 | Gilbert Burnet - 1753 - 496 pages
...beyond any man I ever yet knew. He had a genius much like Peirtfti, as he is defcribed by Gaflendi. He was afterwards the firft former of the Royal Society,...lived, he was the life and foul of that body. He had aa equa'lity of temper in him, that nothing could alter ; and was in practice, the only ftoick I ever... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - 1753 - 670 pages
...Royal fociety^ and its firft prefident; and while he Jived he was the life and foul of that body. Fit had an equality of temper in him that nothing could alter ; and was iri practice the only Stoick I ever knew. He had a great tincture of one of their principles ; for... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - 1823 - 644 pages
...former of the royal society, and its first president; and while he lived, he was the life and soul of that body. He had an equality of temper in him that nothing could alter; and was in practice the only stoic I ever knew. He had a great tincture of one of their principles; for he was... | |
 | Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1840 - 508 pages
...beyond any man I ever yet knew. He was the first former of the Royal Society, and its first president; and while he lived he was the life and foul of that body. He had an equality of temper in him which nothing could alter, and was in practice the only Stoic I ever knew. He had a most diffused love... | |
 | Charles II (King of England) - 1864 - 218 pages
...former of the Royal Society, and its first president ; and while he lived he was the life and soul of that body. He had an equality of temper in him that nothing could alter; and was in practice the only Stoic I ever knew. He had a great tincture of one of their principles, for he was... | |
 | T. E. S. Clarke, Helen Charlotte Foxcroft, Charles Harding Firth - 1907 - 662 pages
...former of the " Royal Society, and its first President, and while he lived " he was the life and soul of that body. He had an equality "of temper in him that nothing could alter, and was in "practice the only Stoic I ever knew—He had a most " diffused love to all mankind, and he delighted... | |
 | Robert Moray - 2007 - 342 pages
...described by Gassendi." 93 He was the 'first founder' of the Royal Society, and was 'the life and soul of that body': He had an equality of temper in him that nothing could alter, and was in practice the only stoic I ever knew. He had a great tincture of one of their principles, for he was... | |
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He was afterwards the firft former of " the Royal Society, and its firft Prefident; and " while he lived, he was the life and foul of that " body. He had an equality of temper in him " that nothing could alter ; and was in 