| John Duncombe, John Hughes - English letters - 1773 - 998 pages
...aftonifhment, replied, " So " much underftanding, fo much knowledge, fo much " innocence, and fuch humility, I did not think had " been the portion of any but angels, 'till I law this M gentlsman." no lefs yours, and hope you will ufe it as your own country villa* the... | |
| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 430 pages
...in eilonilhment, replied, " So much underftanding, fo •much knowledge, fo much innocence, and fuch humility, I did not think had been the portion of any but angels, till I faw this gentleman." His knowledge is faid to have even extended to the minuteft objects, and... | |
| William Jones - Bishops - 1799 - 488 pages
...in aflonifhment, replied, " So much underflanding, fo much " knowlege, fo much innocence, and fueh humility, " I did not think had been the portion of any but an" gels, till I faw this gentleman." The paflage is taken from Hughes's Letters. II. 2.* Mr. Samuel... | |
| William Jones - Theology - 1801 - 692 pages
...answer your Lordship's expectations ?" The Bishop, lifting up his hands in astonishment, replied, " So much understanding, so much " knowledge, so much...and such " humility, I did not think had been the por" tion of any but angels, till I saw this gentle" man." The passage is taken from Hughes's Letters.... | |
| British essayists - 1802 - 380 pages
...liberal, virtuous, and disinterested. Bishop ATTERBURY declared on one occasion, that he did not think so much understanding, so much knowledge, so much innocence, and such humility, had been the portion of any but Angels, until he saw Mr. BERKELEY. It would not be easy to add to so... | |
| Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 420 pages
...lifting up his hands in astonishment, as Mr. Berkeley quitted the room, he exclaimed to his lordship, "So much understanding, so much knowledge, so much...not think had been the portion of any but Angels, till I saw this gentleman*." In short, after the most rigorous survey of the motives and actions of... | |
| Nathan Drake - English literature - 1805 - 424 pages
...lifting up his hands in astonishment, as Mr. Berkeley quitted the room, he exclaimed to his lordship, " So much understanding, so much knowledge, so much...not think had been the portion of any but Angels, till I saw this gentleman*." In short, after the most rigorous survey of the motives and actions of... | |
| Charles Buck - Children - 1808 - 374 pages
...answer your Lordship's expectations ?" The bishop, lifting np his hands in astonishment, replied, " So much understanding, so much knowledge, so much...innocence, and such humility, I did not think had been the VOL. HI. B b portion of any but angels, till I saw this gentleman." Pope sums up his character in one... | |
| Charles Buck - Christian ethics - 1808 - 362 pages
...answer your Lordship's expectations ?" The bishop, lifting np his hands in astonishment, replied, " So much understanding, so much knowledge, so much...innocence, and such humility, I did not think had been the VOL. III. " B b portion of any but angels, till I saw this gentleman." Pope sums up his character in... | |
| John Skinner - 1809 - 694 pages
...a late publication, Bishop Atterbury 4 gave of the good Bishop Berkeley, that " he did not 4t think so much understanding, so much knowledge, so " much innocence, and such humility, had been the por41 tion " tion of any but angels, till he saw that gentleman"— ' Under this well-founded... | |
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