 I can now excuse all his foibles; impute them to age, and to distress of circumstances: the last of these considerations wrings my very soul to think on. For a man of high spirit conscious of having (at least in one production) generally pleased the world,...  Black's Picturesque Guide to Warwickshire ... - Pàgina 41per Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - 1857 - 137 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | William Somervile - 1811 - 312 pàgines
...and to distress of circumstances; the last of these considerations wrings my very soul to think on. For a man of high spirit, conscious of having (at...to be plagued and threatened by wretches that are very low in every sense ; to be forced to drink himself into pains of the body, in order to get rid... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 426 pàgines
...think " on. For a man of hish spirit, " conscious of having (at least in " one production)generally pleased " the world, to be plagued and " threatened...in order to get rid of " the pains of the mind, is aini" sery." He died July 14, 1743. From Lady Luxborough's Letters, p. 211, we find that Mr. Somervile... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 518 pàgines
...and to distress of circumstances ; the last of these considerations wrings my very soul to think on. For a man of high spirit, conscious of having (at...low in every sense, to be forced to drink himself 1 G«n. Diet. — Bios;. Brit — Nash's Worcestershire. — Tindal's History of rM-liam.— S« ifi's... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 430 pàgines
...distress of circumstances : " the last of these considerations " wrings my very soul to think " on. For a man of high spirit, " conscious of having (at least in " one production Jgenerally pleased " the world, to be plagued and " threatened by wretches that are " low in every... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 416 pàgines
...distress of circumstances: ' the last of these considerations ' wrings my very soul to think ' on. For a man of high spirit, ' conscious of having (at least in one production)generally pleased the world, to be plagued and threatened by wretches that are ' low in... | |
 | John Aikin - 1814 - 662 pàgines
...and to distress of circumstances : the last of these considerations wrings my very soul to think on. For a man of high spirit, conscious of having (at...himself into pains of the body, in order to get rid of pains of the mind, is a misery." Somervile lived in celibacy, and made over the reversion of his estate... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 504 pàgines
...to " distress of circumstances : the last of these consi" derations wrings my very soul to think on. For a " man of high spirit, conscious of having (at...in order to get rid " of the pains of the mind, is a misery." He died July 19, 1?42, and was buried at Wotton, near Henley on Arden. His distresses need... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 522 pàgines
...to distress of circumstances ; the last of these considerations wring? my > very soul. to think on. For ,a man of high spirit, conscious of having (at...low in every sense, to be forced to drink himself 1 Gen. Diet. — Biog. Brit.— Nash's into pains of the body in order to get rid of the pains of the... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 462 pàgines
...justice, which he had formerly contributed to administer. His friend Shenstone tells us, that' he was forced to drink himself into pains of the body, in order to get rid of the pains of the mind.' He died July 19, 1742. V The poetry of Somervile is a smooth and copious stream ; seldom flowing with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 416 pàgines
...to " distress of circumstances : the last of these consi" derations wrings my very soul to think on. For a " man of high spirit, conscious of having (at...in order to get rid of the pains " of the mind, is a misery." He died July 19, 1742, and was buried at Wotton, near Henley on Arden. His distresses need... | |
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