 I will report no other wonder but this, that though I lived with him, and knew him from a child, yet I never knew him other than a man : with such staidness of mind, lovely and familiar gravity, as carried grace and reverence above greater years. His...  The National Quarterly Review - Page 1201862Full view - About this book
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - Biography - 1867 - 370 pages
...Lord Brooke, " and knew him from a child, yet I never knew him other than a man, with such a staidness of mind, lovely and familiar gravity, as carried grace and reverence above greater years. His talk was ever of knowledge, and his very play tended to enrich his mind." There was some fear, however,... | |
 | 1868 - 844 pages
...lived with him, and knew him from a child, yet I never knew him other than a man, with such staidness of mind, lovely and familiar gravity, as carried grace...above that which they had usually read or taught. Which eminence, by nature and industry, made his worthy father stile Sir Philip in my hearing (tho*... | |
 | 1868 - 942 pages
...lived with him, and knew him from a child, yet I never knew him other than a man, with such staidness of mind, lovely and familiar gravity, as carried grace...above that which they had usually read or taught. Which eminence, by nature and industry, made his worthy father stile Sir Philip in my hearing (tho'... | |
 | Barbara Hutton - Castles - 1868 - 398 pages
...Although,' he says, ' I knew him from a child, I never knew him other than a man, with such a steadiness of mind, lovely and familiar gravity, as carried grace...to enrich his mind, so as even his teachers found in him something to observe and learn above that they had usually read or taught ; which eminence,... | |
 | 1868 - 506 pages
...lived Tvith him, and knew him from a child, yet I never knew him other than a man ; with such staidness of mind, lovely and familiar gravity, as carried grace...of knowledge, and his very play tending to enrich the mind, so as even his teachers found something in him to observe and learn, above that which they... | |
 | Philip Sidney - Poetry - 1869 - 84 pages
...with him, and knew him from a child, yet I never knew him other than a man : with such staiednessc of mind, lovely, and familiar gravity, as carried...above that which they had usually read, or taught. Which emmence, by nature, and industry, made his worthy Father stile Sir Philip in my hearing (though... | |
 | Kate Sanborn - English poetry - 1869 - 306 pages
...lived with him, and knew him from a child, yet I never knew him other than a man with such steadiness of mind, lovely and familiar gravity, as carried grace and reverence above greater years. His talk was ever of knowledge, and his very play tended to enrich the mind." Lord Buckhurst said, " He hath... | |
 | Fulke Greville (Baron Brooke) - 1870 - 484 pages
...a man : with sueh staiednesse of mind, lovely, and familiar gravity, as earried graee and reverenee above greater years. His talk ever of knowledge, and his very play tending to enrieh his mind : so as euen his teaehers found something in him to observe and learn, above that whieh... | |
 | Fulke Greville (Baron Brooke) - 1870 - 468 pages
...: with sueh staiednesse of mind, lovely, and familiar gravity, as earried graee and reverenee ahove greater years. His talk ever of knowledge, and his very play tending to enrieh his mind : so as euen his teaehers found something in him to ohserve and learn, ahove that whieh... | |
 | 1871 - 630 pages
...lived with him and knew him from a child, yet I never knew him other than a man with such staidness of mind, lovely and familiar gravity, as carried grace...above that which they had usually read or taught. Which eminence, by nature and industry, made his worthy father style Sir Philip in my hearing (though... | |
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