 ... so distinguished a proficient in polite learning, that he opened a school in his monastery, for teaching the sons of the nobility the arts of versification, and the elegancies of composition.  The Dublin Review - Page 370edited by - 1855Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Warton - English poetry - 1778 - 570 pages
...compofition. Yet although philology was his object, he was not unfamiliar with the fafhionable philofophy : he was not only a poet and a rhetorician, but a geometrician, an aftronomcr, a theologift, and a difputant. On the whole I am of opinion, that Lydgate made confiderable... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1778 - 762 pages
...compofition. Yet although philology was his objeft, he was not unfamiliar with the faftiionable philofophy : he was not only a poet and a rhetorician, but a geometrician, an aftronomer, a theologift, and a difputant. On the whole I am of opinion, that Lydgate made confiderable... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1778 - 514 pages
...compofnion. Yet although philology was his objeft, he was not unfamiliar with the fulhionable philofophy : hs was not only a poet and a rhetorician, but a geometrician, an aftronower, a theologift, and a difputant. On the whole I am of opinion, that Lydgate made confidcrable... | |
 | History - 1800 - 694 pages
...compofition. Yet, although philology was his object, he was not unfamiliar with the faihionable philofophy ; he was not only a poet and a rhetorician, but a geometrician, an aftronomer, a theologift, and a difputant. On the whole I am of opinion, that Lydgate made confiderable... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 688 pages
...compofition. Yet, although philology was his object, he was not unfamiliar with the fafhionable philofophy ; he was not only a poet and a rhetorician, but a geometrician, an aftronomer, a theologift, and a difputant. On the whole I am of opinion, that Lydgate made considerable... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 444 pages
...Yet " although philology was his object, he was not " unfamiliar with the fashionable philosophy ; he " was. not only a poet and a rhetorician, but a...geometrician, an astronomer, a theologist, and a " disputant •" " made considerable additions to those amplifica," tions of our language, in which Chaucer, Gower,... | |
 | George Ellis - English literature - 1811 - 464 pages
...Yet, although philology was the object, he was " not unfamiliar with the fashionable philosophy: " he was not only a poet and a rhetorician, but a "...geometrician, an astronomer, a theologist, and a " disputant. On the whole, I am of opinion, that " Lydgate made considerable additions to those " amplifications... | |
 | Biography - 1815 - 542 pages
...composition. Yet, although philology was his object, he was not unfamiliar with the fashionable philosophy : he was not only a poet and a rhetorician, but a geometrician, an astronomer, a theologist, and a disputant. Mr. Warton is of opinion that he made considerable additions to those amplifications of our language,... | |
 | Acton Frederick Griffiths - 1815 - 628 pages
...composition. Yet although philology was his object, he was not unfamiliar with the fashionable philosophy : he was not only a poet and a rhetorician, but a geometrician, an astronomer, a theologist, and a disputant. On the whole I am of opinion, that Lydgate made considerable additions to those amplifications of our... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1815 - 512 pages
...composition. Yet, although philology was his object, he was not unfamiliar with the fashionable philosophy : he was not only a poet and a rhetorician, but a geometrician, an astronomer, a theologist, and a disputant. Mr. Warton is of opinion that he made considerable additions to those amplifications of our language,... | |
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