 | Montagu Pennington - 1807 - 668 ページ
...more conversant than with modern geography, or even that of her own country, of which she had only a general, and, in some cases, merely a superficial...literally better acquainted with the meanderings of the Peueus, and the course of the Ilyssus, than she was with those of the Thames or Loire ; and could give... | |
 | Elizabeth Carter, Montagu Pennington - 1807 - 664 ページ
...more conversant than with modern geography, or even that of her own country, of which she had only a general, and, in some cases, merely a superficial knowledge ; so that she was literally better ac-^ quainted with the meanderings of the Peneus, and the course of the Ilyssus, than she was with... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1810 - 446 ページ
...conversant with ancient than with modern geography, or even that of her own country, of which she had only a general, and in some cases, merely a superficial...a better account of the wanderings of Ulysses and Aeneas, than she could of the voyages and discoveries of Cook or Bougainville." Page 17. Her celibacy... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1810 - 874 ページ
...which slie liad only J f1 ral, and in some cases, merely a superficial knowledge, so th»t she »a literally better acquainted with the meanderings of...a better account of the wanderings of Ulysses and Aeneas, than she could of the voyages and discoveries of Cook or Bougainville." Page 17. Her celibacy... | |
 | Anne Katharine Curteis Elwood - 1845 - 126 ページ
...Pennington, observes, " she was literally better aequainted with the meanderings of the Peneus and the eourse of the Ilyssus, than she was with those of the Thames or Loire ; and eould give a better aeeount of ihe wanderings of Ulysses and JEneas than of the voyages and diseoveries... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1847 - 458 ページ
...more conversant than with modern geography, or even that of her own country, of which she had only a general, and in some cases merely a superficial...the meanderings of the Peneus, and the course of the Illissus, than she was with those of the Thames or Loire ; and could give a better account of the wanderings... | |
 | Jane Williams - 1861 - 580 ページ
...carefully studied astronomy, and the geography of ancient history. Her nephew and biographer informs us "that she was literally better acquainted with the meanderings of the Peneus and the course of the Illissus, than she was with those of the Thames or Loire ; and could give a better account of the wanderings... | |
 | Austin Dobson - 1922 - 210 ページ
...geography — ancient geography in particular. " She was, literally," — says her first biographer — " better acquainted with the meanderings of the Peneus and the course of the Ilissus, than she was with those of the Thames or Loire " — a perverted proficiency which, according... | |
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Which shtJ had onjy a general, and, in some cases, merely a superficial knowledge; so that she was literally better acquainted with the meanderings -of the Peneus, and the course of the Ilyssus, than she was with those of the Thames or Loire ; and could... 