 Sir Joshua expired, without any visible symptoms of pain, on the 23d of February, 1792, in the sixty-ninth year of his age. " His illness," says Burke, " was long, but borne with a mild and cheerful fortitude, without the least mixture of any thing irritable...  Annual Register - Page 195edited by - 1821Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1792 - 684 pages
...Chriftopher Wren,— —The following character ii faid to be 'the production of Mr Burke. " His illnefa was long, but borne with a mild and cheerful fortitude, without the lead mixture of any thing irritable or querulous, agreeably to the placid and even tenor of his whole... | |
 | History - 1799 - 796 pages
...Reynolds, aged fi8. The following character of him is the production of Mr.Burke. CHRONICLE. ÎTis illnefs' was long, but borne with a mild and cheerful fortitude, without the leaft mixture of any thing irritable or querulous, agreeably to the placid and even tenour of his •whole... | |
 | William Seward - Anecdotes - 1795 - 684 pages
...and cheerful fortitude, without the leaft mixct ture of anything irritable or querulous, agree'i ably to the placid and even tenour of his whole ^ life. He had from the beginning of his ma" lady a diftinci view of his diliolution, which " he contemplated with that entire compofure " which... | |
 | William Seward - Anecdotes - 1796 - 430 pages
...and cheerful fortitude, without the leaft mix** ture of anything irritable or querulous, agree" ably to the placid and even tenour of his whole " life. He had from the beginning of his ma" lady a diftinft view of his diflblution, which " he contemplated with that entire compofure " which... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1796 - 426 pages
...Mr Burke : " His illnefs-was long, but borne with a mild and cheerful fortitude, without the leail mixture of any thing irritable or querulous, agreeably to the placid and even tenor of his- whole life. He lad from the beginning of hLa malady a diftin¿t view of his diiTolution,... | |
 | William Seward - Anecdotes - 1796 - 418 pages
...it is the eulogium of the greateft Painter by the moft confummate Orator of his time. ** His illnefs was long, but borne with a mild ** and cheerful fortitude, without the leaft mix" ture of anything irritable or querulous, agree*' ably to the placid and even tenour of his... | |
 | Charles M'Cormick - 1798 - 402 pages
...illnefs was long," fays the mourner, " but borne with a mild and chearful fortitude, without the leaft mixture of any thing irritable or querulous, agreeably to the placid and even tenor of his whole life. He had from the beginning of his malady a diftinct view of his diflblution... | |
 | William Seward - Anecdotes - 1798 - 536 pages
...t * " His. illnefs was long, but borne with a ".j;iild and cheerful fortitude, without the Icaft ** mixture of any thing irritable or querulous, ** agreeably to the placid and even teoour o£,: '?* 'his whole life. He had from the beginning " of his malady a diftinct view of his... | |
 | English literature - 1798 - 752 pages
...commemorates. " His íHnefs was long, but borne with a mud and cheerful fortitude, without the le.ill mixture of any thing irritable, or querulous, agreeably to the placid and even tcnour of his whole life. He had, from the beginning of his rn;il:idy, a diftinct view of his dHTblution... | |
 | 1798 - 756 pages
...whom it was written not many hours after the melancholy event, which it commemoJiilCS. " His illnefs was long, but borne with a mild and cheerful fortitude, without the leaft mixture of any thing irritable, or querulous, agreeably to the placid and even tenour of his... | |
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