 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1807 - Страниц: 788
...refuge in poetry, from the vulgarity and irritation of business. His own verses were easy and pleasing, and might have claimed no low place among those •which the French call Vent de Societe. The poetical character of his mind was displayed in his extraordinary partiality for... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1807 - Страниц: 786
...classical erudition, which, by the custom of England, is more peculiarly called learning, he was inférieur to few professed scholars. Like all men of genius,...irritation of business. His own verses were easy and pleasing, and might have claimed no low place among those which the French call Vers de Société.... | |
 | 1807 - Страниц: 552
...of England is more peculiarly called learning, he was inferior to few professed scholars. Like ail men of genius he delighted to take refuge in poetry, from the vulgarity and irritatiou of business. His own verses were easy and pleasing, and might have claimed no low place... | |
 | 1808 - Страниц: 702
...was various and elegant. In classical erudition, which , by the custom of England, is more peculiarly called learning, he was inferior to few professed scholars. Like all men of get nius, he delighted to take refnge in poetry, from the vulgarity and irritation of business. His... | |
 | 1809 - Страниц: 592
...various and elegant. In classical erudition, •which by the custom of England, is more peculiarly called learning, he was inferior to few professed...irritation of business. His own verses were easy and pleasing, and might have claimed no low place among those which the French call Vers de societe. The... | |
 | Joseph Dennie, John Elihu Hall - 1809 - Страниц: 588
...was various and elegant. In classical erudition, which by the custom of England, is more peculiarly called learning, he was inferior to few professed...irritation of business. His own verses were easy and pleasing, and might have claimed no low place among those which the French call Vers de societe. The... | |
 | 1809 - Страниц: 594
...refuge in poetry, from the vulgarity and irritation of business. His own verses were easy and pleasing, and might have claimed no low place among those which the French call Vert de societe. The poetical character of his mind was displayed in his extraordinary partiality for... | |
 | Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges - 1812 - Страниц: 598
...erudition, which, by the custom of England, is more peculiarly called learning, he was inferior tj few professed scholars. Like all men of genius, he...irritation of business. His own verses were easy and pleasing; and might have claimed no low place among those which the French call Vers de Societd. The... | |
 | Arthur Collins - 1812 - Страниц: 692
...elegant. In classical erudition, which, by the custom of England, is more peculiarly called learning, be was inferior to few professed scholars. Like all men...delighted to take refuge in poetry, from the vulgarity , • ' Bisset's History of the Reign of George III. Vol. III. p. 470, 471, 472, 473and irritation... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1813 - Страниц: 714
...erudition, which, by the custom of England, is more peculiarly called learning, he was inferior to. lew professed scholars. Like all men of genius, he delighted...irritation of business. His own verses were easy and pleasing, and might have claimed no low place among those which the French call vers de socidé. The... | |
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In the course of thirty years he had known almost every man in Europe, whose intercourse could strengthen, or enrich, or polish the mind. His own literature was various and elegant. In classical erudition, which by the custom of England is more peculiarly... 
