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
| Charles Whibley - 1903 - 282 strani
...speaking of Hertford that he was a man of great comprehension; not only versed in the sciences, but able to animate his mass of knowledge by a bright and active imagination." portrait, in brief, has neither the force nor the rascality which distinguish Mr Nicholas Rigby, the... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1904 - 552 strani
...I am, my dear friend, your most faithful friend and humble servant.'" " Arbuthnot," Johnson says, " 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... | |
| Charles Townsend Copeland, Frank Wilson Cheney Hersey - 1909 - 694 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...retained and discovered a noble ardour of religious zeal. In this poem Pope seems to reckon with the publick. He vindicates himself from censures; and with dignity,... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1911 - 328 strani
...than I am, my dear friend, your most faithful friend and humble servant.' " "Aibuthnot," Johnson says, "was a man of great comprehension, skilful in his...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... | |
| Barrett Harper Clark - 1928 - 1452 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... | |
| Francis Fisher Browne - 1892 - 444 strani
...excellent physician, a man of deep learning, and a man of much humor"; "a scholar with great brilliance of wit ; a wit who in the crowd of life retained and discovered a noble ardor of religious zeal." In our own day still the note of admiration is caught up. and Thackeray declares... | |
| 1923 - 208 strani
...Arbuthnot's, exhibit him at his best. In parts the ridicule of pedantry is admirable. Dr. Johnstone says, " Arbuthnot was a man of great comprehension, skilful...literature, and able to animate his mass of knowledge by an active and bright imagination ; a scholar with great brilliancy of wit; a wit, who, in the crowd... | |
| Frank Brady, William Wimsatt - 1978 - 655 strani
...amiable for his life, and venerable for his piety. Arbuthnot was a man of great comprehension, skillful in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted...the crowd of life, retained and discovered a noble ardor of religious zeal. In this poem Pope seems to reckon with the public. He vindicates himself from... | |
| Marian Van Til - 2007 - 372 strani
...France, March 15,1 734, quoted in the Grove Dictionary of Music, 1" ed., Deutsch, p. 387). fession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ancient literature,...retained and discovered a noble ardour of religious zeal. It would be easy to understand Handel mourning the loss of such a man and such a friend. Just having... | |
| Marian Van Til - 2007 - 372 strani
...France, March 15,1 734, quoted in the Grove Dictionary of Music, 1" ed., Deutsch, p. 387). fession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ancient literature,...retained and discovered a noble ardour of religious zeal. It would be easy to understand Handel mourning the loss of such a man and such a friend. Just having... | |
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