 | Walter Scott - English drama - 1810 - 610 pages
...in his perfect senses. He was, notwithstanding, a man of considerable learning, and rendered himself ridiculous, chiefly by dwelling with too much attention...performed on foot in five months. On his return, he published an account of it in a large quarto volume, 1611, containing six hundred and fifty-five pa?es,... | |
 | Walter Scott - English drama - 1810 - 614 pages
...in his perfect senses. He was, notwithstanding, a man of considerable learning, and rendered himself ridiculous, chiefly by dwelling with too much attention...left England, and went to Venice and back again , a jonrney performed on foot in five months. On his return, he published an account of it in a lanrc quarto... | |
 | Ben Jonson - 1811 - 640 pages
...faithfully « hat he saw; for he became ridiculous chiefly fy dwelling with too much attention on tlii^ trifling accidents which happened to him during his journey. In the year 1008 he set out from Kngi land, and went on loot as far as Venice, and hack again; a journrv which... | |
 | Francis Beaumont - 1679 - 502 pages
...a man of considerable learning, and appears to have related faithfully what he saw ; for he became ridiculous chiefly by dwelling with too much attention...happened to him during his journey. In the year 1608, he set out from England, and went on foot as far as Venice, and back again ; a journey which he completed... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English drama - 1875 - 654 pages
...senses. He was, notwithstanding, a man of considerable learning, and rendered himself ridiculous, chiufly by dwelling with too much attention on the trifling accidents which happened to him during hu journey. In the year 1608 he left England and went to Venice and back again ; a journey performed... | |
 | English drama - 1875 - 640 pages
...learning, and rendered himself ridiculous, chiefly by dwelling with too much attention on the trilling accidents which happened to him during his journey....performed on foot in five months. On his return, he published an account of it in a large quarto volume, 1611, containing 655 pages, besides more than'... | |
 | 490 pages
...a man of considerable learning, and appears to have related faithfully what he saw ; for he became ridiculous chiefly by dwelling with too much attention...happened to him during his journey. In the year 1608, he set out from England, and went on foot as far as Venice, and back again ; a journey which he completed... | |
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... celebrated Thomas Coryate, who is supposed to have travelled more miles on foot than any person of that age, or in any period since. He was undoubtedly not in his perfect senses ; but was a man of considerable learning, and appears to have related... 