 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - Basal reading instruction - 1909 - 428 pages
...bowed to 50 the prodigies of his performance; romance assumed the air of history ; nor was there aught too incredible for belief, or too fanciful for expectation,...ancient capitals. All the visions of antiquity became commonplace in his contemplation; kings were 55 his people—nations were his outposts; and he disposed... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - Readers - 1909 - 426 pages
...bowed to SO the prodigies of his performance ; romance assumed the air of history; nor was there aught too incredible for belief, or too fanciful for expectation,...ancient capitals. All the visions of antiquity became commonplace in his contemplation ; kings were 55 his people — nations were his outposts; and he disposed... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Readers - 1921 - 506 pages
...bowed to the prodigies of his performance ; romance assumed the air of history ; nor was there aught too incredible for belief, or too fanciful for expectation,...ancient capitals. All the visions of antiquity became commonplace in his contemplation: kings were his people ; nations were his outposts ; and he disposed... | |
 | Elbert Hubbard - Anthologies - 1923 - 252 pages
...bowed to the prodigies of his performance; romance assumed the air of history; nor was there aught too incredible for belief, or too fanciful for expectation,...the visions of antiquity became common places in his contemplation; kings were his people — nations were his outposts; and he disposed of courts, and... | |
 | Elbert Hubbard - Literature - 1923 - 284 pages
...bowed to the prodigies of his performance; romance assumed the air of history; nor was there aught too incredible for belief, or too fanciful for expectation,...the visions of antiquity became common places in his contemplation; kings were his people — nations were his outposts; and he disposed of courts, and... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1867 - 466 pages
...bowed to the prodigies of his performance'; romance assumed the air of history* ; nor was there aught too incredible for belief', or too fanciful for expectation,...ancient capitals. All the visions of antiquity became commonplace in his contemplation*: kings were his people'; nations were his outposts'; and he disposed... | |
 | Elocution - 1895 - 1034 pages
...bowed to the prodigies of his performance ; romance assumed the air of history; nor was there aught too incredible for belief or too fanciful for expectation,...subaltern of Corsica waving his imperial flag over the most ancient capitals. All the visions of antiquity became commonplaces in his contemplation ;... | |
 | Wales - 1895 - 566 pages
...nor was their ought too incredible for belief, when the world saw a subaltern of Corsica waving his flag over her most ancient capitals. All the visions of antiquity became common placea in his contemplation ; kings were hia people ; nation« were hie out posta ; and he disposed... | |
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Scepticism bowed to the prodigies of his performance ; romance assumed the air of history ; nor was there aught too incredible for belief, or too fanciful for expectation, when the world saw a subaltern of Corsica waving his imperial flag over her most... 
