 | Gilbert Burnet - 1782 - 162 lehte
...Sometimes other men's thoughts mixed with his compofures ; but that flowed rather from the impreffions they made on him when he read them, by which they came to return on him as his own thoughts, than that he fervilely copied from- any ; for few men had a bolder flight... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet, Robert Parsons, Samuel Johnson - 1787 - 152 lehte
...Sometimes other men's thoughts mixed with his compofures ; but that flowed rarher from the impreffions they made on him when he read them, by which they came to return on. him as his own thoughts, than that he fervilely copied from any ; for few men had a bolder flight... | |
 | B. C. Walpole - 1811 - 370 lehte
...Frensh and Cowley among the English wits, were those he admired most. Sometimes other men's thoughts mixed with his composures; but that flowed rather...copied them from any. For few men ever had a bolder Sight of fancy, more steadily governed by judgment, than he had. No wonder a •young man, so made... | |
 | 1818 - 606 lehte
...French, and Cowley among the English wits, were those he admired most. Sometimes other men's thoughts mixed with his composures, but that flowed rather...as his own thoughts, than that he servilely copied from any : for few men ever had a bolder flight of fancy, more steadily governed by judgment, than... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet (bp. of Salisbury.) - 1820 - 296 lehte
...French, and Cowley among the English wits, were those he admired most. Sometimes other men's thoughts mixed with his composures ; but that flowed rather...him when he read them, by which they came to return on him as his own thoughts, than that he servilely copied from any; for few men ever had a bolder flight... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - 1824 - 330 lehte
...French, and Cowley, among the English wits, were those he admired most. Sometimes other men's thoughts mixed with his composures ; but that flowed rather...as his own thoughts, than that he servilely copied from any ; for few men had a bolder flight of fancy, more steadily governed by judgment, than he had.... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - 1829 - 360 lehte
...French, and Cowley among the English wits, were those he admired most. Sometimes other men's thoughts mixed with his composures ; but that flowed rather...him when he read them, by which they came to return on him as his own thoughts, than that he servilely copied from any ; for few men ever had a bolder... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - 1833 - 492 lehte
...French, and Cowley among the English wits, were those he admired most. Sometimes, other men's thoughts mixed with his composures; but that flowed, rather,...him when he read them, by which, they came to return on him, as his own thoughts, . . than that he servilely copied from any: for few men ever had a bolder... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet (bp. of Salisbury.) - 1833 - 458 lehte
...English wits, were those he admired most. Sometimes, other men's thoughts mixed with his composure ; but that flowed, rather, from the impressions they...him when he read them, by which, they came to return on him, as his own thoughts, . . than that he servilely copied from any : for few men ever had a bolder... | |
 | 1840 - 508 lehte
...the subjects that his fancy run upon, could not but be charmed with his way of treating them. Few men had a bolder flight of fancy, more steadily governed by judgment, than he had." He moved in the highest circles, and, possessed of so many rare endowments, wielded an extensive influence.... | |
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Sometimes other men's thoughts mixed with his composures, but that flowed rather from the impressions they made on him when he read them, by which they came to return upon him as his own thoughts, than that he servilely copied from any : for few men ever... 
