Lives of Scotish Writers, Band 2A. and C. Black, 1839 - 385 Seiten |
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Aberdeen acquainted afterwards Alexander Alexander Cunningham ancient appears appointed archbishop Archibald Pitcairn Arthur Johnston Baillie became bishop Bishop Burnet bishop of Aberdeen Burnet church Cunningham Dalrymple daughter David Gregory death died Dissertation Dr Brown's Dr Gregory earl Edinb Edinburgh edition eminent English episcopacy Essay father favour Forbes friends Glasgow Graecae Greek Greek language Hist honour James John Johnston Keill king language Latin learned lectures Leighton letter libri likewise Linguae Logopandecteision Lond London Lord Marischal College mathematics ment mentioned minister Moor opinion Oxford period person philosophy physician poems poet preface prefixed presbyterian principal printed professor of divinity professorship pronunciation published quae religion remarks reputation Robert says Scotish Scotland Sir Thomas St Andrews subjoined sufficiently tion tract translated treatise university of Edinburgh university of Glasgow Urquhart verse volume William writer written καὶ
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Seite 19 - I know that all beneath the moon decays, And what by mortals in this world is brought In Time's great periods shall return to nought ; That fairest states have fatal nights and days. I know that all the Muses...
Seite 145 - He used often to say, that if he were to choose a place to die in, it should be an inn ; it looking like a pilgrim's going home, to whom this world was all as an inn, and who was weary of the noise and confusion in it x.
Seite 123 - Dare ye for this adjure the civil sword To force our consciences that Christ set free, And ride us with a classic hierarchy, Taught ye by mere AS and Rotherford?
Seite 122 - And yet with all this he seemed to look on himself as so ordinary a preacher, that while he had a cure he was ready to employ all others : and when he was a bishop he chose to preach to small auditories, and would never give notice beforehand.
Seite 122 - His preaching had a sublimity both of thought and expression in it. The grace and gravity of his pronunciation was such, that few heard him without a very sensible emotion: I am sure I never did. His style was rather too fine...
Seite 144 - He looked on the state the Church of England was in with very melancholy reflections, and was very uneasy at an expression then much used, that it was the best constituted Church in the world.
Seite 148 - ... intimate conversation with him, 1 never observed the least signs of passion, but upon one single occasion. He brought himself into so composed a gravity, that I never saw him laugh and but seldom smile; and he kept himself in such a constant recollection, that I do not remember I ever heard him say one idle word.
Seite 341 - One event follows another; but we never can observe any tie between them. They seem conjoined, but never connected. And as we can have no idea of any thing which never appeared to our outward sense or inward sentiment, the necessary conclusion seems to be, that we have no idea of connexion or power at all, and that these words are absolutely without any meaning, when employed either in philosophical reasonings or common life.
Seite 142 - The people of the country came generally to hear us, though not in great crowds. We were indeed amazed to see a poor commonalty so capable to argue upon points of government, and 1670. on the bounds to be set to the power of princes in matters of religion...
Seite 20 - What doth it serve to hear the sylvan's songs, The wanton merle, the nightingale's sad strains, Which in dark shades seem to deplore my wrongs ? For what doth serve all that this world contains...