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" To sum up all in a few words, this great prelate had the good humour of a gentleman, the eloquence of an orator, the fancy of a poet, the acuteness of a schoolman, the profoundness of a philosopher, the wisdom of a counsellor, the sagacity of a prophet,... "
Sacred Prolusions, Or Select Pieces from Bishop Taylor and Mr. Herbert - Page 8
by Jeremy Taylor, John Wheeldon - 1768 - 133 pages
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A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an ..., Volume 11

Biography - 1762 - 560 pages
...than fober unaffected piety will permit. Dr. Ruft concludes his character with obferving, that " he had the good humour of a gentleman, " the eloquence of an orator, the fancy of a poet, the acute" nefs of a fchoolman, the profoundnefs of a philofopher, " the wifdom of a chancellor, the fagacity...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 28

Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1763 - 630 pages
...fbliowir.ir chararter given of him by his fucceflbr, Bifhop Ruft. *' This gre-«t PreKite, fays he, had the good humour of a Gentleman, the eloquence of an Orator, the f mcy of a Poet, the acutenefs of a Schoolman, the profoundnefs of a i'hilofopher, the wifdom of a...
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A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and ...

Biography - 1784 - 778 pages
...than fober unaSreSed piety will permit. Dr. Ruft concludes his charaSer with obierving, that, " he had the good humour '• of a gentleman, the eloquence of an orator, the fancy " of i poet, the acutenefs of a fchoolman, the profound'• nefs of a philofopher, the wifUom of a chancellor,...
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The Analytical Review, Or History of Literature, Domestic and ..., Volume 17

1794 - 574 pages
...due bounds and mcafures.' p. 26. — ' To fum up ull in a few words — This great prelate had tV.e good humour of a gentleman, the eloquence of an orator, the fancy of a pcet, the acutenefs of a fchoolman, the profoundnefs of a philofoplier, the wifi'.om of a couofellor,...
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The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations ..., Volume 25

John Britton - Architecture - 1815 - 1086 pages
...school. His successor in the see of Downe and Connor, Dr. Rust, sums up his character in these words : " This great prelate^ had the good humour of a gentleman,...the eloquence of an orator, the fancy of a poet, the acuteness of a schoolman, the profoundness of a philosopher, the wisdom of a chancellor, the sagacity...
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The sequel to the Sketch of the denominations of the Christian world ...

John Evans - 1801 - 266 pages
...charadter of Bifhop Taylor, by Dr. Ruft, who preached his funeral fermon : " He had the good-humour of a gentleman, the " eloquence of an orator, the fancy of a poet, the acutenefs " of a fchoolman, the profoundnefs of a philofopher, the " wifdom of a chancellor, the fagscity of a prophet,...
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The Oxford review; or, Literary censor, Volume 1

734 pages
...times. " To sum up all," in the animated language of Dr. Rust, " ttyis great prelate had the honour of a gentleman, the eloquence of an orator, the fancy of a poet, the acute-, ness of a schoolmaster, the profoundness of a philosopher, the wisdom of a chancellor, the...
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The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review, Volume 4

David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1807 - 786 pages
...times. " To sum up. all," in the animated language of Dr. Rust, " this great prelate had the honour of a gentleman, the eloquence of an orator, the fancy of a poet, the acuteness of a schoolmaster, the profoundness of a philosopher, the wisdom of a chancellor, the sagacity...
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The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical ..., Volume 29

Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1816 - 532 pages
...of natural enthusiasm. Dr. Rust concludes his character with observing, that "he had the goodhumour of a gentleman, the eloquence of an orator, the fancy of a poet, the aeuteness of a schoolman, the profoundness of a philosopher, the wisdom of a chancellor, the sagacity...
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The Rhode-Island Literary Repository, Volume 1

Literature - 1814 - 680 pages
...easy of access, even to the importunities of the meanest of persons. To sum up all in H few words, this great prelate had the good humour of a gentleman*...the eloquence of an orator, the fancy of a poet, the activity of a schoolman, the profoundness of a philosopher, the wisdom of a eounsellor, the sagacity...
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