 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1775 - 168 pages
...Bifracll, Efq; •which appeared in the Londou Magazine for March .i772. " Perhaps he was the moft learned man in Europe. '" He was equally acquainted with the elegant and •" profound parts of fcience, and that not fuperficially *' but thoroughly. He knew every branch of hiftoiy, •*' both... | |
 | John Murray - 1777 - 94 pages
...INSERTED IN HIS MEMOIRS OF MR. GRAY, P. 402 3, 4. Character of Mr. Gray. « . GRAY, perhaps, was the moil learned man in Europe. He was equally acquainted with the elegant and profound parts of fcience, and that not fuperficially, but thoroughly. He knew every branch of Hiilory, both natural... | |
 | History - 1778 - 626 pages
...be less suspocted of partiality. " Perhaps he was tlw*tnost learned man in Europe, He was equall v acquainted with, the elegant and profound parts of...superficially but thoroughly. He knew every branch of libtory, both natural | and civil; !-ad read all the original historians of fciigland, France, •... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...writer ; and am as willing as his warmeft friend to believe it true. .• t " Perhaps he was the moft learned man <£ in Europe. He was equally acquainted " with the elegant and profound parts of " fciencc, and that not fuperficially" but " thoroughly. He knew every branch of " hiftory, both natural... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 522 pages
...namelefs writer ; and am as willing as his wrarmeft friend to believe it true. " Perhaps he was the moft learned man " in Europe. He was equally acquainted *' with the elegant and. profound parts of " fcicnce, and that not fuperficially but " thoroughly. He knew every branch of " hiftory, both natural... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...Cornwall ; and am as willing as his warmeft wellwifher to believe it true. " Perhaps he was the moft learned man in Europe. "He was equally acquainted with the elegant and " profound parts of fcience, and that not fuperfi" cially but thoroughly. He knew every branch of " hiftory, both natural... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...am as willing as his warmeft wellwifher to believe it true. " Perhaps he was the moft learned man rn Europe. " He was equally acquainted with the elegant and " profound parts of fcience, and that not fuperfi" cially but thoroughly. He knew every branch of ...f* hiftory, both natural... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 312 pages
...willing as hi-s warmeft well-wifher to believe r true. " Perhaps he was the moft learned -man irt " Europe. He was equally acquainted with " the elegant and profound parts of fcience, " and that not fuperficially but thoroughly. He "knew every branch of hillory, both natura... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 pages
...by Dr. Johnson to have been written by the Rev. Mr. Temple, rector of St. Gluvias in Cornwall *. " Perhaps he was the most learned man in Europe. He was equally acquainted with the elegant ftnd profound parts of science, and that not superficially but thoroughly. He knew every branch of... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 pages
...said by Dr. Johnson to have been written by the Rev. Mr. Temple, rector of St. Gluvias in Cornwall*. " Perhaps he was the most learned man in Europe. He...knew every branch of history, both natural and civil; and read all the original historians of England, France, and Italy; and was a great antiquarian. Criticism,... | |
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He was equally acquainted with the elegant and profound parts of science, and that not superficially, but thoroughly. He knew every branch of history, both natural and civil ; had read all the original iibtorians of England, France, and Italy; and was... 
