Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »
Sign in
Books Books
" ... when in motion, not to run over ; and therefore the variety of matter that he ever carries about him, may throw out more than an unkind critic would allow of. "
Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time: From the Restoration of King ... - Page lxxix
by Gilbert Burnet - 1753
Full view - About this book

Miscellanies

George Savile Marquis of Halifax - Church and state - 1751 - 356 pages
...cannot at all times fo hold in his thoughts, but that at fome time they may run away with him ; as it is hard for a veflel, that is brim-full, when in motion,...thoughts may fometimes require more digeftion, not from a defeft in his judgment, but from the abundance of his fancy, which furnimes too faft for him. His friends...
Full view - About this book

A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an ..., Volume 2

Biography - 1761 - 474 pages
...thoughts, but that at fometimes they may run away with him ; as it is hard for a veflel that is brimful, when in motion, not to run over; and therefore the....of. His firft thoughts may fometimes require more digelHon, not from a defect in his judgment, but from the abundance of his fancy, which furnifhes too...
Full view - About this book

The Continuation of Mr. Rapin's History of England: From the ..., Volume 6

Nicholas Tindal - Great Britain - 1763 - 564 pages
...thoughts, but that at fome they may run away with, him ; as it is hard for a vefTel that is.brim.-full, when in motion, not to run over ; and therefore the...him, may throw out more, than an unkind critic would nllow of. His firft thoughts may fometimes require moredigellion, not from a defect in his judgment,...
Full view - About this book

The British Plutarch: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent ..., Volume 5

Great Britain - 1791 - 354 pages
...cannot at all times fo hold-in his thoughts, but that at fome time they may run away with him ; as it is hard for a veflel, that is brim-full, when in motion,...carries about him may throw out more than an unkind critick would allow of. His firft thoughts may fometimes require more digeftion, not from a defect...
Full view - About this book

A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and ...

Biography - 1798 - 560 pages
...thoughts, but that at fome times they may run away with him ; as it is bard for a veflel that is brimful, when in motion, not to run over; and therefore the...out more than an unkind critic would allow of. His firil thoughts may fometimes require more digeftion, not from a defeft in his judgment, but from die...
Full view - About this book

Memoirs of Samuel Foote, Esq: With a Collection of His Genuine Bon-mots ...

William Cook - 1805 - 240 pages
...that sometimes they run away with him ; as it is hard for a vessel that is brimful, when in mi/tion, not to run over : and therefore the variety of matter...throw out more than an unkind critic would allow." ei.. Burke. Though Dr. Johnson admitted that Burke " possessed a great variety of knowledge, a store...
Full view - About this book

The Emerald, Volumes 1-2

1806 - 688 pages
...thoughts, but that at sometime they may run away with him ; as h is hard for a vessel, that is brimful when in motion, not to run over ; and therefore the...out more than an unkind critic would allow of. His first thoughts may sometimes require more digestion, not from a defect in his judgment, but from the...
Full view - About this book

The British Plutarch [by T. Mortimer].

Thomas Mortimer - 1808 - 496 pages
...hold-in his thoughts, but that at some time they may run away with him j. as it is hard' for a vessel, that is brim-full, when in motion, not to run over;...out more than an unkind critic would allow of. His first thought* may sometimes require more digestion, not from a defect in his pidgment, but from the...
Full view - About this book

Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time: With the Suppressed ..., Volume 6

Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1823 - 470 pages
...in his thoughts, but that at " some time they may run away with him ; as it is " hard for a vessel that is brim-full, when in motion, " not to run over ; and therefore the variety of mat" ter that he ever carries about him, may throw " out more than an unkind critic would allow of....
Full view - About this book

Lives and Memoirs of the Bishops of Sherborne and Salisbury: From the Year ...

Stephen Hyde Cassan - Bishops - 1824 - 854 pages
...hold in his thoughts, but that at some time they may run away with him ; as it is hard for a vessel, that is brim-full, when in motion, not to run over...out more than an unkind critic would allow of, His first thoughts may sometimes require more digestion, not from a defect in his judgment, but from the...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF