 | Clarendon, Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1760 - 568 pages
...Converfatkms. He refolved to improve his Underftanding of the French Language, not towards fpeaking it, the Defect of which He found many Conveniences...the Italian: Towards Both which He made a competent Progrefs, and had Oppor• tunity to buy or borrow any good Books He defired to perule. Bvr IJux in... | |
 | Edward Hyde (1st earl of Clarendon.) - 1761 - 550 pages
...He refolved to improve his Underftanding of the French Language, not towards fpeaking it, the Defedt of which He found many Conveniences in, but for the...reading any Books ; and to learn the Italian : Towards '77;Both which He made a competent Progrefs, and had Opportunity to buy or borrow any good Books He... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1827 - 554 pages
...enter into any formed delibera" but] Not in MS. tion. And it pleased God in a short time, after 1668. some recollections, and upon his entire confidence...But in the first place he thought he was indebted He writ*, a .. , !• , /» • vindication to his own reputation, and obliged" for the informa- of him«if.... | |
 | Edward Hyde (1st earl of Clarendon.) - 1827 - 536 pages
...enter into any formed delibera» but] Not in MS. tion. And it pleased God in a short time, after 1668. some recollections, and upon his entire confidence...competent progress, and had opportunity to buy or borrow %ny good books he desired to peruse. But in the first place he thought he was indebted He writes a... | |
 | Mary Berry - England - 1828 - 486 pages
...ip 141.) Later in life, and during his retreat at Montpellier, he says, " He resolved to im" prove his understanding of the French language, not " towards...found many " conveniences in, but for the reading of any books, and to " learn Italian, towards both of which he made a competent " progress. " — Continuation... | |
 | Great Britain - 1845 - 570 pages
...fatigue in the six or seven precedent months, had not suffered to enter into any formal deliberation. And it pleased God, in a short time, after some recollections,...buy or borrow any good books he desired to peruse." It was while here, also, that he began the narrative he has left us of his Life, and finished the first... | |
 | 1846 - 396 pages
...moving appeal no answer appears to have been returned. Clarendon continued to reside at Moulins for short time, after some recollections, and upon his...buy or borrow any good books he desired to peruse." It was while here, also, that he began the narrative he has left us of his Life, and finished the first... | |
 | 1846 - 324 pages
...not suffered to enter into any formal deliberation. And it pleased God, in a short time, after iome recollections, and upon his entire confidence in Him,...buy or borrow any good books he desired to peruse." It was while here, also, that he began the narrative he has left us of his Life, and finished the first... | |
 | Sir James Fitzjames Stephen - 1892 - 404 pages
...it himself long afterwards. Clarendon learnt French only during his second exile, ' not,' he says, ' towards speaking it, the defect of which he found...many conveniences in, but for the reading any books.' A man might get through a great deal of reading if there were no circulating library works, no periodical... | |
 | Paulina Kewes - Literary Collections - 2006 - 470 pages
...(Cambridge, 1993), 131-36. 31. Clarendon wrote of the period after his arrival at Montpelier in 1668 that "he resolved to improve his understanding of the French...buy or borrow any good books he desired to peruse"; Life of Edward, Earl of Clarendon, 2:521. 32. State Papers collected by Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon,... | |
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... but] Not in MS. tion. And it pleased God in a short time, after 1668. some recollections, and upon his entire confidence in him, to restore him to that serenity of mind, and resignation of himself to the disposal and good pleasure of God, that they... 