 GENIUS of the place. It is a sort of inspiring deity, which every youth of quick sensibility and ingenious disposition creates to himself, by reflecting, that he is placed under those venerable walls, where a HOOKER and a HAMMOND, a BACON and a NEWTON,...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 131by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820Full view - About this book
 | 1761 - 308 pages
...CON and a NEWTON, once purfued the fame courfe of fcjence, and from whence they foared to the moft elevated heights, of Literary Fame. This is that incitement, which, Tully, according to his own teftimony, experienced at Athens, when he contemplated the porticos where Socrates fate, and the Laurel-Groves... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 432 pages
...a NEWToN, once purfued the fame courfe of fcience, and from whence they foared to the moft devated heights of literary fame. This is that incitement which Tully, according to his own teftimony, experienced at Athens, when he contemplated the porticos where Socrates fat, and the laurel-groves... | |
 | 1803 - 196 pages
...himself by reflecting that he is placed under those venerable walls, where a Hooker and a Hammond, a Bacon and a Newton, once pursued the same course...heights of literary fame. This is that incitement which TulIv, according to his own testimony experienced at Athens, when he contemplated the porticoes where... | |
 | Gilbert Wakefield - 1804 - 590 pages
...himself, by reflecting that he is placed under those venerable walls, where a HOOKER and a HAMMOND, a BACON and a NEWTON, once pursued the same course...contemplated the porticos where Socrates sat, and the laurel groves where Plato disputed.' Idler, N0 33. — It appears that this paper was written by Mr.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 410 pages
...by reflecting, that he is placed under those venerable walls, where a HOOKER and a HAMMOND, a BACOX and a NEWTON, once pursued the same course of science,...contemplated the 'porticos where Socrates sat, and the laurel -groves where Plato disputed. But there are other circumstances, and of the highest importance,... | |
 | 1808 - 212 pages
...himself, hy reflecting, that he is placed under those venerahle walls, where a Hooker and a Hammond, a Bacon and a Newton, once pursued the same course...testimony, experienced at Athens, when he contemplated the porticoes where Socrates sat, and the laurel-grove where Plato disputed f." Indeid so highly conducive... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...himself, by reflecting, that he is placed under those venerable walls, where a HOOKER and a HAMMOND, a BACON and a NEWTON, once pursued the same course...heights of literary fame. This is that incitement which Tally, according to his own testimony, experienced at Athens, when he contemplated the porticos where... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 690 pages
...himself, by reflecting, that he is placed under those venerable walls, where a Hooker and a Hammond, a Bacon and a Newton, once pursued the same course...laurel-groves where Plato disputed. But there are ether circumstances, and of the highest importance, which render our colleges superior to ail other... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 378 pages
...himself, by reflecting, that he is placed under those venerable walls, where a Hooker and a Hammond, a Bacon and a Newton, once pursued the same course...heights of literary fame. This is that incitement whichTully, according tohisown testimony,experienced at Athens, when he contemplated the porticos where... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 488 pages
...himself, by reflecting, that he is placed under those venerable walls, where a HOOKER and a HAMMOND, a BACON and a NEWTON, once pursued the same course...where Socrates sat, and the laurel-groves where Plato disputed0. But there are other circumstances, and of the highest importance, which render our colleges... | |
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