 Some Passages of the Life and Death of John, Earl of Rochester," which the critic ought to read for its elegance, the philosopher for its arguments, and the saint for its piety.  The Age of Dryden - Էջ 47Richard Garnett - 1895 - 292 էջԱմբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 էջ
...a book intituled, Some Passages of the Life and Dead %f John Earl of Rochester ; which the critick ought to read for its elegance, the philosopher for its arguments, and the saint for its piety. It^were an injury to the reader to offer him an abridgement. •:,.:: -_f;-,j He died July 26, 1680,... | |
 | Henry Kett - 1805 - 422 էջ
...Burnet in a book, intituled, Some passages of the Life and Death of John Earl of Rochester ; which the critic ought to read for its elegance, the philosopher for its arguments, and the saint for its piety." Johnson's Life of Rochester, vol. ir, p. 6, 12mo. ject ; so it is very strongly confirmed by those... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1806 - 434 էջ
...published Some Passages of the Life and. Death of John Earl of Rochester; a book, says Dt. Johnson, "which the critic ought to read for its elegance, the philosopher for its arguments, and the saint for its piety." Lives of the Poets. An abstract from the bishop's remarks was printed for popular perusal, and called... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 էջ
...of Rochester." — Of this work Dr Johnson passes the following high encomium. " It is a book, which the critic ought to read for its elegance, the philosopher for its arguments, and the saint for its piety. It were an injury to the reader to orler him an abridgment*." 7. The Life of Sir Matthew Hale, 1682.... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 էջ
...Rochester."— Of this work Dr Johnson passes the following high (encomium. ' " It is a- book, which the critip ought to read for its elegance, the philosopher for its arguments, and the saint for its piety. It were an injury to the reader to pffer him ar1 abridgment*." 7. The Life of Sir Matthew Hale, 1682,... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count) - 1809 - 344 էջ
...book mentioned by the bishop, Dr. Johnson pronounces the following eulogium: that it is one ' which the critic ought to read for its elegance, the philosopher for its arguments, and the saint for its piety. It were an injury to the reader to offer him an abridgment.' Life of Rochester. Lord Rochester died... | |
 | James Plumptre - 1809 - 318 էջ
...to Hurnet's Life of that nobleman, " A book, which" Dr. Johnson says " the critic ought to read tor its elegance, the philosopher for its arguments, and the saint for its piety ." Sec Johnson's Life of Rochester. " He gave likewise a " strict^charge to those persons, in whose... | |
 | 1825 - 776 էջ
...popular. It is a work " which (as Johnson said of Burnet's account of the conversion of Rochester) the critic ought to read for its elegance, the philosopher for its arguments, and the saint for its piety." It foils the sceptic at his own weapons, and makes him feel that reason and philosophy are not for... | |
 | 1810 - 596 էջ
...passages of the Life and Death of John, earl of Rochester ;" " a book," which, as Dr. Johnson says, " the critic ought to read for its elegance, the philosopher for its arguments, and the saint for its piety." Murray's Power of ReligionRELIGIOUS COMMUNICATIONS. ON THE DIVINITY OF CHRIST. Continued from page... | |
 | 1810 - 612 էջ
...passages of the Life and Death of John, earl of Rochester ;" " a book," which, as Dr. John, son says, " the critic ought to read for its elegance, the philosopher for its arguments, and the saint for its piety." Murray's Poieer of Religion. RELIGIOUS COMMUNICATIONS. ON THE DIVINITY OF CHRIST. Continued from page... | |
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