 | Ireland - 1773 - 438 pages
...fchemes were accomplifhed ; alwaysleafonable, always p.dequate, the fuggeftions of an underftanding, animated by ardour, and enlightened by prophecy. The...ordinary feelings which make life amiable and indolent— thofe fenfations which foften and allure and vulgarize—were uukr.own to him. No domeftick difficulties,... | |
 | Baratariana - Ireland - 1773 - 434 pages
...fchemes were accomplimed ; always feafonable, always adequate, the fuggeftions of an underHanding, animated by ardour, and enlightened by prophecy. The...ordinary feelings which make life amiable and indolent— thofe fenfations which foften and allure and vulgarize — were unknown to him. No domeftick difficulties,... | |
 | English literature - 1782 - 542 pages
...fchemes were ajconiplifhed ; always feafunabte, always adequate, the Uiggeflions of an underHanding animated by ardour, and enlightened by prophecy. The ordinary feelings, which make life amiabl: and indolent, thofe fenfations, which foften, and allure, and vulgarize, were unknown to him.... | |
 | 1784 - 204 pages
...always feafonable, always adequate ; the fug•*« geftions of an underftanding animated by ar•( dour, and enlightened by prophecy. « The ordinary feelings, which make life « amiable and indolent, thofe fenfations which " foften andallure, and vulgarize, were unknown <' to him. No dome (lie difficulties,... | |
 | John Almon - Great Britain - 1792 - 458 pages
...fchemes were accomplifhed; always feafonable, always adequate ; the fuggeftions of an underftanding, animated by ardour, and enlightened by prophecy. The...ordinary feelings which make life amiable and indolent, thofe fen Cations which foften and allure and vulgarize, were unknown to him : no domeftic difficulties,... | |
 | 1797 - 610 pages
...fchemes were accompliflied, always feafonable, always adequate ; the fuggeftions of an underftanding animated by ardour, and enlightened by prophecy. The ordinary feelings, which make life amiable and C 3 indolent indolent, were unknown to him. No domeftic difficulties, no domeftic weaknefs, reached... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Great Britain - 1807 - 556 pages
...mind was infinite, and h's scheme* were to affect, not England, not the present age only, but iiurope and posterity. Wonderful were the means by which these...accomplished; always seasonable, always adequate : the »-jg£cstions of an understanding animated by ardour and eniighteBed by prophecy. • The ordinary... | |
 | John Almon - 1810 - 436 pages
...his schemes were to affect, not * Not George the Second. APPENDIX. 367 England, not the present age only, but Europe and posterity. Wonderful were the...amiable and indolent, those sensations which soften, allure, and vulgarize, were unknown to him : no domestic difficulties, no domestic weakness reached... | |
 | John Almon - 1810 - 404 pages
...and his schemes were to affect, not * Not George the Second, England, England, not the present age only, but Europe and posterity. Wonderful were the...amiable and indolent, those sensations which soften, allure, and vulgarize, were unknown to him : no domestic difficulties, no domestic weakness reached... | |
 | Thomas Browne (LL.D.) - Oratory - 1810 - 514 pages
...The sight of his mind was infinite ; and his schemes were to affect not England, not the present age only, but Europe and posterity. Wonderful were the...adequate, the suggestions of an understanding animated by ardor, and enlightened by prophecy. " The ordinary feelings, which render life amiable and indolent,... | |
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Bourbon, and wielded in the other the democracy of England. The sight of his mind was infinite ; and his schemes were to affect, not England, not the present age only, but Europe and posterity. Wonderful were the means... 
