| James Boswell - 1799 - Počet stránok 640
...equal knowledge. His acquaintance with books was great, and what he did not immediately know, he could, at least, tell where to find. Such was his amplitude...instructive hours, with companions, such as are not often found — with one who has lengthened, and one who has gladdened life ; with Dr. James ', whose skill... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - Počet stránok 648
...equal knowledge. His acquaintance with books was great, and what he did not immediately know, he could, at least, tell where to find. Such was his amplitude...instructive hours, with companions, such as are not often found — with one who has lengthened, and one who has gladdened life ; with Dr. James ', whose skill... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - Počet stránok 496
...equal knowledge. His acquaintance with books was great, and what he did not immediately know, he could, at least, tell where to find. Such was his amplitude...such his copiousness of communication, that it may 1698 ; and is the authour of many Latin verse translations in the (Jentleman's Magazine. One of them... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - Počet stránok 714
...to find. Such was his amplita of learning, and such his copiousness of communication, that it may i doubted whether a day now passes in which I have not some advantage fi his friendship. At this man's table I enjoyed many chearful and instructive hours, with panions... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - Počet stránok 716
...equal knowledge. His acquaintance with books was great ; and what hedid not immediately know, he could at least tell where to find. Such was his amplitude...that it may be doubted whether a day now passes in whicn I have not some advantage from his friendship. ' • At this man's table I enjoyed many chearful... | |
| Hewson Clarke - 1806 - Počet stránok 274
...equal knowledge. His acquaintance with books was great, and what he did not immediately know, he could at least tell where to find. Such was his amplitude...which I have not some advantage from his friendship." Emanuel College, Cambridge^ June 1, 1806. OF VOL. I. Pager DEDICATION. ia. Preface v. Life of the Author... | |
| Sir William Forbes - 1806 - Počet stránok 578
...his obligations to Walmsley, I may, with equal truth, apply to myself in respect to Dr Beattie ; " Such was his amplitude of learning, . and such his...communication, that it may be doubted, whether a day now pas" ses in which I have not some advantage from his friendship."* There were, indeed, few branches... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - Počet stránok 514
...equal knowledge. His acquaintance with books was great, and what he did not immediately know, he could, at least, tell where to find. Such was his amplitude...which I have not some advantage from his friendship. " He had mingled with the gay world without exemption from its vices or its follies ; but had never... | |
| Sir William Forbes - 1807 - Počet stránok 356
...his obligations to Walmsley, I may, with equal truth, apply to myself in respect to Dr Beattie ; " Such " was his amplitude of learning, and such his...passes in which " I have not some advantage from his friend" ship."* * Johnson's ' Lives of the English Poets/ Vol. III. p. 36. Life of Smith. • There... | |
| Sir William Forbes, James Beattie - 1807 - Počet stránok 572
...of his obligations to Walmsley, I may, with equal truth, apply to myself in respect to Dr Beattie; " Such was his amplitude of learning, and such his copiousness...communication, that it may be doubted, whether a day now pas" ses in which I have not some advantage from his friendship."* There were, indeed, few branches... | |
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