...was a man of great comprehension, skillftil in his practice, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ancient •literature, and able to animate his mass...the crowd of life, retained and' discovered a noble ardor of religious zeal ; a man estimable for his learning, amiable for his life, and venerable for...

...of great comprehension, skilful in his profession, versed iu the gciences, acquainted with ancieiit literature, and able to animate his mass of knowledge...bright and active imagination; a scholar with great brilliancy of wit; a wit who, in the crowd of life, retained and discovered a noble ardour of religious...

...effect. But these words of one of the noblest and best men of the age, well characterised by Johnson as " a wit who in the crowd of life retained and discovered a noble ardour of religious zeal," must here suffice. After all, however, we are concerned rather with the public work than with the private...