 | 1828
...this man indeed deserves the name of an author : his books will get reverence by age ; for there is in them such seeds of eternity, that if the rest be...last till the last fire shall consume all learning." As to his personal appearance and private life, Walton has left the following particulars. He describes... | |
 | John Aikin - 1804 - 666 Seiten
...this man indeed deserves the name of an author ; his books will get reverence by age ; for there is in them such seeds of eternity, that if the rest be...last till the last fire shall consume all learning." When king James I. came out of Scotland, on his accession to the throne of England, he enquired of... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1805 - 438 Seiten
...his books ; for at the firft coming of King James into this kingdom, he enquired of the Archbifhop Whitgift for his friend Mr. Hooker, that writ the books of Church -polity ; to which the anfwer was, that he died a year before Queen Elizabeth, who received the fad news of his death with... | |
 | John Watkins - 1808 - 568 Seiten
...Stapelton. 'This man,' said the Pope, 'indeed deserves the name of an author ; his books will jzain reverence by age, for there are in them such seeds...last till the last fire shall consume all learning.' The personal appearance of Hooker was mean, for he was of low stature, and stooped very much, and his... | |
 | John Watkins - 1808 - 768 Seiten
...'This man,' said the Pope, ' indeed deserves the name of an author ; his books will gain re* yerence by age, for there are in them such, seeds of eternity,...last till the last fire shall consume all learning.' The, personal appearance of Hooker was mean, for he was of low stature, and stooped very much, and... | |
 | Erasmus Middleton - 1810 - 556 Seiten
...• man indeed deserves the name of an Author. Hisbooka « wili get reverence by age ; for there is in them such « seeds of eternity, that, if the rest be like this, they shall « continue till the last fire shall devour all learning :' All •which, whether the pope said it... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1814 - 540 Seiten
...This man indeed deserves the name of an author. His books will gel reverence by uge ; for there is in them such seeds of eternity, that if the rest be like this, they shall continue till the last fire shall devour all learning ;" all which, whether the pope said it orffio,... | |
 | 1814 - 538 Seiten
...This man indeed deserves the name of an author. .His books will get reverence by age ; for there is in them such seeds of eternity, that if the rest be like this, they shall continue till the last fire shall devour all learning ;" all which, whether the pope said it or no,... | |
 | John Nichols - 1815 - 866 Seiten
...this man indeed deserves the name of an Author ; his books will get reverence by age, for there is in them such seeds of eternity, that if the rest be...last till the last fire shall consume all Learning.' No trace can I find, in the above-mentioned respectable Biographer, of the bitter sarcasm. on the disposal... | |
 | Erasmus Middleton - 1816 - 584 Seiten
...« man indeed deserves the name of an Author. His books « will get reverence by age ; for there is in them such < seeds of eternity, that, if the rest be like this, they shall * continue till the last fire shall devour all learning :' All which, whether the pope said it or no,... | |
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There is no learning that this man hath not searched into, nothing too hard for his understanding : this man indeed deserves the name of an author : his books will get reverence by age ; for there is in them such seeds of eternity, that if the rest be... 
