 | 1857 - 884 pages
...spite of his tattered gown and dirty linen, his wit and audacity pave him nn undisputed ascendancy. In every mutiny against the discipline of the college...verse. The style and rhythm, indeed, were not exactly Virgulan ; but the translation found many admirers, and was read with pleasure by Pope himself. The... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1860 - 1088 pages
...adorned with his effigy, haranguing a circle of lads, over whom, in spite of his tattered gown and dirty linen, his wit and audacity gave him an undisputed...by , turning Pope's Messiah into Latin verse. The styk and rhythm, indeed, were not exactly Virgilian ; but the translation found many admirers, and... | |
 | Charles John Smith - English language - 1871 - 630 pages
...generally proportioned to the degree of the maladministration which lias produced them." — MttC'-iulay. "In every mutiny against the discipline of the college he was the ringleader." — 1Ш. See ENTIBE. See HONESTY. INTELLIGENCE. UNINTEGRAL. INTEGRITY. INTELLECT. DERSTANDING. INTELLECT... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1880 - 846 pages
...adorned with his effigy, haranguing a circle of lads, over whom, in spite of his tattv-rcd gown and dirty linen, his wit and audacity gave him an undisputed...highly distinguished by abilities and acquirements, lie hail early made himself known by turning Pope's Messiah into Latin verse. The style and rhythm,... | |
 | Léony Guilgault - Civil service - 1885 - 240 pages
...tattered gown and dirty linen, his wit and audacity gave him an undisputed ascendancy. In every meeting against the discipline of the college he was the ringleader....known by turning Pope's Messiah into Latin verse. xcv1. Le premier moment fut terrible. — Rien de tragique comme le fourmillement d'une foule foudroyée.... | |
 | Frank McAlpine - Authors, American - 1886 - 448 pages
...adorned with his effigy, haranguing a circle of lads, over whom, in spite of his tattered gown and dirty linen, his wit and audacity gave him an undisputed...highly distinguished by abilities and acquirements." While in college Johnson gained considerable reputation by translating Pope's " Messiah" into Latin... | |
 | Comparative linguistics - 1889 - 508 pages
...the labour of manufacturing Greek and Latin verse') in cold blood as an exercise. Trevel. Mac. 1, 98. He had early made himself known by turning Pope's Messiah into Latin verse. Mac., Johns. 142. Notes containing a history of modern Latin verse. Id. 144.. So führt Smith, Bist,... | |
 | English philology - 1889 - 526 pages
...labour of manufacturing Greek and Latin verse') in cold blood äs an exercise. Trevel. Mac. i, 98. He had early made himself known by turning Pope's Messiah into Latin verst. Mae., Johns. 142. Notes containing a history of modern Latin verse. Id. 144. So führt Smith,... | |
 | Charles John Smith - English language - 1890 - 802 pages
...generally proportioned to the degree of the maladministration which hae produced them/' — MACAULAT. " In every mutiny against the discipline of the college he was the ringleader." — Ibid. DEFECTION diffère from the above in having notan active but a negative force. Defection... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1895 - 80 pages
...adorned with his effigy, haranguing a circle of lads, over whom, in spite of his tattered gown and dirty linen, his wit and audacity gave him an undisputed...early made himself known by turning Pope's "Messiah" 2 into Latin verse. The style and rhythm, indeed, were not exactly Virgilian ; 3 but the translation... | |
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... gross disrespect. The needy scholar was generally to be seen under the gate of Pembroke, a gate now adorned with his effigy, haranguing a circle of lads, over whom, in spite of his tattered gown and dirty linen, his wit and audacity gave him an undisputed... 
