| samuel johnson - 1779 - 342 pàgines
...principks^jh^.gr.W^ regujar, .^nd then pfcu^^ T : orij " \' * t*i X His ftudies Had beeri fo-various, that lam not able to name a man of equal knowledge.. His acquaintance...and" what he did not immediately know, he could at leal! tell where to find. Such Was 'his amplitude of learning, and fuch his copioufnefs of communication,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 pàgines
...opinion did not keep us apart. I honoured him, and he endured me-. He had mingled with the gay worldi without exemption from its vices or its follies* but...he could at leaft tell where to find. Such was his ami plitude of learning, and fuch his copioufnefs of communication, that it may be doubted whether... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 476 pàgines
...neglefted the cultivation of his mind ; his belief of Revelation was unfhaken j his learning preferred his principles ; he grew firft regular, and then pious....and what he did not immediately know, he could at leafi tell where to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and fuch his copioufnefs of communication,... | |
| Sir John Hawkins - 1787 - 634 pàgines
...mingled with the gay world, without ' exemption from its vices or its follies, but had ne' ver negleccted the cultivation of his mind ; his belief ' of revelation...am not able * to name a man of equal knowledge. His acquain' tanee with books was great, and what he did not f immediately know, he could at leaft tell... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pàgines
...preferred his principles; he grew fiift regular,, and then pious. His ftudies had been fo various, that 1 am. not able to name a man of equal knowledge. His...acquaintance with books was great; and what he did oat immediately know he could at leaft tell where to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and... | |
| John Hawkins - 1787 - 632 pàgines
...ftudies had been fo various, that I am not able f to name a man of equal knowledge. His acquain' tance with books was great, and what he did not * immediately know, he could at leaft tell where to f find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and fuch f his copioufnefs of communication, that it may... | |
| John Hawkins - 1787 - 636 pàgines
...Hisftudies had been foval-ions, that I am not able « to namea man of equal knowledge. Hisacquaint* ance with books was great, and what he did not * immediately know, he could at leaft tell where to r find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and fuch ' his copioufnefs of comnuinication, that it may... | |
| John Hawkins - 1787 - 652 pàgines
...learning preferved ' his principles ; he grew firft regular, and then * pious. * His ftudies had been Co various, that I am not able * to name a man of equal knowledge. His acquain' tance with books was great, and what he did not * immediately know., he could at leaft tell... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1794 - 450 pàgines
...-vices, or its follies, but had never neglected the cultivation of his mind ; his belief of Revelar tion was unfhaken ; his learning preferved his principles...immediately know he could at leaft tell where to find. 8uch was his amplitude of learning, and *... . .. ,(uch fuch His copioufnefs of communication, that... | |
| 1795 - 488 pàgines
...j of this he never was fparing to communicate. I may juftly fay in the language of Dr Joliufon, : " His acquaintance with books was great, and what he did not immediately know, he could at lead tell where to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and fuch his copioufnefs of communication,... | |
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