| James Boswell - 1799 - 640 strani
...Hebrides, Aug. 21, 1773. * ' Arbuthnot was a man of great comprehension, skilful in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ancient literature,...mass of knowledge by a bright and active imagination ; a scholar with great brilliancy of wit ; a wit, who in the crowd of life retained and discovered... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 strani
...Hebrides, Aug. 21, 1773. ' ' Arbuthnot was a man of great comprehension, skilful in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ancient literature,...mass of knowledge by a bright and active imagination ; a scholar with great brilliancy of wit ; a wit, who in the crowd of life retained and discovered... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 strani
...for his piety. Arbuthnot was a man of great comprehension, skilful in his profession, rersed'in ihe sciences, acquainted with ancient literature, and...mass of knowledge by a bright and active imagination ja scholar »itli great brilliance of wit ; a wit, who, in the crowd of life, retained and discovered... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 716 strani
...and venerable for his piety. Arbuthnot was a man of great comprehension, skilful in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ancient literature,...mass of knowledge by a bright and active imagination; a scholar with great brilliance of wit ; a wit, who, in the crowd ot life, retained and discovered... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 494 strani
...and venerable for his piety. Arbuthnot was a man of great comprehension, skilful in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ancient literature,...mass of knowledge by a bright and active imagination ; a scholar with great brilliance of wit ; a wit, who, in the crowd of life, retained and discovered... | |
| David Irving - 1810 - 468 strani
...masterly hand of Dr Johnson: " Arbuthnot was a man of great comprehension, skilful in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ancient literature, and able to animate his mass of knowledge by a-bright and active imagination; a scholar with great brilliancy of wit; a wit who, in the crowd of... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 strani
...of great comprehension, skilful in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with antient literature, and able to animate his mass of knowledge by a bright and active imagination ; a scholar with great brilliance of wit ; a wit, who, in the crowd of life, retained and discovered... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 strani
...of great comprehension, skilful in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with antient literature, and able to animate his mass of knowledge by a bright and active imagination ; a scholar with great brilliance of wit ; a wit, who, in the crowd of life, retained and discovered... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 strani
...of great comprehension, skilful in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ar.cirnt literature, and able to animate his mass of knowledge by a bright and active imagination; a scholar with great brilliance of wit; a wii, who, in the crowd of life, retained and discovered a... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 strani
...and venerable for his piety. Arbuthnot was a man of great comprehension, skilful in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ancient literature,...mass of knowledge by a bright and active imagination ; a scholar with great brilliance of wit ; a wit, who, in the crowd of life, retained and discovered... | |
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