| Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - 1711 - 402 pages
...comprehenfive Know-- ferfge of jfrift'otle, With all the beautiful Lights, Graces and EmbellKhments, of Gitert. One does not know which to admire moft in his Writings, the Strength of Reafoo, Force of Style, or Bright«<s of Imagination. This Author has remarked h) feveral... | |
| Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1720 - 576 pages
...greateft Authors of Antiquity, He had the found, diftinft, comprehehenfive Knowledge of Arijlotle, with all the beautiful Lights, Graces, and Embellifhments...not know which to admire moft in his Writings, the Strength of Reafon, Force of Stile, or Brightnefs of Imagination. This Author has remarked in feveral... | |
| George England - Ethics - 1735 - 388 pages
...divided amongft the grcateft Authors of Antiquity, He had " the found, diftinft, comprehenfive Knowledge of Ariftotle, " with all the beautiful Lights, Graces,...Cicero ; one does not know which to admire moft in his Wri" tings, the Strength of Reafon, Force of Style, or Brightnefs <c of Imagination. — This Author... | |
| David Mallet - English poetry - 1759 - 252 pages
...hyperbolical to fay of him, in Mr. Addifon's words, that he had the found, diUincr, comprehenfive knowledge of Ariftotle, with all the beautiful lights, graces, and embellifhments of Cicero. To this commendation of his talents, the Learned throughout Europe have * B. Johnfon, in his difcoveries.... | |
| English literature - 1762 - 736 pages
...knowledge of Ariftotle, with all the beauiiful lights, graces, and cmbellifhments of Cicero ; one dots not know which to admire moft in his writings, the ftrength of reafon, force of ftile, ci brightnefs of imagination," The fecond is that fhort character of his writings, given us... | |
| Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - English essays - 1774 - 366 pages
...greateft Authors of Antiquity.. He had the 'found, diftinct, comprehenfive knowledge of Arifioth-, with all the beautiful lights, graces, and embellifhments...in his writings, the ftrength of reafon, force of ftyle, or brightnefs of imagination. • This Author has remarked in feveral parts of his •Works,... | |
| Hannah Adams - Apologetics - 1804 - 398 pages
...diftinct knowledge of Ariftotle, with all the beautiful light graces and embellifhments of Cice( ro : one does not know which to admire moft in. his writings ; the flrength of reafon, force of ftyle, or brightnefs of imagination. I was infinitely pleafed to find... | |
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