 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1793 - 268 pages
...excessive humility, as if he had known nothing; that they frequently resorted, and dwelt with him, as in a college situated in a purer air ; so that...volume, whither they came not so much for repose as study, and * Although a perfect resemblance of Dr. Johnson is not to be found in any age, parts of... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...an excessive humility, as if he had known nothing, that they frequently resorted and dwelt with him, as in a college situated in a purer air; so that his...volume, whither they came not so much for repose as study ; and to examine and refine those grosser propositions, which laziness and consent made current... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pages
...an excessive humility, as if he had known nothing, that they frequently resorted and dwelt with him, as in a college situated in a purer air; so that his...volume, whither they came not so much for repose as study ; and to examine and refine those grosser propositions, which laziness and consent made current... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...air; so that his house was a university in a less volume, whither they came not so much for repose as study ; and to examine and refine those grosser propositions, which laziness and consent made current in vulgar conversation. Many attempts were made upon him by the instigation of his mother,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...men, so that his house was an University in less volume, whither they came, not so much for repose as study, and to examine and refine those grosser propositions, which laziness and consent made current in conversation." Bayle's account of Menage may also be quoted as exceedingly applicable... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pages
...men, so that his house was an University in less volume, whither they came, not so much for repose as study, and to examine and refine those grosser propositions, which laziness and consent made current in conversation." Bayle's account of Menage may also be quoted as exceedingly applicable... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1813 - 822 pages
...of the degree of learning necessary to the complete gentleman. His mansion was fortunately not fiir distant from one of the great marts of erudition,...made, at the instigation of his mother, a woman of a haughty temper and bigotted principles, to reconcile him to the church of Rome. He, however, remained... | |
 | 1813 - 536 pages
...excessive humility, as if he had known nothing, that they frequently resorted, and dwelt with him, as in a college situated in a purer air; so that his...volume, whither they came, not so much for repose, as study; and to examine and refute those grosser propositions which laziness and consent made current... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 546 pages
...excessive humility, as if he had known nothing, that they frequently resorted, and dwelt with him, as in a college situated in a purer air; so that his...volume, whither they came, not so much for repose, as study; and to examine and refute those grosser propositions which laziness and consent made current... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 524 pages
...an excessive humility as if he had known nothing, that they frequently resorted and dwelt with him, as in a college situated in a purer air, so that his...volume, whither they came not so much for repose, as study ; and to examine and refine those grosser propositions, which laziness and consent made current... | |
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... college situated in a purer air ; so that his house was a university in a less volume ; whither they came not so much for repose as study ; and to examine and refine those grosser propositions, which laziness and consent made current in vulgar conversation. 
