 | James Savage - Archives - 1808 - 932 pages
...five years of his life in contemplation and studies, but principally in the consolation derived from the Holy Scriptures, cheerful in solitude, and as well pleased to die in the shade as in the light ; and it was the will of the Omnipotent Author of all things to release him from this mortal state,... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley - Architecture - 1814 - 932 pages
...recess, free from worldly affairs, he passed the greatest part of the live last following years of his life, in contemplation and studies, and principally...occurred on the twenty-fifth of February, 1723, in his ninety-first year ;f aad was occasioned by a cold contracted in coming from Hampton Court to London.... | |
 | Architecture - 1814 - 1004 pages
...recess, free from worldly affairs, he passed the greatest part of the five last following years of his life, in contemplation and studies, and principally...of mind continued, with a vivacity rarely found at his age, till within a few days of his dissolution, which occurred on the twenty-fifth of February,... | |
 | 1822 - 496 pages
...that time ; but fell down with no other pressure, but the settling of a Wrenq upon the top of it. Yet cheerful in solitude, and as well pleased to die in the shade as in the light. The continued aim of his whole life was to be, as he said, beneficus humano generi, " a friend to his... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - Artists - 1831 - 400 pages
...which recess, free from worldly affairs, he passed the greatest part of the five last years of his life in contemplation and studies, and principally...well pleased to die in the shade as in the light." The place of his retirement was that most lovely of situations, Hampton Court. There he had a house... | |
 | Christian Isobel Johnstone - London (England) - 1831 - 294 pages
...prepared himself for his future state of existence. His solitude was cheerful ; and he declared himself " as well pleased to die in the shade as in the light." He lived till 1723, when, in the 91st year of his age, he closed his long and useful career. His remains... | |
 | Lives - 1833 - 588 pages
...in minds of less noble stamp, saying, Nunc me jubet forluna eipeditius philosophari. Cheerful in his solitude, and as well pleased to die in the shade as in the light — his son observes of him in the Parentalia, " that the vigour of his mind continued with a vivacity rarely... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - Biography - 1833 - 584 pages
...in minds of less noble stamp, saying, Nunc me jubet fortuna expediting philosophari. Cheerful in his solitude, and as well pleased to die in the shade as in the light — his son observes of him in the Parentalia, " that the vigour of his mind continued with a vivacity rarely... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - Biography - 1833 - 584 pages
...in minds of less noble stamp, saying, Nunr me jubet fortuna expeditius pnilosophari. Cheerful in his solitude, and as well pleased to die in the shade as in the light — his son observes of him in the Parmtalia, " that the vigour of his mind continued with a vivacity rarely... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - Great Britain - 1841 - 540 pages
...affairs, he passed the greatest part of the five last years of his life in contemplation and study, and principally in the consolation of the Holy Scriptures...well pleased to die in the shade as in the light." He closed his lengthened and glorious life on the 25th of February, П23, and lies in the vault of... | |
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A'unc me jiibtt fortuna expediting philosophari; in which recess, free from worldly affairs, he passed the greatest part of the five last following years of his life, in contemplation and studies, and principally in the consolation of the Holy Scriptures;... 
