 | John Duncombe, John Hughes - English letters - 1773 - 998 pages
...aftonifhment, replied, " So " much underftanding, fo much knowledge, fo much " innocence, and fuch humility, I did not think had " been the portion of any but angels, 'till I law this M gentlsman." no lefs yours, and hope you will ufe it as your own country villa* the enfuing... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 430 pages
...in eilonilhment, replied, " So much underftanding, fo •much knowledge, fo much innocence, and fuch humility, I did not think had been the portion of any but angels, till I faw this gentleman." His knowledge is faid to have even extended to the minuteft objects, and included... | |
 | William Jones - Bishops - 1799 - 488 pages
...in aflonifhment, replied, " So much underflanding, fo much " knowlege, fo much innocence, and fueh humility, " I did not think had been the portion of any but an" gels, till I faw this gentleman." The paflage is taken from Hughes's Letters. II. 2.* Mr. Samuel... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 420 pages
...lifting up his hands in astonishment, as Mr. Berkeley quitted the room, he exclaimed to his lordship, "So much understanding, so much knowledge, so much...portion of any but Angels, till I saw this gentleman*." In short, after the most rigorous survey of the motives and actions of the Bishop of Cloyne, we are... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English literature - 1805 - 424 pages
...lifting up his hands in astonishment, as Mr. Berkeley quitted the room, he exclaimed to his lordship, " So much understanding, so much knowledge, so much...portion of any but Angels, till I saw this gentleman*." In short, after the most rigorous survey of the motives and actions of the Bishop of Cloyne, we are... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 464 pages
...in astonishment, replied, " So much understanding, so much knowledge, so much innocence, and so much humility, I did not think had been the portion of any but angels, till I saw this gentleman." Buncombe's Letters. * In this journey he paid a visit to Father Malebranche. The conversation turned... | |
 | William Jones - Anglican Communion - 1810 - 442 pages
...answer your Lordship's expecta" tions?" The Bishop, lifting up his hands in astonishment, replied, " So much understanding, so much " knowledge, so much...portion of any but " angels, till I saw this gentleman." The passage is taken from Hughes's Letters. II. 2. f • This Sermon is now published, and may, not... | |
 | George Horne, William Jones - Theology - 1818 - 570 pages
...answer your lordship's expecta" tions?" The bishop, lifting up his hands in astonishment, replied, " So much understanding, so much " knowledge, so much...portion of any but " angels, till I saw this gentleman." The passage is taken from Hughes's Letters. II. 2'. Mr. Samuel Glasse, a student of Christ-church,... | |
 | Ireland - 1821 - 518 pages
...After Bishop Atterbury had been introduced to him, he lifted up his hands in astonishment, and said, " So much understanding, so much knowledge, so much...portion of any but angels, till I saw this gentleman." This testimony may well excuse the well-known line of his friend Mr. I'ope, in which he ascribes "... | |
 | Ireland - 1821 - 508 pages
...astonishment, and said, " So much understanding, so much knowledge, so much innocence, and such humility, 1 did not think had been the portion of any but angels, till I saw this gentleman." This testimony may well excuse the well-known line of his friend Mr. Pope, in which he ascribes " To... | |
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So much understanding, so much knowledge, so much innocence, and such humility, I did not think had been the portion of any but angels, till I saw this gentleman... 
