 Wood's character of him is, that "he was an exact mathematician, a curious calculator of nativities, a general read scholar, a thorough-paced philologist, and one that understood the surveying of lands well. As he was by many accounted a severe student,...  The anatomy of melancholy, by Democritus iunior - 第 xii 頁Robert Burton 著 - 1806完整檢視 - 關於此書
 | 1817 - 552 頁
...surveying of lands well. As he was by many accounted a severe student, a devourer of authors, a melancholy and humorous person; so by others, who knew him well,...honesty, plain dealing and charity. I have heard," continues the biographer, " some of the ancients of Christ church often say, that his company w*s very... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 476 頁
...yet " of great ho" nesty, plain.dealing, and charity." Wood had also " heard " some of the antients of Christ-Church often say, that his " company was very merry, facete, and juvenile." His " Anatomy of Melancholy," a very singular work, in which Dr. Ferriar has detected the source of... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 970 頁
...surveying of lands well. As he was by many accounted a severe student, a devourer of authors, a melancholy and humorous person ; so by others, who knew him well,...and charity. I have heard some of the an»cients of Christ Church often say, that his company was very merry, facete, and juvenile ; and no man of his... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 頁
...surveying of lands well. As he was by many accounted a severe student, a devourer of authors, a melancholy and humorous person; so by others, who knew him well,...plain dealing, and charity. I have heard some of the an-* cients of' Christ Church often say, that his company was very merry, facete, and juvenile ; and... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 頁
...surveying of lands well. As he was by many accounted a severe student, a devourer of authors, a melancholy and humorous person; so by others, who knew him well, a person of great honesty, plain dealing, and chanty. I have heard some of the ancients of Christ Church often say, that his company was very merry,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - 524 頁
...surveying of lands well. As he was by many accounted a severe student, a devourer of authors, a melancholy and humorous person ; so by others, who knew him well,...and charity. I have heard some of the ancients of Christ Church often say, that his company was very merry, facete, and juvenile ; • id no man of his... | |
 | William Davis (bibliographer.) - 1814 - 146 頁
...well. As he was by many accounted a severe student, a devourer of authors, a melancholy and humourous person, so by others, who knew him well, a person of great honesty, plain dealing and charity. 1 have heard some of the ancients of Christ Church often say, that his company was very merry, facete,... | |
 | William Davis (bibliographer.) - 1814 - 140 頁
...was by many accounted a severe student, a devourer of authors, a melancholy and humourous person, *o by others, who knew him well, a person of great honesty, plain dealing and charity. 1 have heard some of the ancients of Christ Church often say, that his company was very merry, facete,... | |
 | 1861 - 814 頁
...contradictory ; " as he was by many accounted a severe student, a devourer of authors, a melancholy and humorous* person; so by others, who knew him well,...man in his time did surpass him for his ready and dexterous interlarding his common discourses among them with verses from the poets, or sentences from... | |
 | International peace society - 232 頁
...surveying of lands well. As he was by many accounted a severe student, a devourer of authors, a melancholy and humorous person ; so by others who knew him well,...his company was very merry, facete, and juvenile." His principal work, and the only one that has escaped oblivion, is the "Anatomy of Melancholy," one... | |
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