 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 ;...  Boswell's Life of Johnson: Life (v.l, 1709-1765 - Stran 425avtor: James Boswell - 1887Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 strani
...by Arbuthnot; a man estimable for his learning, amiable for his life, and venerable for his piety. Arbuthnot was a man of great comprehension, skilful...bright and active imagination; a scholar with great brilliance of wit; a wit, who, in the crowd ot life, retained and discovered a noble ardour of religious... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 418 strani
...animate his mafs of knowledge by a bright and active imagination ; a fcholar with great brilliance of wit; a wit, who, in the crowd of life, retained and difcovered a noble ardour of religious zeal. In this poem Pope feems to reckon with the publick. He... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 494 strani
...by Arbuthnot; a man estimable for his learning, amiable for his life, and venerable for his piety. Arbuthnot was a man of great comprehension, skilful...bright and active imagination ; a scholar with great brilliance of wit; a wit, who, in the crowd of life, retained and discovered a noble ardour of religious... | |
 | David Irving - 1810 - 468 strani
...candidate for literary distinction. His character is thus sketched by the masterly hand of Dr Johnson: " Arbuthnot was a man of great comprehension, skilful...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 - 1811 - 366 strani
...by Arbuthnot; a man estimable fop his learning, amiable for his life, and venerable for his piety. Arbuthnot was a man of great comprehension, skilful...bright and active imagination; a scholar with great brilliance of wit; a wit, who, in the crowd of life, retained and discovered a noble ardour of religious... | |
 | 1812 - 538 strani
...of life, in acts of humanity and benevolence. " Arbuthnot," says Dr. Johnson in his life of Pope, " was a man of great comprehension, skilful in his profession,...bright and active imagination ; a scholar with great brilliance of wit; a wit, who, in the crowd of life, retained and discovered a noble ardour of religious... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 strani
...Pope's favourite amusement; for he has carried it farther than any former poet. Arbuthnot was a roan of great comprehension, skilful in his profession,...acquainted with ancient literature, and able to animate hi& mass of knowledge by a bright and active imagination 5 a The Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot, which seems... | |
 | Elizabeth Frank - 1814 - 400 strani
...terms. "Arbutbhdt was estimable for his learning, arhiable for his life, and venerable fbr his piety. He was a man of great comprehension, skilful in his profession,...bright and active imagination : a scholar with great brilliance of wit; a wit, who, in the crowd of life, retained and discovered a noble ardour of religious... | |
 | 1816 - 358 strani
...terms. " Arbuthnot was estimable for his learning, amiable for his life, and venerable for his piety. He was a man of great comprehension, skilful in his profession,...bright and active imagination: a scholar with great brilliance of wit: a wit, who, in the crowd of life, retained and discovered a noble ardour of religious... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 410 strani
...by Arbuthnot; a man estimable for his learning, amiable for his life, and venerable for his piety. Arbuthnot was a man of great comprehension, skilful...profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with antient literature, and able to animate his mass of knowledge by a bright and active imagination ja... | |
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