 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 328 pages
...learning preferved his principles ; he grew firft regular, and then pious. His ftudies had been fo various, that I am not able to name a man of equal...and what he did not immediately know, he could at leaft tell where to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and fuch his copioufnefs of communication,... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1779 - 342 pages
...principks^jh^.gr.W^ regujar, .^nd then pfcu^^ T : orij " \' * t*i X His ftudies Had beeri fo-various, that lam not able to name a man of equal knowledge.. His acquaintance...and" what he did not immediately know, he could at leal! tell where to find. Such Was 'his amplitude of learning, and fuch his copioufnefs of communication,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 pages
...learning preferved his principles ; he grew firft regular> and then pious. His ftudies had been fo various, that I am not able to name a man of equal...and what he did not immediately know, he could at leaft tell where to find. Such was his ami plitude of learning, and fuch his copioufnefs of communication,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...his learning preferved his principles; he grew firft regular, and then pious. His ftudies had been fo various, that I am not able to name a man of equal...great; and what he did not immediately know he could at leaft tell where to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and fuch his copioufnofs of communication,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...preferred his principles; he grew fiift regular,, and then pious. His ftudies had been fo various, that 1 am. not able to name a man of equal knowledge. His...acquaintance with books was great; and what he did oat immediately know he could at leaft tell where to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and... | |
 | Sir John Hawkins - 1787 - 634 pages
...learning preferved * his principles ; he grew firft regular, and then ' pious. * His ftudies had been fo various, that I am not able * to name a man of equal knowledge. His acquain' tanee with books was great, and what he did not f immediately know, he could at leaft tell... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 636 pages
...Hisftudies had been foval-ions, that I am not able « to namea man of equal knowledge. Hisacquaint* ance with books was great, and what he did not * immediately know, he could at leaft tell where to r find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and fuch ' his copioufnefs of comnuinication,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 556 pages
...learning preferved his principles; he grew firft regular, and then pious. " His ftudies had been fo various, that I am not able to name a man of equal...and what he did not immediately know, he could, at leaft, tell where to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and fuch his copioufnefs of communication,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...his learning preferved his principles; he grew firft regular, and then pious. His ftudies had been fo various, that I am not able to name a man of equal...great; and what he did not immediately know he could at leaft tell where to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and fuch his copioufnefs of communication,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...learning preferved his principles ; he grew firft regular, and then pious. His ftudies had been fo various, that I am not able to name a man of equal...and what he did not immediately know, he could at leaft tell where to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and fuch his copioufnefs of communication,... | |
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His studies had been so various, that I am not able to name a man of equal knowledge. His acquaintance with books was great; and what he did not immediately know he could at least tell where to find. 
