 | George Burnett - 1807 - 970 Seiten
...works complete were reprinted in 1725, in 3 vols. 8vo. As a writer, ' lord Brook says of him, " that his end was not writing, even while he wrote ; nor his knowledge moulded for tables or schools ; but both his wit and understanding bent upon his heart to make himself and others, not... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 Seiten
...works complete were reprinted in, 1725, in 3 vols. 8vo. As a writer, ' lord Brook says of him, " that his end was not writing, even while he wrote ; nor his knowledge moulded for tables or schools ; but both his wit and understanding bent upon his heart to make himself and others, not... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 Seiten
...works complete were reprinted in 1725, in 3 vols. 8vo. As a writer, lord Brook says of him, " that his end was not writing, even while he wrote ; nor his knowledge moulded for tables or schools ; but both his wit and understanding bent upon his heart to make himself and others, not... | |
 | 1829 - 682 Seiten
...have striven no less for him than the seven cities did to have Homer of their sept; but the truth is, his end was not writing, even while he wrote, nor his knowledge moulded for tables and schools,—but both his wit and understanding bent upon his heart, to make himself and others, not... | |
 | 1831 - 512 Seiten
...not writing, even while, he wrote; nor Ins knowledge moulded for tables or schools; but both his wU and understanding bent upon his heart to make himself and others, not in words or opinion, i. ut in life and action, good and groat." Sunday, October 17. NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER... | |
 | 1833 - 598 Seiten
...face of it, the testimony which Lord Brooke gave for his friend Sir Philip Sydney. ' The truth is, his end was not writing, even while ' he wrote, nor...his knowledge moulded for tables and schools ; ' but his wit and understanding bent upon his heart, to make ' himself and others, not in words and opinion,... | |
 | Frederic Martin (of London.) - 1838 - 470 Seiten
...were collected with an indifferent Memoir, Oxf. 1829), Lord Brooke has left this noble record, — " His end was not writing, even while he wrote ; nor his knowledge moulded for tables or schools ; but both his wit and his understanding bent upon his heart, to make himself and others,... | |
 | 1842 - 416 Seiten
...unworthy production of the leisure hours of a man of genius, whose end, as Sir Fulke Greville tells us, " was not writing, even while he wrote ; nor his knowledge moulded for tables or schools, but both his wit and understanding bent upon his heart, to make himself and others, not... | |
 | 1845 - 444 Seiten
...and we feel, perhaps, we scarce know why, that we love him. " The truth is," says Lord Brooke, " that his end was not writing, even while he wrote; nor his knowledge moulded for tables or schools ; but both his wit and understanding bent upon his heart to make himself and others, not... | |
 | 1858 - 372 Seiten
...But the truth is, his end was not writing while he wrote, but both his wit and understanding leant upon his heart to make himself and others, not in...and opinion, but in life and action, good and great. Ben Jonson told Drummond that he knew Sir Philip Sidney meant entirely to transform the Arcadia into... | |
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But the truth is : his end was not writing, even while he wrote ; nor his knowledge moulded for tables or schools; but both his wit and understanding bent upon his heart, to make himself and others, not in words or opinion, but in life and action, good... 
