 | John Shore Baron Teignmouth - India - 1806 - 566 pages
...early age of eight or nine, and he was always an uncommon boy. Great " abilities, great particularity of thinking, fondness for writing verses and plays of various " kinds, and a degree of integiity and manly courage> of which I remember many " instances, distinguished him even at that period.... | |
 | John Shore Baron Teignmouth - Asianists - 1807 - 668 pages
...early age of eight or ' nine, and he was always an uncommon boy. Great abilities, great ' particularity of thinking, fondness for writing verses and plays...him and revered him, and, though one or two years olde/ ' than he was, was always instructed by him from my earliest age. " In a word, I can only say... | |
 | Sir William Jones - 1807 - 470 pages
...early age of eight or nine, and he " was always an uncommon boy. Great abilities, great " particularity of thinking, fondness for writing verses " and plays...integrity " and manly courage, of which I remember many in" stances, distinguished him even at that period. I " loved him and revered him, and, though one... | |
 | William Jones - 1807 - 452 pages
...age of eight or nine, and he " was always an uncommon boy. Great abilities, great ** particularity of thinking, fondness for writing verses " and plays of various kinds, and 3 degree of integrity " and manly courage, of which I j,emember many in" stances, distinguished him... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 402 pages
...Ego gymnasii ffos, ego decus oleU Dr. Bennett informs us that " great ahilities, great particularity of thinking, fondness for writing verses and plays of various kinds, and a degree of integrity and manlycourage, distinguished him even at this period." And Dr. Thackeray, the master of the school,... | |
 | John Nichols - Authors, English - 1812 - 794 pages
...celebrated Dr. Parr, were his principal associates ;" and Dr. Bennett informs us, that "great particularity of thinking, fondness for writing verses and plays...kinds, and a degree of integrity and manly courage, distinguished him even at this period." By Dr. Sunnier, who became Master of the School in 1761, young... | |
 | Biography - 1815 - 544 pages
...gymnasii flos, ego decus olei'." Dr. Bennet informs us that " great abilities, great particularity of thinking, fondness for writing verses and plays...kinds, and a degree of integrity and manly courage, distinguished him even at this period." And Dr. Thackeray, the master of the school, however niggardly... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1815 - 548 pages
...gymnasii flos, ego decus olei'." Dr. Bennet informs us that " great abilities, great particularity of thinking, fondness for writing verses and plays...kinds, and a degree of integrity and manly courage, distinguished him even at this period." And Dr. Thackeray, the master of the school, however niggardly... | |
 | John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - Authors, English - 1822 - 940 pages
...associates ; and the late worthy Bishop informed the Writer of this article, that " great peculiarity of thinking, fondness for writing verses and plays...kinds, and a degree of integrity and manly courage, distinguished young Jones even at this period." Mr. Bennet was removed to Emanuel College, Cambridge... | |
 | Henry Roscoe - Lawyers - 1830 - 554 pages
...age of eight or nine years, and he was always an uncommon boy. Great abilities, great particularity of thinking, fondness for writing verses and plays...of integrity and manly courage, of which I remember instances, distinguished him even at that period. I loved him, and revered him ; and, though one or... | |
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I knew him (he writes) from the early age of eight or ' nine, and he was always an uncommon boy. Great abilities, great ' particularity of thinking, fondness for writing verses and plays of ' various kinds, and a degree of integrity and manly courage,... 
