| James Boswell - 1791 - 556 pages
...excellent phyfician, a man of deep learning, and a man of much humour. Mr. Addifon was, to be fure, a great man ; his learning was not profound; but his...morality, his humour, and his elegance of writing, fet him very high." Mr. Ogilvie was unlucky enough-to choofe for the topick of his converfation the... | |
| James Boswell - 1791 - 554 pages
...Arbuthnot the firft man among them. He was the moft univerfal genius, being an excellent phyfician, a man of deep learning, and a man of much humour. Mr. Addifon was, to be fure, a great man ; his learning was not profound ; but his morality, his humour,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1798 - 464 pages
...Arbuthnot the firfl man among them. He was the moft univerfal genius, being an excellent phyfician, a man of deep learning, and a man of much humour. Mr. Addifon was, to be lure, a- great man ; his learning was not profound, but his morality, his humour,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 pages
...eminent writers in Queen Anne's reign, he observed, " I think Dr. Arbuthnot the first man among them. He was the most universal genius, being an excellent...humour, and his elegance of writing, set him very high." He enlarged very convincingly upon the excellence of rhyme over blank verse in English poetry. Mr.... | |
| James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...think Dr. Arbuthnot the fir: * man among theiu. He was the most universal genins, being an exceli 'it physician, a man of deep learning, and a man of much humour. Mr. Addision was, to be sure, a great man ; his learning was not profound ; but his morality, his humour,... | |
| John Selden - 1818 - 678 pages
...eminent writers in Queen Anne's reign, he observed, " I think Dr. Arbuthnot the first man among them. He was the most universal genius, being an excellent...humour, and his elegance of writing, set him very high." He enlarged very convincingly upon the excellence of rhyme over blank verse in English poetry. Mr.... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 382 pages
...eminent writers in queen Anne's reign, he observed, " I think Dr. Arbuthnot the first man among them : he was the most universal genius ; being an excellent...humour, and his elegance of writing, set him very high." " Addison wrote Budgell's papers fn the Spectator, at least mended them so much, that he made them... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 384 pages
...he observed, " I think Dr. Arbuthnot the first man among them : he was the most universal genins ; being an excellent physician, a man of deep learning,...humour, and his elegance of writing, set him very high." " Addison wrote Budgell's papers in the Spectator, at least mended them so much, that he made them... | |
| 1821 - 372 pages
...eminent writers in queen Anne's reign, he observed, " I think Dr. Arbuthnot the first man among them : he was the most universal genius ; being an excellent...and his elegance of writing, set him very high.'" " Addison wrote Budgell's papers in the Spectator, at least mended them so much, that he made them... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...eminent writers in Queen Anne's reign, he observed, " I think Dr. Arbuthnot the first man among them. He was the most universal genius, being an excellent...much humour. Mr. Addison was, to be sure, a great man ; Tiis learning was not profound ; but his morality, his humour, and his elegance of writing, set him... | |
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