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" He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one ; Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading : Lofty and sour to them that loved him not ; But, to those men that sought him, sweet as summer... "
Harper's New Monthly Magazine - Page 490
edited by - 1861
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The Schoolmaster at Home: Containing Prefatory Intelligence, an Original ...

1835 - 224 pages
...— Shenstone. CARDINAL WOLSEY. This Cardinal, Though from an humble stock, undoubtedly Was fashioned to much honour. From his cradle He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one ; Exceeding wise, fair-spoken, and persuading ; Lofty and sour to them that loved him not ; But to those men that sought...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the ...

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1835 - 590 pages
...practise abstinence 3, but not temperance. 1 Published by Keareley, with this well-cho»en motto : -From his cradle He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one : And, to add greater honours to his age Than man could give him, he died fearing Heaven. ' SUAKBFKABE....
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Richard III. Henry VIII. Troilus and Cressida. Timon of Athens. Coriolanus

William Shakespeare - 1836 - 588 pages
...malicious else. Grif. This cardinal, Though from an humble stock, undoubtedly, Was fashioned to much honor from his cradle. He was a scholar, and a ripe and...spoken, and persuading ; Lofty, and sour, to them that loved him not ; But, to those men that sought him, sweet as summer. And though he were unsatisfied...
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The wisdom and genius of Shakspeare: comprising moral philosophy ...

William Shakespeare - 1838 - 484 pages
...debt, he owes For every word. 27 — i. 2. 67 Though from an humble stock, undoubtedly Was fashion' d to much honour. From his cradle, He was a scholar,...spoken, and persuading : Lofty, and sour, to them that loved him not; But to those men that sought him, sweet as summer. 25— iv. 2. 68 That art most rich,...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1838 - 522 pages
...any throes of tumultuous misery. JOHNSON. I were malicious else. Grif. This cardinal, Though from an humble stock, undoubtedly Was fashion'd to" much honour....scholar, and a ripe, and good one ; Exceeding wise, fair-spoken, and persuading : Lofty, and sour, to them that lov'd him not ; But, to those men that...
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A Discourse on the Life and Character of the Reverend John Thornton Kirkland ...

Alexander Young - 1838 - 728 pages
...Kirkland as a man of letters. " Light, and understanding, and wisdom, and knowledge, were found in him." " He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one ; Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading." At the outset, however, I am ready to admit that he was not a very profound or thorough student. His...
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Collections towards illustrating the biography of the Scotch, English and ...

George Oliver - 1838 - 286 pages
...following. His precious remains were deposited in the Sodality Chapel, on the Epistle side of the Altar. "From his cradle He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one, And to add greater honours to his age Than man could give him, he died fearing Heaven." CCCCLXXVI....
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The Wisdom and Genius of Shakespeare: Comprising Moral Philosophy ...

William Shakespeare, Thomas Price - 1839 - 478 pages
...his state, That what he speaks is all in debt, he owes For every word. 27 — i. 2. 67 Though from an humble stock, undoubtedly Was fashion'd to much honour....spoken, and persuading: Lofty, and sour, to them that loved him not ; But to those men that sought him, sweet as summer. 25— iv. 2. 68 l That art most...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Volume 4

William Shakespeare - 1839 - 564 pages
...speaknis good now ? Grif. Noble madam, Kath. Yes, good Griffith ; I were malicious else. Though from an humble stock, undoubtedly Was fashion'd to much honour....one ; Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading : Loftj', and sour, to them that lov'd him not; Buts to those men that sought him, sweet as summer....
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: Henry IV, pt. 2. Henry V. Henry VI ...

William Shakespeare - 1839 - 592 pages
...malicious else. Grif. This cardinal, Though from an humble stock, undoubtedly, Was fashioned to much honor from his cradle. He was a scholar, and a ripe and...spoken, and persuading ; Lofty, and sour, to them that loved him not ; But, to those men that sought him, sweet as summer. And though he were unsatisfied...
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