 | 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... | |
 | William Jones - Theology - 1801 - 692 pages
...into the Origin of Episcopacy, in a discourse preached at the Consecration of George Home, DD &c. &c. by the Earl of Berkeley. After some time, Mr. Berkeley...and such " humility, I did not think had been the por" tion of any but angels, till I saw this gentle" man." The passage is taken from Hughes's Letters.... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 380 pages
...liberal, virtuous, and disinterested. Bishop ATTERBURY declared on one occasion, that he did not think so much understanding, so much knowledge, so much innocence, and such humility, had been the portion of any but Angels, until he saw Mr. BERKELEY. It would not be easy to add to so... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Charles Buck - Christian ethics - 1808 - 362 pages
...said to the Bishop, " Does my cousin answer your Lordship's expectations ?" The bishop, lifting np his hands in astonishment, replied, " So much understanding,...innocence, and such humility, I did not think had been the VOL. III. " B b portion of any but angels, till I saw this gentleman." Pope sums up his character in... | |
 | Charles Buck - Children - 1808 - 374 pages
...said to the Bishop, " Does my cousin answer your Lordship's expectations ?" The bishop, lifting np his hands in astonishment, replied, " So much understanding,...innocence, and such humility, I did not think had been the VOL. HI. B b portion of any but angels, till I saw this gentleman." Pope sums up his character in one... | |
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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... 
