| Charles Gildon - 1718 - 394 páginas
...Writings behind them, and publifh'd in ours, or any other modern Language. A Perfon born capable, not on4y of forming the greateft Ideas, but of leaving the...equal to the Excellence of his Wit and his Virtues. Allowing the juft Encomium he gives Sir Pbilif, I muft diffent from him in his Opinion of the Caufe... | |
| William Temple - 1731 - 506 páginas
...greateft Poet and the nobleft Genius of any that have left Writings behind them, and publiihed in ours or any other modern Language ; a Perfon born capable...Life had been equal to the Excellence of his Wit and Virtues. With him I leave the Difcourfè of ancient Poetry, and to difcover the Decays of this Empire,... | |
| William Temple - 1757 - 564 páginas
...greateft poet and the nobleft genius of any that have left writings behind them, and publifhed in ours or any other modern language ; a perfon born capable...life had been equal to the excellence of his wit and virtues. With him I leave the difcourfe of ancient poetry ; and, to difcover the decays of this empire,... | |
| William Temple - 1814 - 588 páginas
...language ; a person born capable not only of forming the greatest ideas, but of leaving the noblest examples, if the length of his life had been equal to the excellence of his wit and virtues. With him I leave the discourse of ancient poetry; and to discover the decays of this empire,... | |
| Sir William Temple - 1821 - 390 páginas
...language ; a person born capable, not only of forming the greatest ideas, but of leaving the noblest examples, if the length of his life had been equal to the excellence of his wit and virtues. With him I leave the discourse of ancient poetry; and to discover the decays of this empire,... | |
| 1830 - 540 páginas
...language—a person born capable not only of forming lk c greatest idea, but leaving the noblest example, if the length of his life had been equal to the excellence of his wit and b« virtues." It is, on the other hand, quite amusing to contrast with the* high-flown panegyrics,... | |
| 1830 - 550 páginas
...capable not only of forming the greatest idea, but leaving the noblest example, if the length of bis life had been equal to the excellence of his wit and his virtues." It is, on the other hand, quite amusing to contrast with these high-flown panegyrics, the dogmatical... | |
| David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 354 páginas
...language ; a person born capable, not only of forming the greatest ideas, but of leaving the noblest examples, if the length of his life had been equal to the excellence of his wit and virtues." the best advantage. The following description of the Temple of Diana, is a picture as highly... | |
| David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 714 páginas
...language ; a person born capable, not only of forming the greatest ideas, but of leaving the noblest examples, if the length of his life had been equal to the excellence of his wit and virtues." the best advantage. The following description of the Temple of Diana, is a picture as highly... | |
| 1840 - 274 páginas
...a person bora capable, he says, not only of forming the greatest ideas, but of leaving the noblest examples, if the length of his life had been equal to the excellence of his wit and virtues. How beautiful and how varied are the forms of praise and thanksgiving in the Book of Psalms... | |
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