| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1870 - 360 pages
...servant." " Arbutlmot," 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 tlie crowd of life, retained and discovered a noble ardour of religious zeal." Dugald Stewart has testified... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1872 - 660 pages
...servant. ' " " Arbuthnot," Johnson says, "was a man of great comprehension, skilful irr 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 - 1873 - 610 pages
...servant.'" "Arbutlmot," Johnson says, " was .a man of great comprehension, skilful in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ancient literature,...retained and discovered a noble ardor of religious zeal." Dugald Stewarthas testilied to Arbuthnot's -ability in a department of which he was particularly qualiiied... | |
| William Anderson - Heraldry - 1877 - 832 pages
...thus given by Dr. Johnson : " Arbnthnot 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 ; a man estimable for his learning, amiable for his life, and venerable for... | |
| William Anderson - Heraldry - 1867 - 798 pages
...comprehension, skilfnl in his profession, versed in the sciences, acqnainted with ancient literatnre, and able to animate his mass of knowledge by a bright...great brilliance of wit ; a wit, who, in the crowd of lift., retained and discovered a noble ardonr of religions zeal ; a man estimable for his learning,... | |
| William Munk, Royal College of Physicians of London - Physicians - 1878 - 490 pages
...the great lexicographer describes him as " a man of great comprehension : skilful in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ancient literature,...animate his mass of knowledge by a bright and active imagination—a scholar with great brilliance of wit — a wit, who in the crowd of life retained and... | |
| William Munk, Royal College of Physicians of London - Physicians - 1878 - 458 pages
...the great lexicographer describes him as " a man of great comprehension : skilful in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ancient literature,...animate his mass of knowledge by a bright and active imagination—a scholar with great brilliance of wit—a wit, who in the crowd of life retained and... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1879 - 510 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,...knowledge by a bright and active imagination ; a scholar of great brilliancy of wit ; a wit, who, in the crowd of life, retained and discovered a noble ardour... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1881 - 732 pages
...servant.' " " Arbuthnot," Johnson says, " was a man of great comprehension, skilful in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ancient literature,...wit ; a wit who, in the crowd of life, retained and dis covered a noble ardor of religious zeal." Dugald Stewart has testified to Arbuthnot's ability in... | |
| Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1881 - 572 pages
...Pours. Johnson says of him : " 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... | |
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