| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 328 pages
...learning preferved his principles ; he grew firft regular, and then pious. His ftudies had been fo various, that I am not able to name a man of equal...books was great; and what he did not immediately know, he could at leaft tell where to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and fuch his copioufnefs... | |
| samuel johnson - 1779 - 342 pages
...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...was great; 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... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 pages
...learning preferved his principles ; he grew firft regular> and then pious. His ftudies had been fo various, that I am not able to name a man of equal...was great ; and what he did not immediately know, he could at leaft tell where to find. Such was his ami plitude of learning, and fuch his copioufnefs... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...his learning preferved his principles; he grew firft regular, and then pious. His ftudies had been fo various, that I am not able to name a man of equal...books was great; and what he did not immediately know he could at leaft tell where to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and fuch his copioufnofs... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...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... | |
| Sir John Hawkins - 1787 - 634 pages
...learning preferved * his principles ; he grew firft regular, and then ' pious. * His ftudies had been fo various, that I 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... | |
| James Boswell - 1791 - 556 pages
...learning preferved his principles; he grew firft regular, and then pious. " His ftudies had been fo various, that I am not able to name a man of equal...books was great, and what he did not immediately know, he could, at leaft, tell where to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and fuch his copioufnefs... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...his learning preferved his principles; he grew firft regular, and then pious. His ftudies had been fo various, that I am not able to name a man of equal...books was great; and what he did not immediately know he could at leaft tell where to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and fuch his copioufnefs... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...learning preferved his principles ; he grew firft regular, and then pious. His ftudies had been fo various, that I am not able to name a man of equal...was great ; and what he did not immediately know, he could at leaft tell where to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and fuch his copioufnefs... | |
| 1795 - 488 pages
...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... | |
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