 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...records treasure for his use.' The Rambler, No. 122. • See Boswell's Hebrides, Aug. 21, 1773. ' ' Arbuthnot was a man of great comprehension, skilful...bright and active imagination ; a scholar with great brilliancy of wit ; a wit, who in the crowd of life retained and discovered a noble ardour of religious... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...or records treasure for his use.' The Rambler, No122. 1 See Boswell's Hebrides, Aug. 21, 1773. * ' Arbuthnot was a man of great comprehension, skilful...bright and active imagination ; a scholar with great brilliancy of wit ; a wit, who in the crowd of life retained and discovered a noble ardour of religious... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 340 pages
...literature, and able to animate his mafs of knowledge by a bright md E 3 1 a6live imagination ; a fcholar with great brilliance of wit ; a wit, who, in the...noble ardour of religious zeal. In this poem Pope feems to reckon with the publick. He vindicates himfelf from cenfures ; and with dignity Mther than... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...or pleasure should have been missed by Arbuthnot; a man estimable for his learning, amiable for his life, and venerable for his piety. Arbuthnot was a...great brilliance of wit ; a wit, who, in the crowd ot life, retained and discovered a noble ardour of religious zeal. .In this poem Pope seems to reckon... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 464 pages
...or pleasure should have been missed by Arbuthnot ; a man estimable for his learning, amiable for his life, and venerable for his piety. Arbuthnot was a...religious zeal. In this poem Pope seems to reckon with the public. He vindicates himself from censures ; and with dignity, rather than arrogance, enforces his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...been i, r . ; i by Arbutl^not ; a man estimable for hi* learning, amiable for his life, and veuerahlc for his piety. Arbuthnot was a man of great comprehension,...retained and discovered a noble ardour of religious teal. In this poem Pope seems to reckon with the public. He vindicates himself from censures ; and... | |
 | David Irving - English poetry - 1810 - 468 pages
...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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...or pleasure should have been missed by Arbuthnot ; a man estimable for his learning, amiable for his life, and venerable for his piety. Arbuthnot was a...profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ar.cirnt literature, and able to animate his mass of knowledge by a bright and active imagination;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pages
...or pleasure should have been missed by Arbuthnot; a man estimable for his learning, amiable for his life, and venerable for his piety, Arbuthnot was a...profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with antient literature, and able to animate his mass of knowledge by a bright and active imagination ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 pages
...or pleasure should have been missed by Arbuthnot ; a man estimable fop his learning, amiable for his life, and venerable for his piety. Arbuthnot was a...zeal. ; In this poem Pope seems to reckon with the public^ He vindicates himself from censures ; and with dignity, rather than arrogance, enforces h,is... | |
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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 brilliance of wit, a... 
