 | English literature - 1835
...Plotinus, (for even in those years thoii waxedst not pale at such philosophic draughts,) or reciting 10 11 Homer in his Greek, or Pindar — while the walls...Grey Friars re-echoed to the accents of the inspired charlly-boy ! Many were the " witcombats," (to dally awhile with the words of Old Fuller,) between... | |
 | 1835
...Muse is silent. Finding some of Edward's race Unhappy, pass their annals by. • 0 12 Homer in nis Greek, or Pindar — while the walls of the old Grey Friars re-echoed to the accents of the inspired charily-bay ! Many were the " witcombats," (to dally awhile with the words of Old Fuller,) between... | |
 | Sir John William Kaye - 1836 - 978 pages
...lamblichus or Plotiuus (for even in those years thou Wiiedst not pale at such philosophic draughts), or reciting Homer in his Greek, or Pindar,— while the...Grey Friars re-echoed to the accents of the inspired charity-boy !" CHARLES LAMR. altogether at variance with my own knowledge of facts, — that I myself,... | |
 | Charles Lamb - English literature - 1836
...Jamblichus, or Plotinus (for even in those years thou waxedst not pale at such philosophic draughts), or reciting Homer in his Greek, or Pindar while the walls...Grey Friars re-echoed to the accents of the inspired charity-boy ! — Many were the " witcombats," (to dally awhile with the words of old Fuller), between... | |
 | Charles Lamb, Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1838 - 476 pages
...Jamblichus, or Plotinus, (for even in those years thou waxedst not pale at such philosophic draughts,) or reciting Homer in his Greek, or Pindar — while the walls of the old Gray Friars re-echoed to the accents of the inspired charity boy ! Many were the " wit combats" (to... | |
 | James Gillman - 1838 - 362 pages
...lamblichus* or Plotinus, (for even in those years thou waxedst not pale at such philosophic draughts); or reciting Homer in his Greek, or Pindar, while the walls of the old Grey-Friars re-echoed to the accents." Middleton was not prepared to sympathise in these flights, considering... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1840
...Jamblichus, or Plotinus (for even in those years thou waxedst not pale at such philosophic draughts), or reciting Homer in his Greek, or Pindar while the walls...Grey Friars re-echoed to the accents of the inspired charity-boy !— Many were the " witcombats," (to dally awhile with the words of old Fuller), between... | |
 | 1866
...mysteries of lamblichus or Plotinus; for even then thou waxedst r.ot pale at such philosophic draughts ; or reciting Homer in his Greek, or Pindar ; while the walls of the old Grey Friars re-echoed the accents of the inspired charity boy ! " •It is hardly possible to conceive two school times more... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1845
...Jamblichus, or Plotinus (for even in those years thou waxedst not pale at such philosophic draughts), or reciting Homer in his Greek, or Pindar while the walls...Grey Friars re-echoed to the accents of the inspired charity-boy ! — Many were the " wit combats" (to dally awhile with the words of old Fuller) between... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1847
...Jamblicus, or Plotinus (for even in those years thou waxedst not pale at such philosophic draughts), or reciting Homer in his Greek, or Pindar, — while...Grey Friars reechoed to the accents of the inspired charity-boy ! " The Reverend James Bowyer was at this period head master of Christ's Hospital. He was... | |
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... with admiration (while he weighed the disproportion between the speech and the garb of the young Mirandula), to hear thee unfold, in thy deep and sweet intonations, the mysteries of Jamblichus, or Plotinus (for even in those years thou waxedst not... 
