...com" pass of knowledge, did honour to his age and country ; I could almost say to human nature itself. He possessed at once all those extraordinary talents...reason, force of style, or brightness of imagination. This author has remarked in several parts of his •works, that a thorough insight into philosophy...

...compass of knowledge, did honour to his age and country ; I could almost say to human nature itself. He possessed at once all those extraordinary talents,...reason, force of style, or brightness of imagination. This author has remarked in several parts of his works, that a thorough insight into philosophy makes...

...favourable likeness. As a philosopher, it is scarce hyperbolical to say of him, in Mr. Addison's words, that he had the sound, distinct, comprehensive knowledge...beautiful lights, graces, and embellishments of Cicero. To this commendation of his talents, the learned throughout Europe have given their common sanction,...

...erected to his memory, by his indefatigable secretary, sir Thomas Meautys. Addison says, that Bacon had the sound, distinct, comprehensive knowledge of Aristotle, with all the beautiful light graces of Cicero : and lord Orford, who calls him the prophet of arts which Newton was afterwards...

...compass of knowledge, did honour to his age and country ; I could almost say to human nature itself. He possessed at once all those extraordinary talents...reason, force of style, or brightness of imagination. This author has remarked in several parts of his works, that a thorough insight into philosophy makes...

...compass of knowledge, di d honour to his age and country ; I could almost say to human nature itself. He possessed at once all those extraordinary talents,...reason, force of style, or brightness of imagination. This author has remarked, in several parts of his works, that a thorough insight into philosophy makes...

...compass of knowledge, did honour to his age and country ; I could almost say to human nature itself. He possessed at once all those extraordinary talents...reason, force of style, or brightness of imagination. This author has remarked in several parts of his • works, that a thorough insight into philosophy...

...could almost say, to human nature itself. He i>ossessed at once all those extraordinary talents that were divided amongst the greatest authors of antiquity;...reason, force of style, or brightness of imagination. As to the latter part of his character, his actions : he was not only a son, but a father to the church...

...this great man's works was published at London in the year 1740. — Addison has said of him, That he had the sound, distinct, comprehensive knowledge of Aristotle, with all the beautiful light graces and embellishments of Cicero. The honourable Mr Walpole c»lls him the Prophet of Arts...

...favourable likeness. As a philosopher, it is scarce hyperbolical to say of him, in Mr. Addison's words, that he had the sound, distinct, comprehensive knowledge...beautiful lights, graces, and embellishments of Cicero. To this commendation of his talents, the learned throughout Europe have given their common sanction,...