Lord Warwick was a young man of very irregular life, and perhaps of loose opinions. Addison, for whom he did not want respect, had very diligently endeavoured to reclaim him ; but his arguments and expostulations had no effect. One experiment, however,... The General Biographical Dictionary - Page 162de Alexander Chalmers - 1812Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 620 pages
...had very diK gently endeavoured to reclaim him; but his arguments and expostulations had no effect. One experiment, however, remained to be tried: when...injunctions, told him, " I have sent for you, that you may sec how a Christian can die." What effect this awful scene had on the earl, I know not: he likewise... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 666 pages
...hail very dili gently endeavoured to reclaim him; but his arguments and expostulations had no effect. One experiment, however, remained to be tried: when...injunctions, told him, " I have sent for you, that you mav see how a Christian can die." What effect this awful scene had on the earl, I know not: he likewise... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 666 pages
...had very dili gently endeavoured to reclaim him; but his arguments and expostulations hud no effect. One experiment, however, remained to be tried: when...called; and when he desired, with great tenderness, to heur his last injunctions, told him, " I have sent for you, that you may see how a Christian can die."... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 378 pages
...had very diligently endeavoured to reclaim him ; but his arguments and expostulations had no effect. One experiment, however, remained to be tried : when...him, " I have sent for you, that you may see how a * Spence. Christian can die." What effect this awful scene had on the earl, I know not : he likewise... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 pages
...had very diligently endeavoured to reclaim him ; but his arguments and expostulations had no effect. One experiment, however, remained to be tried : when...life near its end, he directed the young lord to be calied ; and when he desired, with great tenderness, to hear his last injunctions, told him, " I have... | |
 | Stephen Jones - 1811 - 490 pages
...expostulations had no effect: one experiment, however, remained to be tried. When he found his life near iti end, he directed the young lord to be called, and,...he desired with great tenderness to hear his last injunction*, told him, " I have tent for you to see how a Christian can die." What effect this awful... | |
 | Granville Penn - 1812 - 332 pages
...diligently endea" vou red to reclaim him ; but bis argu" ments and expostulations had no effect. " One experiment, however, remained to " be tried; when...you, that you " may see how a CHRISTIAN can die,'" He died June 17, 1719, aged 47. 120. Whatever was the effect of this example upon, thp Earl of Warwick,,... | |
 | Granville Penn - 1814 - 332 pages
...very diligently endea" voured to reclaim him ; but his argu" ments and expostulations had no effect. " One experiment, however, remained to " be tried ;...life near its " end, he directed the young lord to be The Aged. " called ; and when he desired, with great " tenderness, to hear his last injunctions, "... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 504 pages
...had very diligently endeavoured to reclaim him ; but his arguments and expostulations had no effect. One experiment, however, remained to be tried : when...can die." What effect this awful scene had on the Earl, I know not : he likewise died himself in a short time. * Spence. f This account of Addison's... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 516 pages
...had very diligently endeavoured to reclaim him ; but his arguments and expostulations had no effect; one experiment, however, remained to be tried. When...injunctions, told him, " I have Sent for you that j-ou may see how a Christian can die." What effect this awful scene had on the earl's behaviour is... | |
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