a bold insolent man, with a very small measure of religion, virtue, learning, or good sense ; but he resolved to force himself into popularity and preferment, by the most petulant railings at dissenters and low churchmen, in several sermons and libels,... The Family Memoirs of the Rev. William Stukeley, M.D.: And the Antiquarian ... - Page 120by William Stukeley, Roger Gale, Samuel Gale - 1882Full view - About this book
| Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 512 pages
...by the intrigues of the duke of small measure of religion, virtue, learning, or good sense ; but be resolved to force himself into popularity and preferment, by the most petulant railings at Dissenters and Low-church men, in several sermons and libels, wrote without either chasteness of style or liveliness... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 512 pages
...intrigues of the duke of small measure of religion, virtue, learning, or good sense ; but he fesolved to force himself into popularity and preferment, by the mos-t petulant railings at Dissenters and Low-church men, in several sermons and libels, wrote without either chasteness of style or liveliness... | |
| John Walker - Gentleman's magazine (London, England) - 1811 - 646 pages
...a man who was the «:orn even of those who made use of him as a tool." Acfount, &c. p. 247. — And Bishop Burnet says, " He was a bold, insolent man,...preferment, by the most petulant railings at Dissenters and Low-church men, in several sermons and libels, written without either chasteness of style, or liveliness... | |
| 1811 - 644 pages
...And Bishop Burnet says, " He was a bold, insolent man, with a very small measure of religion, Tirtue, learning, or good sense; but he resolved to force....preferment, by the most petulant railings at Dissenters and Low-church men, in several sermons and libels, written without either chasteness of ityle, or liveliness... | |
| John Walker - Gentleman's magazine (London, England) - 1811 - 638 pages
...with a very small measure of religion, virtue, learning, or good sense ; but he resolved, to tore*; himself into popularity and preferment, by the most petulant railings at Dissenters and Low-church men, in several sermons and libels, written without either chasteness of style, or liveliness... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 452 pages
...incendiary ; a man who was the scorn even of those who made use of him as a tool." Account, &c. p. 247. — Bishop Burnet says, " He was a bold insolent man,...preferment, by the most petulant railings at Dissenters and Low-church men, in several sermons and libels, wrote without either chasteness of style or liveliness... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 384 pages
...of him as a tool." Account, &c. p. 247. — Bishop Burnet says, " He was a bold insolent man, wilt a very small measure of religion, virtue, learning,...preferment, by the most petulant railings at Dissenters and Low-church men, in several sermons and Jibels, wrote without either chasteness of style or liveliness... | |
| Antoine-François marquis de Bertrand de Moleville, Antoine-François Bertrand-de-Molleville - Great Britain - 1812 - 594 pages
...bold, insolent man, with 9, very small share of religion, learning, or good sense, who endeavoured to force himself into popularity and preferment by the most petulant railings at dissenters, in several sermons and libels, full of indecent and scurrilous language. At the summer assizes at Derby,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1816 - 538 pages
...impudent incendiary ; a man who was the scorn even of those who made use of him as a tool." And Bp. Burnet says, " He was a bold insolent man, with a...preferment, by the most petulant railings at dissenters and low-church men, in several sermons and libels, written without either chasteness of style or liveliness... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1816 - 536 pages
...impit-< dent incendiary ; a man who was the scorn even of those who made use of him as a tool." And Bp. Burnet says, " He was a bold insolent man, with a...preferment,' by the most petulant railings at dissenters and low-church, men, in several sermons and libels, written without either chasteness of style or liveliness... | |
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