 | Samuel Johnson - 1861 - 660 pages
...comprehension, skilful in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ancient literature, iiud able to animate his mass of knowledge by a bright...the crowd of life, retained and discovered a noble ardour of religious zeal. In this poem Pope seems to reckon with the public. He vindicates himself... | |
 | John Ramsay McCulloch - 1862 - 432 pages
...Glasgow, 1751. " Arbuthnot," says Johnson, " was a man of great comprehension, skilftil in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ancient literature,...bright and active imagination ; a scholar with great brilliancy of wit ; a wit, who in the crowd of life retained and discovered a noble ardour of religious... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1909 - 882 pages
...servant.' ' Arbuthnot,' Johnson says, ' was a man of great comprehension, skilful in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ancient literature,...the crowd of life, retained and discovered a noble ardour of religious zeal.' Dugald Stewart has testified to Arbuthnot's ability in a department of which... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1865 - 426 pages
...and venerable for his piety. Arbuthnot was a man of great comprehension, skilful in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ancient literature,...bright and active imagination ; a scholar with great brilliancy of wit ; a wit, who, in the crowd of life, retained and discovered a noble ardour of religious... | |
 | Rees Howell Gronow - 1866 - 224 pages
...speaking of Hertford, that he was a man of great comprehension ; not only versed in the sciences, but able to animate his mass of knowledge by a bright and active imagination. In a word, if he had lived in London, instead of frittering away his time in Paris, he would have no... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1867 - 334 pages
...humble servant. "Arbuthnot," Johnson says, "was a man of great comprehension, skilful in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ancient literature,...scholar with great brilliance of wit; a wit who in the crow_d of life, retained and discovered a noble ardour of religious zeal." Dugald Stewart has testified... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 414 pages
...servant.' " "•Arbuthnot," Johnson says, "was a man of great comprehension, skilful in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ancient literature^...the crowd of life, retained and discovered a noble ardour of religious zeal. " Dugald Stewart has testified to Arbuthnot's ability in a department of... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 410 pages
...servant.' " " Arbuthnot," Johnson says, "was a man of great comprehension, skilful in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ancient literature,...the crowd of life, retained and discovered a noble ardour of religious zeal." Dugald Stewart has testified to Arbuthnot's ability in a department of which... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 410 pages
...servant.' " " Arbuthnot," Johnson says, " was a man of great comprehension, skilful in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ancient literature,...the crowd of life, retained and discovered a noble ardour of religious zeal." Dugald Stewart has testified to Arbuthnot's ability in a department of which... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 414 pages
...servant. ' " "Arbuthnot," Johnson says, "was a man of great comprehension, skilful in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ancient literature,...the crowd of life, retained and discovered a. noble ardour of religious zeal." famous, and chivalrous Peterborough : these were the fast and faithful friends... | |
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Arbuthnot was a man of great comprehension, skilful in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ancient literature, and able to animate his mass of knowledge by a bright and active imagination; a scholar with great brilliance of wit; a... 
