 Falkland, a person of such prodigious parts of learning and knowledge, of that inimitable sweetness and delight in conversation, of so flowing and obliging a humanity and goodness to mankind, and of that primitive simplicity and integrity of life, that...  The Poetical Works of Edmund Waller ... - Page 137by Edmund Waller - 1806Full view - About this book
 | Great Britain - 1871 - 266 pages
...innocence ; whosoever leads such a life need not care upon how short warning it be taken from him. He was a person of such prodigious parts of learning and...conversation, of so flowing and obliging a humanity to mankind, and of that primitive simplicity and integrity of life, that if there were no other brand... | |
 | John Murray (Firm) - Berkshire (England) - 1872 - 392 pages
...grave is unkuown. The entry of his burial remains in the parish register. "He was," says Clarendon, "a person of such prodigious parts of learning and...odious and accursed civil war than that single loss, it muet be most infamous and execrable to all posterity." He fell, aged 34, " having so much despatched... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1872 - 582 pages
...another, gains immortality himself: " In this unhappy battle was slain the Lord Viscount Falkland, a person of such prodigious parts of learning and...odious and accursed civil war than that single loss is, it must be most infamous and accursed to all posterity. " Before his parliament, his condition... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1872 - 786 pages
...slain the Lord Viscount Falkland; a person of such prodigious parts of learning and knowledge, of tbi inimitable sweetness and delight in conversation,...brand upon this odious and accursed civil war, than lhat single loss, it must be must infamous and execrable to all posterity. He was a great cherisher... | |
 | John Daniel Morell - 1873 - 494 pages
...LORD FALKLAND. LORD CLARENDON, 1648. I. IN this unhappy battle* was slaiu the Lord Viscount Falkland,' a person of such prodigious parts of learning and...primitive simplicity and integrity of life, that if there was ho other brand upon this odious and accursed civil war than that single loss, it must be most infamous... | |
 | James Grant - 1873 - 594 pages
...knowledge, Maiston Moor. } CHANGE OF THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 227 of that inimitable sweetness and delight of conversation, of so flowing and obliging a humanity...were no other brand upon this odious and accursed war than that single loss, it must be most infamous and execrable to all posterity. " Turpe mori, post... | |
 | Philip George and son, ltd - 1875 - 362 pages
...thus writes of him : — In this unhappy battle (of Newbury) was slain the Lord Viscount Falkland, a person of such prodigious parts of learning and knowledge, of that inimitable3 sweetness and delight in conversation, of so flowing and obliging a humanity and goodness... | |
 | Literature - 1876 - 966 pages
...character of Somcrs, for whom he had much admiration, and then turn to Clarendon's character of Falkland; "a person of such prodigious parts of learning and...and integrity of life, that if there were no other brana upon this odious and accursed civil war than that single loss, it must be most infamous and execrable... | |
 | R Roach Pittis - 424 pages
...for a trifling sum. "At the battle of Newbury (says Clarendon) was slain the Lord Viscount Falkland ; a person of such prodigious parts of learning and...inimitable sweetness and delight in conversation, of so glowing and obliging a humanity and goodness to mankind, and of that primitive simplicity and integrity... | |
 | Readers - 1878 - 446 pages
...KOYALISTS COMMANDED BY PRINCE BUPERT. IN this unhappy battle was slain the Lord Viscount Falkland, a person of such prodigious parts of learning and knowledge, of that inimi sable sweetness and delight in conversation, of so flowing and obliging a humanity and goodness... | |
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