 | James Granger - Great Britain - 1774 - 556 pages
...and filver beard, his mortified and venerable afpect, befpoke him an ancient inhabitant of the defert rather than a gentleman of fortune in a populous city....expended a great part of his income in acts of charity, and was very inquifitive after proper objects. He died the zgth of October, 1636, in the eighty- fourth... | |
 | History - 1778 - 630 pages
...filver beard, his. mortified and venerable afpeft, befpoke him an ancient inhabitant of the defert rather than a gentleman of fortune in a populous city. He expended a great part of his income in ails of charity, and was very inquifitive after proper objeéts. He died the zcth of October, 1636,... | |
 | Astrology - 1791 - 406 pages
...filver beard, his mortifici and venerable afpcdl, befpoke him an ancient inhabitant of the defert, rather than a gentleman of fortune in a populous city. He expended a great part of his income in ails of chanty, and was verv цщшйцуг after proper objeels. He died the 2gth of Oft. 1636, in... | |
 | History - 1801 - 554 pages
...and filver beard, his mortified and venerable afpect, befpoke him an ancient inhabitant of the defert rather than a gentleman of fortune in a populous city. He expended a great part of his income in ails of charity, and was very inquifitive after proper objefts. He died the zyth of Uctober, 1636,... | |
 | David Hughson - London (England) - 1806 - 686 pages
...antl silver beard, his monitied and venerable aspect, bespoke him an antient inhabitant of the dcsart rather than a gentleman of fortune in a populous city....expended a great part of his income in acts of charity, and was very inquisitive after proper objects. He died October 29, 1636, in the eighty- fourth year... | |
 | Edward Pugh - 1806 - 688 pages
...bespoke him an antient inhabitant of the desart rather than a gentleman of fortune in a populous citv. He expended a great part of his income in acts of charity, and was very inquisitive; after proper objects. He died October 29, 1C36, in the eighty-fourth year... | |
 | G. H. Wilson - Biography - 1807 - 442 pages
...his Biographical History of England, says of him that, " his plain garb, his long and silver bean), his mortified and venerable aspect, bespoke him an ancient inhabitant of the desert, rather than n gentleman of fortune in a populous city." The same writer add* that Mr. Welby had a very amiable... | |
 | James Caulfield - Great Britain - 1813 - 174 pages
...Carthusian monk was ever ffiore constant and r.igJ4 in his abstinence. His plain garb, his. long .and silver .beard, his mortified and venerable aspect, bespoke...expended a great part of his income in acts of charity and was very inquisitive after proper objects*. He died the 29th of October, 1636, in the eighty-fourth... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley - Architecture - 1815 - 860 pages
...Carthusian Monk was ever more constant and rigid in his abstinence. His plain garb, his long and silver beard, his mortified and venerable aspect, bespoke...expended a great part of his income in acts of charity ; and was very inquisitive after proper objects. He died October 29, 1636, in the eighty-fourth year... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - London (England) - 1815 - 852 pages
...Carthusian Monk was ever more constant and rigid in hi* abstinence. His plain garb, hist long and silver beard, his mortified and venerable aspect, bespoke...expended a great part of his income in acts of charity; and was very inquisitive after proper objects. He died October 29, 1636, in the eighty-fourth year... | |
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His time was regularly spent in reading, meditation, and prayer. No Carthusian monk was ever more constant and rigid in his abstinence. His plain garb, his long and silver beard, his mortified and venerable aspect, bespoke him an ancient inhabitant of... 
