 As for his person, he was tall of stature, strong-boned, though not corpulent, somewhat of a ruddy face, with sparkling eyes, wearing his hair on his upper lip, after the old British fashion ; his hair reddish, but, in his latter days, time had sprinkled...  The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and Critical ... - Page 283edited by - 1813Full view - About this book
 | 1798 - 560 pages
...faihion; his hair rcddifli, but in his latter days time had iprinkled it with grey ; his nofe well-let, but not declining or bending, and his mouth moderately large ; his forehead fomething high, and his habit always plain and modeft." BUONACORSI, or PERRIN DEL VAGA, was born in... | |
 | Erasmus Middleton - 1810 - 556 pages
...fafhion ; his hair reddifh, but, m his latter days, time had fprmkled it with grey ; his nofe well fet, but not declining or bending, and his mouth moderately large ; his forehead fomething high, and his habit always plain and modeft. He was certainly a man of a great and vigorous... | |
 | John Bunyan - 1811 - 462 pages
...had sprinkled it with gray ; his nose well set, but not declining or bending, and his mouth moderate large, his forehead something high, and his habit always plain and modest." His works form two large volumes in folio, and contain, according to Mr. GRAINGER, (a) as many tracts... | |
 | Joshua Toulmin - 1814 - 640 pages
...; " his hair reddifh, but in his latter days time had " fprinkled it with grey ; his nofe well fet, but not "declining or bending ; and his mouth moderately " large ; his forehead foraething high, and his habit " always plain and modeft."ยง " When he arrived at the 6oth year of... | |
 | 1815 - 880 pages
...fashion ; his hair reddish, but in his latter days time had sprinkled it with grey ; hii nose well set, but not. declining or bending ; and his mouth moderately...forehead something high, and his habit always plain and ttjodest."8 " When he arrived at the 60th year of his age, he had written books," it has been observed,... | |
 | Erasmus Middleton - 1816 - 548 pages
...fashion ; his hair reddish, but, in his latter days, time had sprinkled it with grey ; his nose well set, but not declining or bending, and his mouth moderately...something high,- and his habit always plain and modest. He was certainly a man of a great and rigorous genius, which, had it been properly cultivated, might... | |
 | John Bunyan, Robert Southey - 1830 - 562 pages
...had sprinkled it with grey ; his nose well set but not declining or bending, and his mouth moderate large ; his forehead something high, and his habit always plain and modest. And thus have we impartially described the internal and external parts of a person, who had tried the... | |
 | 1834 - 430 pages
...days time had sprinkled it with gray, his nose well set, but not declining or bending, and his month moderately large : his forehead something high, and his habit always plain and modest. And thus we have impartially described the external parts of a person, who had tried the smiles and... | |
 | John Bunyan, Robert Southey - 1837 - 356 pages
...fashion : his hair reddish, but in his later days time had sprinkled it with gray ; his nose well set but not declining or bending, and his mouth moderately...something high, and his habit always plain and modest. And thus have we impartially described the internal and external parts of a person, who had tried the... | |
 | 1838 - 1056 pages
...sprinkled it with gray ; his nose well set, but not declining or bending, and his mouth moderately large j his forehead something high, and his habit always...Pilgrim's Progress" has attained the greatest popularity. It was remarked by Dr. Samuel Johnson that the " Pilgrim's Progress" has had the best evidence of its... | |
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