 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 600 pages
...infcription by dr. Sprat. When king Charles II. heard of his death, he was pleated Ibid. to fay, " that mr. Cowley had not left a better man behind " him in England." Befides mr. Cowley's works already mentioned, we have of his, A propofition for the advancement of... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1777 - 266 pages
...plcafed to beftowon him the beft epitaph, when, upon the news of his death, his Majefty declared [e\. That Mr. COWLEY had not left a better man behind him in England. THIS, Sir, is the account that I thought fit to prefent the world concerning him. Perhaps it may be... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 658 pages
...pleafed to beftow on him the beft epitaph, when, upon the news of hisdtath, his Majefty deelared, " That Mr. Cowley had not " left a better man behind him in England." Thi«, Sir, is the aeeount that I thought fit to prefent the woild eoneerning him. Perhaps it may be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 pages
...of Lon .Ion. He was buried with great pomp near Chaucer and Spenfer ; and king Charles pronounced, " That Mr. Cowley had not left a ** better man behind him in England." He is reprefented by Dr. Sprat as the moft amiable of mankind ; and this pofthumous praife may be fafely... | |
 | 1795 - 420 pages
...with a Latin infcription by Dr. Sprat. When Charles II. heard of his death, he was pleafed to fay, " that Mr. Cowley had not left a better man behind him in . England." Befides his works atready mentioned, we have of his, " A Propofition for the Advancement of experimental... | |
 | 1795 - 420 pages
...with a Latin infcription by Dr. Sprat. When Charles II. heard of his death, he was pleafed to fay, " that Mr. Cowley had not left a better man behind him in . England." Befides his works atready mentioned, we have of his, " A Propofition for the Advancement of experimental... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...of his age. He was buried with great pomp near Chaucer and Spenfer ; and king Charles pronounced, " That Mr. Cowley had not left a better " man behind him in England." He is reprefented by Dr. Sprat as the moft amiable of mankind ; and this pofthumous praife may be fafely... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1797 - 278 pages
...and was buried with great pomp near Chaucer and Spenfer. King Charles is faid to have pronounced, " that Mr. Cowley had not left a better man behind him in England." " In the general review of Cowley's poetry," fays Dr. Johnfon, " it will be found, that he wrote with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pages
...and was buried with great pomp near Chaucer and Spenser.' King Charles is ?aid to have pronounced, " that Mr. Cowley had not left a better man behind him in England. " " In the general review of Cowley 's poetry," says Dr. Johnson, " it will be found that he wrote... | |
 | B. Lambert - 1806 - 624 pages
...which, from every account of it, appears to have been most ex-' cellent. Charles II. when he received the news of his death, declared that Mr. Cowley had not left a better man behind him in England ; and Dr. Spratt represents him as the most amiable of men; and this posthumous praise, says Dr. Johnson,... | |
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That Mr. Cowley had not, left a better man behind him in England. 
