Anecdotes of Some Distinguished Persons, Chiefly of the Present and Two Preceding Centuries, Volum 2T. Cadell, jun. and W. Davies, 1796 |
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... Bishop * , " who * His name was J. DE BELSUNCE , of an antient family of Guienne in France . He was brought up amongst the celebrated Society of the Jefuits , and had taken the vows of their Order . was was the benefactor and the ...
... Bishop * , " who * His name was J. DE BELSUNCE , of an antient family of Guienne in France . He was brought up amongst the celebrated Society of the Jefuits , and had taken the vows of their Order . was was the benefactor and the ...
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... dear relations . " I can affure you that a line from your hand will be welcome to " Your forrowful and " affectionate Nephew " WILLIAM MOMPESSON . " JEREMY JEREMY TAYLOR , BISHOP OF DOWN . THIS pious and 44 ANECDOTES OF SOME.
... dear relations . " I can affure you that a line from your hand will be welcome to " Your forrowful and " affectionate Nephew " WILLIAM MOMPESSON . " JEREMY JEREMY TAYLOR , BISHOP OF DOWN . THIS pious and 44 ANECDOTES OF SOME.
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... Bishop , from the fertility of his mind , and the extent of his imagination , has been , not impro- perly , ftiled the Shakespeare of our Divines . He feems no less intitled to the appellation of the Fletcher of that learned order ...
... Bishop , from the fertility of his mind , and the extent of his imagination , has been , not impro- perly , ftiled the Shakespeare of our Divines . He feems no less intitled to the appellation of the Fletcher of that learned order ...
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... Bishop Warburton himself , who had no very contemptible idea of his own understanding , might well fay , " I can fathom the understandings of moft men , yet I am not " certain that I can always fathom the under- " ftanding of Jeremy ...
... Bishop Warburton himself , who had no very contemptible idea of his own understanding , might well fay , " I can fathom the understandings of moft men , yet I am not " certain that I can always fathom the under- " ftanding of Jeremy ...
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... Bishops had been educated by him . The unneceffary severity with refpect to disci- pline which has in general been imputed to Dr. Bufby , is fuppofed , like many other fcandalous . ftories , to have arisen from the prejudices and ...
... Bishops had been educated by him . The unneceffary severity with refpect to disci- pline which has in general been imputed to Dr. Bufby , is fuppofed , like many other fcandalous . ftories , to have arisen from the prejudices and ...
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Anecdotes of Some Distinguished Persons: Chiefly of the Present and ..., Volum 2 William Seward Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1796 |
Anecdotes of Some Distinguished Persons, Chiefly of the Present and ..., Volum 2 William Seward Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1796 |
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Side 68 - A fiery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er-informed the tenement of clay...
Side 55 - It raiseth admiration, as signifying a nimble sagacity of apprehension, a special felicity of invention, a vivacity of spirit, and reach of wit more than vulgar; it seeming to argue a rare quickness of parts, that one can fetch in remote conceits applicable; a notable skill, that he can dexterously accommodate them to the purpose before him; together with a lively briskness of humour, not apt to damp those sportful flashes of imagination.
Side 381 - ... them in a superior manner did not always preserve, when they delineated individual nature. His portraits remind the spectator of the invention of history, and the amenity of landscape.
Side 320 - Marriot, it began to rain, and he called to his servant for his cloak. The servant not bringing it immediately, he Called for it again. The servant, being embarrassed with the straps and buckles, did not...
Side 322 - In the first place, I have only five guineas in my pocket; and in the second, they are heartily at your service.
Side 381 - Sir Joshua Reynolds was, on very many accounts, one of the most memorable men of his time. He was the first Englishman who added the praise of the elegant arts to the other glories of his country. In taste, in grace, in facility, in happy invention, and in the richness and harmony of colouring, he was equal to the great masters of the renowned ages.
Side 53 - Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite tale; sometimes it playeth in words and phrases, taking advantage from the ambiguity of their...
Side 340 - Vanbrugh , and is a good example of his heavy though imposing style (*Lie heavy on him, Earth, for he Laid many a heavy load on thee"), with a Corinthian portico in the centre and two projecting wings.
Side 86 - A king is a thing men have made for their own sakes, for quietness sake : just as in a family one man is appointed to buy the meat ; if every man should buy, or if there were many buyers, they would never agree ; one would buy what the other liked not, or what the other had bought before ; so there would be a confusion.