest order, and not a puling love-play Ho is the father of the first romance, and the last tragedy, in our language ; and surely worthy of... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1868 - 666 pages
...his incomparable letters, and of the Castle ofOtranto, he is the Ultimus Romanontm, the author of &* Mysterious Mother, a tragedy of the highest order, and not a puling love-play. He is the father of thefi* romance and of the last tragedy in our language, and surely worthy of a higher place than any... | |
 | Bernard Quaritch - 1868 - 1154 pages
...composition of his incomparable letters, and of the Castle of Otranto, he is the " Ultimus Romanorum," the author of the Mysterious Mother, a tragedy of the highest order, and not a puling love piny. He is the father of the first romance, and of the last tragedy in our language, and surely... | |
 | John Asaph Rice - 1870 - 644 pages
...Numerous fine PORTRAITS and ENGRAVINGS by Heath, etc. Splendid copy. " He is the father of the frst romance, and of the last tragedy in our language,...higher place than any living writer, be he who he may." — LORD BYRON. This is the ORIGINAL EDITION, and is the only one containing the numerous fine PORTRAITS... | |
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Ultimus Romanorum," the author of the Mysterious Mother, a tragedy of the highest order, and not a puling love-play. He is the father of the first romance and of the last tragedy in our language, and surely worthy of a higher place than any living writer,... 
