 | Duncan Forbes - 1860 - 346 sider
...M. VON WEILAND. By the Rev. HENRY CHRISTMAS, MA "As a prose satire ' The History of the Ahderites ' yields only in breadth of humour and pungency of wit to Dean Swift's immortal ' Travels of Captain Gulliver,' and of works of ' that class we know of none ttiat can compare to either of the two."—... | |
 | Ellis Cornelia Knight - 1861 - 412 sider
...OF M. VON WEILAND. By the Rev. HENR7 CHRISTMAS, MA "As a prose sntire "The History of the Abdcrites" yields only in breadth of humour and pungency of wit to Dean Swift's immortal ' Travels of Captain Gulliver/ and of works of that class we know of none that can compare to either of the t wo."— OAwwr,... | |
 | Henry Sutherland Edwards - 1861 - 488 sider
...GERMAN OF VON WIELAND. By the Rev. HENKY CHRISTMAS. "As a prose satire 'The History 'of the Abderites ' yields only in breadth of humour and pungency of wit to Dean Swift's immortal 'Travels of Captain Gulliver,' and of works of that class we know of none that can compare to either of the two." — Obtercer.... | |
 | David Thomas Ansted, Robert Gordon Latham - 1862 - 646 sider
...German of CM Von Wieland. By the Rev. H. CHRISTMAS. As a prose satire, the History of the Abderites yields only in breadth of humour and pungency of wit to Dean Swift's immortal travels of Captain Lemucl Gulliver; and of works of that class, we know of none in any language that can compare with... | |
 | Karl Theodor Griesinger - 1864 - 352 sider
...Volumes, post 8vo, cloth, price 18s. OBSERVER. — "As a prose satire, the History of the Abderitcs yields only in breadth of humour and pungency of wit...for the world, Pisistratus Caxton departed this life without having made any contribution towards the great history of human folly, save, indeed, by the... | |
 | sir Frederick Charles Lascelles Wraxall (3rd bart.) - 1864 - 380 sider
...Volumes, post 8vo, cloth, price 18s. OBSERVER. — "As a prose satire, the History of the Abderites yields only in breadth of humour and pungency of wit...for the world, Pisistratus Caxton departed this life without having made any contribution towards the great history of human folly, save, indeed, by the... | |
 | sir John William Kaye - 1864 - 710 sider
...yields ouly in breadth of humour and pungcucy of wit to Dean Swift'Aimmortal Traveis of Captain Lemnel Gulliver; and of works of that class, we know of none...language that can compare with either of the two." LONDOH KEViEW. — "Here is enloyment for many a Christmas to come, for mauy thousands of English boys,... | |
 | Ármin Vámbéry - 1868 - 488 sider
...CHRISTMAS. In Two volumes, poet STO, cloth, price 8s. " As * prose satire, the History of the Abderites yields only in breadth of humour and pungency of wit...language that can compare with either of the two." — Obuntr. 14 TH1RD EDITION. HISTORY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN INDIA. BY EDWARD THORNTON, ESQ. Containing... | |
 | Antoine Frédéric Ozanam - 1868 - 322 sider
...CHRISTMAS. In Two volumes, post 8vo, cloth, price 8s. " As & prose satire, the History of the Abderites yields only in breadth of humour and pungency of wit...and of works of that class, we know of none in any hinguii^e that can compare with either of the two." — Obsetver. 14 WM. H. ALLEN & Co., THIRD EDITION.... | |
 | Edwin Clennell Leaton BLENKINSOPP - 1869 - 388 sider
...CHRISTMAS. In Two volumes, post 8vo, cloth, price 8s. " As a prose satire, the History of the Abderites yields only in breadth of humour and pungency of wit...language that can compare with either of the two." — Observer. YESTERDAY AND TO-DAY IN INDIA. BY SIDNEY LAMAN BLANCHAKD. In post 8vot price Qs. CONTENTS.—... | |
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As a prose satire, the History of the Abderites yields only in breadth of humour and pungency of wit to Dean Swift's immortal Travels of Captain Lemuel Gulliver ; and of works of that class, we know of none in any language that can compare with either... 
