 | 1817 - 552 Seiten
...heard," continues the biographer, " some of the ancients of Christ church often say, that his company w*s very merry, facete and juvenile; and no man in his...all the fashion in the university, made his company more acceptable." MONTAIGNE. — The pleasure which we derive from the perusal of this merry Gascon... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 Seiten
...very merry, facete, and juvenile ; and no man of his time did surpass him for his ready and dexterous interlarding his common discourses among them with...university, made his company the more acceptable. " The Anatomy of Melancholy," was composed, (says Granger) with a view of relieving his own melancholy... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 Seiten
...very merry, facete, and juvenile ; and no man of his time did surpass him for his ready and dexterous interlarding his common discourses among them with...university, made his company the more acceptable. " The Anatomy of Melancholy," was composed, (says Granger) with a view of relieving his own melancholy... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 970 Seiten
...very merry, facete, and juvenile ; and no man of his time did surpass him for his ready and dexterous interlarding his common discourses among them with...university, made his company the more acceptable. . .. " The Anatomy of Melancholy," was composed, (says Granger) with a view of relieving his own melancholy... | |
 | William Davis (bibliographer.) - 1814 - 140 Seiten
...and no man in his time did surpass him for his ready and dexterous interlarding his common discom'ses among them with verses from the poets, or sentences...University, made his company the more acceptable," Burton, composed the Anatomy with a view of relieving his own melancholy: but increased it to such... | |
 | William Davis (bibliographer.) - 1814 - 146 Seiten
...very merry, facete, and juvenile; and no man in his time did surpass him for his ready and dexterous interlarding his common discourses among them with...Classic authors, which being then all the fashion in th« University, made his company the more acceptable," Burton, composed the Anatomy with a view of... | |
 | 1861 - 814 Seiten
...very merry, facete, and juvenile; and no man in his time did surpass him for his ready and dexterous interlarding his common discourses among them with...university, made his company the more acceptable." There is no doubt but that he was what we should now call a very eccentric character ; he had probably... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 506 Seiten
...the new• form. nnd juvenile ; and no man in his time did surpass him for his ready and dexterous interlarding his common discourses among them with...university, made his company the more acceptable.' Burton composed The Anatomy with a view of relieving his own. melancholy; but increased it to such... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 484 Seiten
...into the new form. and juvenile ; and no man in his time did surpass him for his ready and dexterous interlarding his common discourses among them with...university, made his company the more acceptable.' Burton composed The Anatomy with a view of relieving bis own melancholy ; but increased it to such... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 492 Seiten
...into the new form. and juvenile ; and no man in his time did surpass him for his ready and dexterous interlarding his common discourses among them with verses from the poets, or sentences front classic authors, which being then all the fashion in the university, made his company the more... | |
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I have heard some of the an»cients of Christ Church often say, that his company was very merry, facete, and juvenile ; and no man of his time did surpass him for his ready and dexterous interlarding his common discourses among them with verses from the... 
