 that if ever " there was a good Christian, without knowing himself " to be so, it was Dr. Garth," seems not able to deny what he is angry to hear, and loth to confess.  The Port Folio - Page 1521808Full view - About this book
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...letter written shortly after, " was unaffected enough to have made a saint or a philosopher famous : if ever there was a good Christian, without knowing himself to be so, it was Dr. Garth." SELLABY * Britannia Romani, p. 296. SELLABY HALL is a beautiful villa of free-slone... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...of Addison «nd of Grenville. He is accused of voluptuousness and irreligion ; and Pope, whosaysthat "'if ever there was a good Christian, without knowing himself " to be so, it was Dr. Garth," seems not able to deny what he is angry to hear and loth to confess. Pope afterwards... | |
 | Mark Noble - Great Britain - 1806 - 424 pages
...Well-natured Gar-th, inflamed with early praise ;" • And " If ever there was a good Christian, with" out knowing himself to be one, Garth was " that man."...only. " Machaon sick ! in ev'ry face we find " His clanger is the danger of mankind ; " Whose art protecting, Nature would expire, " But by a deluge,... | |
 | Mark Noble - 1806 - 428 pages
...Well-natured Garth, inflamed with early praise ;" And " If ever there was a good Christian, with" out knowing himself to be one, Garth was " that man."...the ardour of friendship only. " Machaon sick ! in cv'ry face we find " His danger is the danger of mankind ; •" Whose art protecting, Nature would... | |
 | Mark Noble - Great Britain - 1806 - 426 pages
...Well-natured Garth, inflamed with early, praise ;" And " If ever there was a good Christian, with" out knowing himself to be one, Garth was " that man."...rather unluckily, being the worst of the four. Lord Lansdownc too addressed some verses to him, when dangerously ill, in a high strain of compliment, which... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 512 pages
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 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 598 pages
...Addison and of Granville. He is accused of voluptuousness and irreligion ; and Pope, who says, " that if ever there was a good Christian, without knowing himself to be so, it was Dr. Garth," seems not able to deny what he is angry to hear, and loth to confess. Pope afterwards... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 pages
...Addison and of Granville. He is accused of voluptuousness and irreligion ; and Pope, who says, " that if ever there was a good Christian, without knowing himself to be so, it -was Dr. Garth," seems not able to deny what he is angry to hear, and loth to confess. Pope... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 378 pages
...Addiso* ajid of Granville. He is accused of voluptuousness and Irreligion ; and Pope, who says, " that if ever there was a good Christian, without knowing himself to be so, it -was Dr. Garth," seems not able to deny what he is angry to hear, and loth to confess. Pope... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 318 pages
...wrongfully as they did his life, with in\-li«iim. Yon must have heard many tales on this subject ; but if ever there was a good Christian, without knowing himself to be so, it was Dr. Garth. Your, &c. LETTER LIT. MR. POPE TO * * * ". Sept. n. THE gaiety of your letter... | |
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