Memoirs of the Lives and Characters of the Illustrious Family of the Boyles: Particularly of the Late Eminently Learned Charles Earl of Orrery. In which is Contain'd Many Curious Pieces of English History, Not Extant in Any Other Author ... With a Particular Account of the Famous Controversy Between the Honourable Mr. Boyle, and the Reverend Dr. Bentley, Concerning the Genuineness of Phalaris's Epistles; Also the Same Translated from the Original GreekOlive Payne, 1737 - 292 pages |
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Page 41 - Ireland, he earnestly entreated the committee, that he might have leave to talk with him, and endeavour to gain him, before they proceeded to extremities. Having, with great difficulty, obtained this...
Page 78 - Commotion in Munfter. He faw himfelf, however, in their Power ; and made no manner of Doubt, but that if he refufed to give them the Security they demanded, they would immediately clap him up in a Prifon.
Page 20 - His design was only to find out Nature, to see into what principles things might be resolved, and of what they were compounded, and to prepare good medicaments for the bodies of men.
Page 12 - God to him, in the two things that he feared : for his sight did not begin to grow dim, above four hours before he died: and, when death came upon him, he had not been above three hours in bed, before it made an end of him ; with so little uneasiness, that it was plain his light went out, merely for want of oil to maintain the flame.
Page 6 - Turkish language ; but the company thought it became them, to be the doers of it, and so, suffered him, only, to give a large share towards it.
Page 4 - It appeared to those who conversed with him in his inquiries into nature, that his main design in that (on which, as he had his own eye most constantly, so he took care to put others often in mind of it,) was to raise in himself and others vaster thoughts of the greatness and glory, and of the wisdom and goodness, of God.
Page 74 - Richard, startled at this proposition, answered, in a consternation, ' he thanked them for their friendship ; but that he neither had done, nor would do any person any harm; and that, rather than a drop of blood should be spilt on his account, he would lay down that greatness which was but a burthen to him.
Page 19 - I should be afraid to say all I know. He carried the study of the Hebrew, very far into the rabbinical writings, and the other oriental languages. He had read so much of the fathers, that he had formed out of it a clear judgment of all the eminent ones. He had read a vast deal on the scriptures, and had gone, very nicely, through the whole controversies of religion ; and was a true master, in the whole body of divinity.