 | 1847 - 666 Seiten
...to have had the longest beard of any Englishman of his time. He uned to give us a reason for it, " appearan?n." INTRODUCING AT COURT. Dr. Misanhin, a practitioner of some noteI in the reigu of George... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 1857 - 1022 Seiten
...thickest beard of any Englishman of the time ; he said the reason he did so was that he might be careful that no act of his life might be unworthy of the gravity of his appearance. It was in this reign that an order was issued that no fellow of Lincoln's Inn should have a beard of... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1851 - 518 Seiten
...lonftst and largest beard of anv Englishman, was that of a worthv cl^rjvman in Elizabeth's reign, ' that no act of his life might be unworthy of the gravity of his appearance.' The grandfather of the Mrs Thomas, the Corinna of Cromwell, Ihe literary friend of Pope, by her account,... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1859 - 544 Seiten
...longest and largest beard of any Englishman was that of a worthy clergyman in Elizabeth's reign, " that no act of his life might be unworthy of the gravity of his appearance." The grandfather of Mrs. Thomas, the Corinna of Cromwell, the literary friend of Pope, by her account,... | |
 | William Hone - 1859 - 854 Seiten
...could be given for wearing the longest and largest beard of any Englishman of his time ; uamely, " that no act of his life might be unworthy of the gravity of his appearance." Mr. Granger wishes that as good a reason could always have been assigned for wearing the longest hair... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1859 - 526 Seiten
...and largest beard of an v Englishman, was lhat of я worthy clergvman in Elizabeth's reign, ' ihat no act of his life might be unworthy of the gravity of his appearThe ÉTandfathor of the Mrs Thomas, the Corinna of Cromwell, the litrrarv friend of Pope, bv... | |
 | Frederick William Fairholt - 1860 - 638 Seiten
...largest beard of any Englishman of his time, — that he always allowed his beard to be thus long, " that no act of his life might be unworthy of the gravity of his appearance;" which Granger declares to be "the best reason that could be given ;" adding, " I wish as good a reason... | |
 | Jane Williams - 1861 - 580 Seiten
...History of England' (vol. i. p. 288), quoting from Holland's ' Heroologia,' mentions that " the Rev. Mr. John More of Norwich, one of the worthiest clergymen...might be unworthy of the gravity of his appearance." Whether Jacob More could chum kindred with this sage of venerable aspect does not appear, but he also... | |
 | 1861 - 608 Seiten
...the longest and largest beard of any englishman of his time. The reason he assigned for this was, " that no act of his life might be unworthy of the gravity of his appearance. ' ' Of this worthy person, who was commonly called the apostle of Norwich, there are three engraved... | |
 | 1872 - 848 Seiten
...quence. A worthy clergyman of Queen Elizabeth's time gave as a reason for wearing a very long beard — " that no act of his life might be unworthy of the gravity of his appearance." We commend this sentiment to the consideration of the author of the new crusade against man's natural... | |
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Elizabeth, gave the best reason that could be given for wearing the longest and largest beard of any Englishman of his time ; namely, " that no act of his life might be unworthy of the gravity of his appearance. 
