 His mind resembled a fertile, but thin soil. There was a quick, but not a strong vegetation of whatever chanced to be thrown upon it. No deep root could be struck. The oak of the forest did not grow there ; but the elegant shrubbery and the fragrant parterre...  The Port Folio - Seite 2941808Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 Seiten
...literary acquisitions he made. " Niliil quod tetigit non ornavit"* His mind resembled a fertile, but thin soil. There was a quick, but not a strong vegetation,...thrown upon it. No deep root could be struck. The oak oi' [A premium obtained at the Christmas examination, is generally more honourable than any other,... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1807 - 904 Seiten
...whatever literary acquisitions he made. Nihil quod tctigil non ornavit. His mind resembled a fertile, but thin soil. There was a quick, but not a strong vegetation, of %vhatever chanced to be thrown upon it. No deep root could be struck. The oak of the forest did not... | |
 | John Watkins - 1808 - 768 Seiten
...literary acquisitions he had made. Niliil quod tetigit non wnatit.-^ His mind resembled a fertile but thin soil. There was a quick, but not a strong vegetation,...parterre, appeared in gay succession. It has been ge* Hawkins' Life of Johnson, p.4l6 — 1$. f See bis Epitaph in Westminster Abbey. nerally ii'.-rully... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1815 - 498 Seiten
...whatever literary acquisitions he made. Nihil quod tetigit non ornavit. His mind resembled a fertile, but thin soil. There was a quick, but not a strong vegetation,...appeared in gay succession. It has been generally believed that he was a mere fool in con,versation ; but in truth this has been greatly exaggerated.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 Seiten
...literary acquisition he made. — Ni/iil quod tetigit non ornavit. — His mind resembled a fertile, but thin soil. There was a quick, but not a strong vegetation,...been generally circulated, and believed, that he was a mere fool in conversation ; but, in truth, this has been greatly exaggerated. He had, no doubt, a... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 532 Seiten
...whatever literary acquisitions he made. Nihil, quod tetigit, non orMvit. His mind resembled a fertile, but thin soil. There was a quick, but not a strong, vegetation...appeared in gay succession. It has been generally believed, that he was a mere fool in conversation ; * but, in truth, this has been greatly exaggerated.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 Seiten
...literary acquisitions he made. " /Y/7ii7 quod tetigit non ornavit."\\ His mind resembled a fertile, but thin soil. There was a quick, but not a strong vegetation...been generally circulated and believed that he was a mere fool in conversation ;§ but, m truth, this has been greatly exaggerated. He had, no doubt,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 Seiten
...literary acquisitions he made. " Nihil quod tetigit non ornavit."2 His mind resembled a fertile, but thin soil. There was a quick, but not a strong vegetation,...been generally circulated and believed that he was a mere fool in conversation;3 but, in truth, this has 1 [He had also published in 1759, " THE BEE,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 514 Seiten
...literary acquisitions he made. " Nihil quod tetigit non ornavit." * His mind resembled a fertile, but thin soil. There was a quick, but not a. strong vegetation,...been generally circulated and believed that he was a mere fool in conversation ; 4 but, in truth, this has been greatly exaggerated. He had, DO doubt,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 508 Seiten
...literary acquisitions he made. " Nihil quod tetigit non ornavit." 3 His mind resembled a fertile, but thin soil. There was a quick, but not a strong vegetation,...been generally circulated and believed that he was a mere fool in conversation ; 4 but, in truth, this has been greatly exaggerated. He had, no doubt,... | |
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