 | Henry Kett - 1805 - 422 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1806 - 434 Seiten
...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... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 Seiten
...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*."... | |
 | David Simpson - 1809 - 410 Seiten
...Parsons. Dr. Johnson, speaking of Burnet's life of this nobleman, says, " The critic ought to read it for its elegance, the philosopher for its argument, and the saint for its piety." His lordship, it appears, had advanced to an uncommon height of wickedness, having been an advocate... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count) - 1809 - 344 Seiten
...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.'... | |
 | David Simpson - 1810 - 422 Seiten
...PARSONS. Dr. JOHNSON, speaking of SUBNET'S Life of this Nobleman, says, " The critic ought to read it for its elegance, the philosopher for its argument, and the saint for its piety." His Lordship, it appears, bad advanced to an uncommon height of wickedness, having been an advocate... | |
 | 1810 - 612 Seiten
...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... | |
 | 1825 - 776 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Thomas Faulkner - 1810 - 514 Seiten
...profane Earl of Rochester, whose life was written by Bishop Burnet : " a book," says Dr. Johnson, " which the critic ought to read for its elegance, the philosopher for its arguments, and the saint for its piety." Sr. John Lawrence, Knt. buried Nov. 14, 1638. Sir Thomas Lawrence,... | |
 | 1810 - 596 Seiten
...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... | |
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Rochester ;" which the critic ought to read for its elegance, the philosopher for its arguments, and the saint for its piety. 
