 Sir Joshua expired, without any visible symptoms of pain, on the twenty-third of February, 1792, in the sixty-ninth year of his age. "His illness," says Burke, "was long, but borne with a mild and cheerful fortitude, without the least mixture of any thing...  The Annual Register - Page 2251799Full view - About this book
 | Books and bookselling - 1794 - 512 pages
...they contemplated his illnefs, arad prophefied his' diflblution. •' His illnefs," fays Mr Burte, " was long, but borne with a mild and cheerful fortitude, without the leatl mixture of any thing irritable or querulous, agreeable tothe placid and even tenour of his whole... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1801 - 440 pages
...Burke, not many hours after the melancholy event which it commemorates, had taken place : ". His illness was long, but borne with a " mild and cheerful fortitude, without the " least mixture of any thing irritable, of " querulous, agreeably to the placid and " even tenour of... | |
 | William Seward - Anecdotes - 1804 - 492 pages
...Pericles — it is the eulogium of the greateft Painter by the moft confummate Orator of his time. " His illnefs was long, but borne with a mild •' and cheerful...whole life. " He had from the beginning of his malady adif" tinft view of his diflblution, which he coneem" plated with that entire compofure which nothing... | |
 | English literature - 1794 - 802 pages
...-in the fixty-nimlt year of his age, died, at his houfe in Leiciiter-fields, fir Jofluia Reynolds His illnefs was long, but borne with a mild and cheerful...irritable or querulous, agreeably to the placid and even ti'iior of his whole life. He had, from the beginni;:q; of his malady, a diftmJi view of his diaolutionj... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1809 - 476 pages
...Burke, not many hours after the melancholyevent which it commemorates, had taken place : 't His illness was long, but borne with a '' mild and cheerful fortitude, without the '1 least mixture of any thing irritable, or '1 querulous,, agreeably to the placid and {' even tenour... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pages
...said to be the production of Mr. -Burke. "'. • ,: •-•> i . -..•; f ,:.'.i; v;.. " His illness was long, but borne with a mild and cheerful fortitude, without the least mixture of any thing irritable or querulous, agreeably to the- placid and even tenor of Eia whole... | |
 | 1792 - 620 pages
...foreign and domcftic fame, admired by the expert in art, and by the learned in fcience, and chearful fortitude, without the leaft mixture of any. thing...irritable or querulous, agreeably to the placid and even tcnoUr Ci his whole life. He hat), from the beginning of his malady, a diftimft view of his diflblution... | |
 | 1811 - 644 pages
...the Company of Painter-Stainers in London, to which he was presented October 18, 1784. His illness was long, but borne with a mild and cheerful fortitude, without the least mixture of any thing irritable or querulous, agreeably to the placid and even tenour of his whole... | |
 | John Walker - Gentleman's magazine (London, England) - 1811 - 638 pages
...the Company of Paintcr-Stainers in London, to which he was presented October 18, 1784. His illness was long, but borne with a mild and cheerful fortitude, without the least mixture of any thing irritable or querulous, agreeably to the placid and even tenour of his whole... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1819 - 910 pages
...Mr. Burke : " His illness was long, but borne with л mild and cheerful fortitude, without the least mixture of any thing irritable or querulous, agreeably to the placid and even tenor of his whole hie. He had from the beginning of his malady a distinct view of his dissolution,... | |
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