| Declaration - 1827 - 364 sivua
...refrain from ornamenting his work with it, even while the poet's warning is fully before him. " Mr. Lee had studied the classics in the true spirit of criticism....every walk of literature and science he had carried his mind of exquisite selection, and brought it back to the business of life, crowned with every light... | |
| John Sanderson, Robert Waln - 1828 - 450 sivua
...while the poet's warning i» fully before him. "Mr. Lee had studied the classics in the true »pirit of criticism. His taste had that delicate touch which...intuitive certainty every beauty of an author, and bin gnniu* that native affinity which combined them without an effort. Into every walk of literature... | |
| Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1829 - 494 sivua
...following account of Mr. Lee, from the flowing pen of the author of the life of Patrick Henry. — "Mr. Lee," says he, "had studied the classics in the...every walk of literature and science, he had carried his mind of exquisite selection, and brought it back to the business of life, crowned with every light... | |
| Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1832 - 484 sivua
...following account of Mr. Leo, from the flowing pen of the author of the life of Patrick Henry. — " Mr. Lee," says he, " had studied the classics in the...that native affinity, which combined them without an cflbrt. Into every walk of literature and science, he had carried his mind of exquisite selection,... | |
| William Wirt - 1834 - 482 sivua
...the most elegant scholar in the house. He had studied the classics in the true spirit of ciiticism. His taste had that delicate touch, which seized with...life, crowned with every light of learning, and decked will) every wreath, that all the muses, and all the graces, could entwine. Nor did those light decorations... | |
| Henry Howe - 1845 - 596 sivua
...forward ; and the whole eontour noble and fine. Mr. Lee was by far the most elegant scholar in the house. He had studied the classics in the true spirit of...and his genius that native affinity which combined I IK-MI without an effort. Into every walk of literature and science he had carried this mind of exquisite... | |
| Henry Howe - 1845 - 616 sivua
...forward ; and the whole contour noble and fine. Mr. Lee was by far the most elegant scholar in the house. He had studied the classics in the true spirit of...which seized with intuitive certainty every beauty of au author, and his genius that native affinity which combined them without an effort. Into every walk... | |
| William Wirt - 1850 - 314 sivua
...the most elegant scholar in the house. He had * I heard it from the late Judge Nelson, his relation. studied the classics in the true spirit of criticism....that native affinity which combined them without an efibrt. Into every walk of literature and science, he had carried this mind of exquisite selection,... | |
| Henry Howe - 1852 - 614 sivua
...forward ; and the whole contour noble and fine. Mr. Lee was by far the most elegant scholar in the house. He had studied the classics in the true spirit of...which seized with intuitive certainty every beauty of au author, and his genius that native affinity which combined them without an effort Into every walk... | |
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