 In this time, his house being within little more than ten miles of Oxford, he contracted familiarity and friendship with the most polite and accurate men of that university, who found such an immenseness of wit and such a solidity of judgment in him,...  Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review - Page 91891Full view - About this book
 | 742 pages
...thing, yet fueh *n exceflive humility, as if IK had known no'hing j that they frequently reforted, and dwelt with him, as in- a college Situated in a purer air. There were Dr. Sheldon, Dr. Mortcy, Dr. Hammond, Dr. Earles, Mr. Chilingworth, and indeed »lr met)... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1793 - 268 pages
...such an immenseness of wit, and such a solidity of judgment in him, so infinite a fancy, bound in by a most logical ratiocination ; * such a vast knowledge, that he was not ignorant in any thing ; yet such an excessive humility, as if he had known nothing; that they frequently resorted,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...in by a most logical ratiocination, such a vast knowledge, that he 1 was not ignorant in any thing, yet such an excessive humility, as if he had known...with him, as in a college situated in a purer air; so that his house was a. university in a less volume, whither they came not so much for repose as study... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...such an immenseness of wit, and such a solidity of judgment in him, so infinite a fancy, bound in by a most logical ratiocination, such a vast knowledge, that he was not ignorant in any thing, yet such an excessive humility, as if he had known nothing, that they frequently resorted... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 544 pages
...fancy, bound in by most exact reasoning, such a vast knowledge, that he was not ignorant in any thing, yet such an excessive humility, as if he had known...with him, as in a college situated in a purer air; so that his house was a university in a less volume, whither they came, not so much for repose, as... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 546 pages
...fancy, bound in by most exact reasoning, such a vast knowledge, that he was not ignorant in any thing, yet such an excessive humility, as if he had known...with him, as in a college situated in a purer air; so that his house was a university in a less volume, whither they came, not so much for repose, as... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 524 pages
...such an immenseness of wit, and such a solidity of judgement in him, so infinite a fancy bound in by a most logical ratiocination, such a vast knowledge, that he was not ignorant in any thing, yet such an excessive humility as if he had known nothing, that they frequently resorted... | |
 | John Macdiarmid - 1820 - 468 pages
...in by a most logical ratiocination ; such a vast knowledge, that he was not ignorant in any thing ; yet such an excessive humility, as if he had known...with him, as in a college situated in a purer air ; so that his house was a university in a less volume, whither they came not so much for repose as... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...such an immenseness of wit, and such a solidity of judgment in him, so infinite a fancy, bound in by a most logical ratiocination, such a vast knowledge, that he was not ignorant in any thing, yet such an excessive humility, as if he had known nothing, that they frequently resorted... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1826 - 662 pages
...ratiocination, such a vast knowledge, that he BOOK was not ignorant in any thing, yet such an exces-____ sive humility, as if he had known nothing, that they frequently...with him, as in a college situated in a purer air ; so that his house was a university in a less volume ; whither they came not so much for repose as... | |
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