 | 1772 - 972 pągines
...account has been given in the London Magazine, for January laft, pag. 31. " Perhaps he was the mon learned man in Europe. He was equally acquainted with the elegant and profound paits of fcience, and »oķ <Ъ{хтйси11у but thoroughly. He knew a»cry branch of hiftory, both... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1775 - 168 pągines
...to James Bifwell, Efq; •which appeared in the London Magazine for March " Perhaps he was the mod learned man in Europe. " He was equally acquainted with the elegant and " profound parts of fcience, and that not fuperficially *' but thoroughly. He knew every branch of hiftory, -*' both natural... | |
 | 1776 - 632 pągines
...to one that has appeared fomewhere by an anonymous hand. It is as follows : " Perhaps he was the mon learned man in Europe. He was equally acquainted with the elegant and profound parts of fcience, and that not fuperficially but thoroughly. He knew every branch of liiltory, both natural... | |
 | John Murray - 1777 - 94 pągines
...INSERTED IN HIS MEMOIRS OF MR. GRAY, P. 402 3, 4. Character of Mr. Gray. R. GRAY, perhaps, was the mott learned man in Europe. He was equally acquainted with the elegant and profound parts of fcience, and that not fuperficially, but thoroughly. He knew every branch of Hiflory, both natural... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 pągines
...character I am willing to adopt, as Mr. Mafon has done, from a Letter written to my friend Mr. Bofwell, by the Rev. Mr. Temple, rector of St. Gluvias in Cornwall; and am as willing as his warmeft wellwifher to believe it true. ••• "• • " Perhaps he was the mod learned man in Europe.... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 312 pągines
...willing as his warmeft weli-wifher to believe r true. " Perhaps he was the tn'oft lekrrted man irt " Europe. He was equally acquainted with " the elegant and profound parts of fcience, " and that not fuperficially but thoroughly. He "~knew every branch of hitlosry, both natura... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 422 pągines
...character I am willing to adopt, as Mr. Mafon has done, from a Letter written to my friend Mr. Bofwell, by the Rev. Mr. Temple, rector of St. Gluvias in Cornwall; and am as willing as his warmeft we'll wifher to believe it true. " Perhaps he was the moft learned man in Eu'' rope. He was... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1798 - 130 pągines
...authentic, from the fanction of Mr. Mafon, we fhall therefore tranfcribe, " Perhaps he was the moft learned man in Europe. He was equally acquainted with the elegant and profound parts of fcience, and that not fuperficially, but thoroughly. He knew every branch of hiftory, both natural... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 pągines
...said by Dr. Johnson to have been written by the Rev. Mr. Temple, rector of St. Gluvias in Cornwall*. " Perhaps he was the most learned man in Europe. He...profound parts of science, and that not superficially but thoroughly. He knew every branch of history, both natural and civil; nad read all the original historians... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pągines
...willing to adopt, as Mr. Mason has done, from a letter written to my friend Mr. Boswell by the Revd. Mr. Temple, Rector of St. Gluvias in Cornwall; and...willing as his warmest well-wisher to believe it true.' found them particularly convenient for me, as they were so near Dr. Johnson's. On Wednesday, July 20,... | |
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by the Rev. Mr. Temple, rector of St. Gluvias in Cornwall : and am as willing as his warmest well-wisher to believe it true. " Perhaps he was the most learned man in Europe. He " was equally acquainted with the elegant and profound " parts of science,... 
