 Admiration and eminence are chiefly to be purchafed by the vigour, the fortitude, and the capacity which are exerted and difplayed in public occupations. He inculcated retired and afcetic virtues. He preached the unlimited contempt of this world ; he...  The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature - Page 35edited by - 1782Full view - About this book
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1782 - 588 pages
...vigour, (be the fortitude, and the capacity which are exerted and difplayed in public occnpatior.s. He inculcated retired and afcetic virtues. He preached...opinion that human life ought to be confumed in the folcmnities of devotion, in fufFerance, and in forroiv. The pride of fuccef, the fpirit of adulation,... | |
 | Gilbert Stuart - 1782 - 58 pages
...and virtue on the tide of his paffions, and that admiration and eminence are chiefly to be purchafcd by the vigour, the fortitude, and the capacity which...contempt of this world ; he was a mortal enemy to gaiety. arid mirth ; and it was his opinion that human life ought Dr. ROBERTSON. Dr. STUART* ought to be confumed... | |
 | 1782 - 540 pages
...earned' to pro- tions. He inculcated retired and afcesic ' virtues. -He preached the unlimited coctempt of this world ; he was a mortal enemy to gaiety and mirth; and it was hi; opinion, that human life ought to he confumed in the folemnities of devotion, n fuffemncf , and... | |
 | 1782 - 682 pages
...retired and afcetic vino«, He preached the unlimited contempt rf this worKI : he was a mortal enemy tt gaiety and mirth; and it was his opinion, that human life ought to be confumoib the folemnities of devotion, in fuficrancc, and forrow. The pride of fuccefs, Ot fpirit of... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 pages
...and capacity which are exerted and displayed in public occupations. He inculcated retired and ascetic virtues. He preached the unlimited contempt of this...and it was his opinion that human life ought to be consumed in the solemnities of devotion, in sufferance, and sorrow. The pride of success, the spirit... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 406 pages
...and capacity which are exerted and displayed in public occupations. He inculcated retired and ascetic virtues. He preached the unlimited contempt of this...and it was his opinion that human life ought to be consumed in the solemnities of devotion, in sufferance, and sorrow. The pride of success, the spirit... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 408 pages
...and capacity which are exerted and displayed in public occupations. He inculcated retired and ascetic virtues. He preached the unlimited contempt of this...and it was his opinion that human life ought to be consumed in the solemnities of devotion, in sufferance, and sorrow. The pride of success, the spirit... | |
 | 1782 - 774 pages
...exerted and difplayed in public occupation?. He inculcated retired and afcetic virtues. He preached tha unlimited contempt of this world : he was a mortal...fuccefs, the fpirit of adulation, the awe with which he (truck the gaping and ignorant multitude, infpired him with a fuperlativc conception of his own merits.... | |
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