| 1831 - 352 páginas
...successful, and even wonderful career, we must hasten to a few characteristic particulars :— • - In his personal appearance, Sir Isaac Newton was not...piercing eye, a comely and gracious aspect, with a tine head of hair as white as silver, without any baldness, and when his peruke was off was a venerable... | |
| Englishmen - 1835 - 476 páginas
...any regimen in his diet, proceeds — " He was of i middle stature, and plump in his latter years ; he had a very lively and piercing eye, a comely and gracious aspect, and a fine head of hair, as white as silver, without any baldness ; and, when his peruke was off. was... | |
| 1845 - 334 páginas
...deduced from a'" letter which he wrote in the twenty-seventh year of his age to his young friend, Francic Aston, Esq., who was about to set out on his travels....peruke was off was a venerable sight." Bishop Atterbury asserts,f on the other hand, that the lively and piercing eye did not belong to Sir Isaac during the... | |
| George Grant - 1849 - 318 páginas
...of life. In his personal appearance lie was of middle size, with a figure inclining to plump, ness. According to Mr. Conduit, " he had a very lively and...with a fine head of hair as white as silver, without aiiy baldness, and when his peruke was off was a v^aerable sight." Bishop Atterbury asserts, on th«... | |
| George Grant - 1849 - 322 páginas
...of life. In his personal appearance he was of middle size, with a figure inclining to plnmp. ness. According to Mr. Conduit, " he had a very lively and...•with a fine head of hair as white as silver, without xny baldness, and when his peruke was off was a venerable sight." Bishop Atterbury asserts, on the... | |
| George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853 - 504 páginas
...any regimen in his diet, proceeds — " He was of a middle stature, and plump in his latter years ; he had a very lively and piercing eye, a comely and gracious aspect, and a fine head of hair, as white as silver, without any baldness ; and, when his peruke was off, was... | |
| David Brewster - 1855 - 594 páginas
...size, and in the latter part of his life was inclined to be corpulent. According to Mr. Conduitt, " he had a very lively and piercing eye, a comely and...venerable sight." Bishop Atterbury asserts,* on the other 1 Conduitt's MS. * Id. 3 See this Volume, pp. 89 and 93. hand, that the lively and piercing eye did... | |
| David Brewster - 1855 - 592 páginas
...size, and in the latter part of his life was inclined to be corpulent. According to Mr. Conduitt, " he had a very lively and piercing eye, a comely and...was a venerable sight." Bishop Atterbury asserts, 4 on the other i Condullt's MS. * Id. * See this Volume, pp. 89 and 93. hand, that the lively and piercing... | |
| David Brewster - 1855 - 584 páginas
...size, and in the latter part of his life was inclined to be corpulent. According to Mr. Conduitt, " he had a very lively and piercing eye, a comely and...peruke was off was a venerable sight." Bishop Atterbury asserts,4 on the other 1 Conduits MS. 2 Id. 3 See this Volume, pp. 89 and 93. hand, that the lively... | |
| University magazine - 1855 - 776 páginas
...size, and in tbe latter part of his life was inclined to be corpulent. According to Mr. Condnitt, ' he had a very lively and piercing eye, a comely and...without any baldness, and when his peruke was off was n venerable sight.' Bishop Atterbury asserts, on the other hand, that the lively and piercing eye did... | |
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