...tetigit non ornavit s." His mind refembled a fertile, but thin foil. There was a quick, but not a ftrong vegetation, of whatever chanced to be thrown upon it. No deep root could be ftruck. The oak of the foreft did not grow there ;. but the elegant s See his Epitaph in Weftounfter...

...tetigit non ornavit 5." His mind refembled a fertile, but thin foil. There was a quick, but not a ftrong vegetation, of whatever chanced to be thrown upon it. No deep root eould be ftruck. The oak of the foreft did not grow there ; but the elegant * See his Epitaph in Weftminfter...

...tetigit nan crnavit. — His mind refembled a fertile, but thin foil. There was a quick, but not a ftrong vegetation, of whatever chanced to be thrown upon it. No deep root could be ftruck. The oak of the foreft did not grow there; but the elegant mrubbery, and the fragrant parterre,...

...literary acquisitions he made. ' Nihil quod tetigit non ornavit'.' His mind resembled a fertile, but thin soil. There was a quick, but not a strong vegetation,...been generally circulated and believed that he was a mere fool in conversation' ; but, in truth, this has been greatly ' Dr. Warton wrote to his brother...

...literary acquisitions he made. " Nihil quod tetigit nan ernavit"1 His mind resembled a fertile, but thin soil. There was a quick, but not a strong vegetation,...been generally circulated and believed that he was a mere fool in conversation ; 5 but, in truth, this has been greatly exaggerated. He had, no doubt,...

...literary acquisitions he made. ' Nihil quod tetigit non ornavit''.' His mind resembled a fertile, but thin soil. There was a quick, but not a strong vegetation,...been generally circulated and believed that he was a mere fool in conversation' ; but, in truth, this has been greatly 1 Dr. Warton wrote to his brother...

...(says Boswell, probably expressing from recollection the opinion of Johnson) resembled a fertile but thin soil: there was a quick, but not a strong, vegetation of whatever chanced to be sown. No deep root could be struck. The oak of the forest did not grow there,' but the elegant shrubbery...

...acquifhions he made. His ,mind refembled * fertile,) but thin foil; there was a quick, but not a ftrong vegetation of whatever chanced "to be thrown upon it. No deep root could be ftruck. The oak of the foreft di<t not grow there; but the elegant fhrubbeiy, and the fragrant parterre...

...literary acquisition he made.— Nihil quod tetigit non ornavit. His mind resembled a fertile, but thin soil. There was a quick, but not a strong vegetation,...been generally circulated and believed, that he was a mere fool in conversation ; but, in truth, this has been greatly exaggerated. He had, no doubt, a...

...displaying, with more advantage, whatever literary acquisitions he made. His mind resembled a fertile but thin soil ; there was a quick but not a strong vegetation...chanced to be thrown upon it. No deep root could be strnck. The oak of the forest did not grow there ; but the elegant shrubbery, and the fragrant parterre,...