Walton's Lives of Dr. John Donne: Sir Henry Wotton, Mr. Richard Hooker, Mr. George Herbert, and Dr. Robert SandersonH. Washbourne, 1857 - 456 páginas |
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... able men urging him , even at the close of his life , to complete the Memoir of Bishop Sanderson . Such a degree of confidence , from such men , deserves especial note . It may be objected , that Walton's well known preferences for High ...
... able men urging him , even at the close of his life , to complete the Memoir of Bishop Sanderson . Such a degree of confidence , from such men , deserves especial note . It may be objected , that Walton's well known preferences for High ...
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... The good sense of Walton operated in another way , to make him acceptable to educated men . He was able to appreciate the talents of others , who were far above him in intellectual power . There is a common - sense MR . IZAAK WALTON . XV.
... The good sense of Walton operated in another way , to make him acceptable to educated men . He was able to appreciate the talents of others , who were far above him in intellectual power . There is a common - sense MR . IZAAK WALTON . XV.
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... work , " The Religion of Protestants , " into the grave of its writer . In this age , when wrangling was the peculiar study of the most able theologians , we should expect to find in Walton b 2 MR . IZAAK WALTON . xxi.
... work , " The Religion of Protestants , " into the grave of its writer . In this age , when wrangling was the peculiar study of the most able theologians , we should expect to find in Walton b 2 MR . IZAAK WALTON . xxi.
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... able theologians , we should expect to find in Walton , whose friendships lay especially among divines , a very strong display of the polemical spirit . But from this all his habits were utterly alien ; he invariably shrinks from the ...
... able theologians , we should expect to find in Walton , whose friendships lay especially among divines , a very strong display of the polemical spirit . But from this all his habits were utterly alien ; he invariably shrinks from the ...
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... able to trace more clearly the course of his life , and the character of his friendships . The most chronologically complete Life of the old angler is certainly that by Sir Harris Nicolas , and the writer of this memoir must express his ...
... able to trace more clearly the course of his life , and the character of his friendships . The most chronologically complete Life of the old angler is certainly that by Sir Harris Nicolas , and the writer of this memoir must express his ...
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Archbishop Archbishop of Canterbury became behaviour betwixt Bishop Bishop of Lincoln Bishop of Winchester blessed born Cambridge Canterbury cause Chaplain Christ Christian Church Clergy College conscience Corpus Christi College Dean dear death declare desire died discourse Divinity Donne Donne's Earl Ecclesiastical Polity Elizabeth employment endeavours England Eton College excellent faith father favour friendship gave George Herbert give God's grace happy hath holy honour humble humility Izaak Walton John JOHN DONNE John Jewel John Whitgift King James King's late learned letter lived London Lord Majesty Master meek mercy Mother never occasion Oxford Parliament piety praise pray prayers preach present printed Queen quiet Reader reason Richard Hooker sacred Salisbury Sanderson sent Sermons shew Sir Henry Wotton sorrow soul spirit testimony thee things thou thought tion Travers unto virtue wife writ
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Página 137 - You violets that first appear. By your pure purple mantles known Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own ; What are you when the rose is blown? So, when my mistress shall be seen In form and beauty of her mind, By virtue first, then choice, a Queen, Tell me, if she were not designed Th' eclipse and glory of her kind.
Página 341 - The Sundays of man's life, Threaded together on time's string, Make bracelets to adorn the wife Of the eternal glorious King. On Sunday heaven's gate stands ope ; Blessings are plentiful and rife — More plentiful than hope.
Página 59 - Wilt thou forgive that sin where I begun, Which was my sin, though it were done before? Wilt thou forgive that sin through which I run, And do run still, though still I do deplore? When thou hast done, thou hast not done, For I have more.
Página 192 - ... not an open enemy, that hath done me this dishonour : for then I could have borne it.
Página 132 - An Ambassador is an honest man, sent to lie abroad for the good of his country.
Página 146 - To another, whose earnestness exceeded his knowledge, and was still railing against the papists, he gave this advice: "Pray, sir, forbear till you have studied the points " better; for the wise Italians have this proverb: He that " understands amiss concludes worse. And take heed of " thinking, the farther you go from the church of Rome,
Página 288 - I women's eyes for crystal take? Such poor invention burns in their low mind Whose fire is wild, and doth not upward go To praise, and on thee, Lord, some ink bestow. Open the bones, and you shall nothing find In the best face but filth; when, Lord, in Thee The beauty lies in the discovery. GH...
Página 295 - These seals he gave or sent to most of those friends on which he put a value ; and at Mr. Herbert's death these verses were found wrapt up with that seal which was by the Doctor given to him : " When my dear friend could write no more, He gave this seal, and so gave o'er. " When winds and waves rise highest, I am sure ; This anchor keeps my faith, that me secure.
Página 314 - To my successor. If thou chance for to find A new house to thy mind, And built without thy cost: Be good to the poor, As God gives thee store, And then my labour's not lost.
Página 59 - When thou hast done, thou has not done, For I have more. Wilt thou forgive that sin which I have won Others to sin, and made my sin their door? Wilt thou forgive that sin which I did shun A year or two, but wallowed in a score? *° When thou hast done, thou hast not done, For I have more.