 | Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland) - 1892 - 346 Seiten
...idealist thinker, he had his Utopia. " He is an absolute philosopher," wrote Swift to Lord Carteret, " with regard to money, titles, and power, and for three years past has been struck with a notion of founding a University at Bermudas by a charter from the Crown." On... | |
 | George Berkeley, Alexander Campbell Fraser - 1901 - 628 Seiten
...Duke of Grafton, by whom he was lately made Dean of Derry. ' I am now to mention his errand. He is an absolute philosopher with regard to money, titles, and power; and for three years past has been struck with a notion of founding a University at Bermudas, by a Charter from the Crown. He... | |
 | John Henry Overton, Frederic Relton - 1906 - 446 Seiten
...the Duke of Grafton, by whom he was lately made Dean of Derry. I am now to mention his errand. He is an absolute philosopher with regard to money, titles, and power ; and for three years past has been struck with a notion of founding a university at Bermudas, by a charter from the Crown. He... | |
 | William Richard Wood Stephens, William Hunt - 1906 - 404 Seiten
...the Duke of Grafton, by whom he was lately made Dean of Derry. I am now to mention his errand. He is an absolute philosopher with regard to money, titles, and power ; and for three years past has been struck with a notion of founding a university at Bermudas, by a charter from the Crown. He... | |
 | Charles Wells Moulton - 1910 - 616 Seiten
...well qualified for that work. — BERKELEY, GEORGE, 1723, Letter to Sir John Percival, March. He is an absolute philosopher with regard to money, titles, and power, and for three years past has been struck with a notion of founding an university at Bermudas, by a charter from the Crown. He... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1926 - 396 Seiten
...frighted, when I tell you all this is but an introduction, for I am now to mention his errand. He is an absolute philosopher, with regard to money, titles, and power, and for three years past has been struck with a notion of founding a University at Bermudas, by a charter from the Crown. He... | |
 | 1917 - 532 Seiten
...you that all this is but an introduction, for I am only now to mention the gentleman's errand. He is an absolute philosopher with regard to money, titles, and power, and for three years past has been struck with the notion of founding a university at Bermuda by a charter from the Crown. He... | |
 | 1869 - 882 Seiten
...frightened when I tell you nil this is but an introduction, for I am now to mention his errand. He is un absolute philosopher with regard to money, titles, and power, and for three years post hath been struck with a notion of founding a university nt Bermuda, by a charter from the Crown.... | |
 | 1838 - 428 Seiten
...George Berkeley, Dean of Derry, the best preferment among us, being worth about ,£1100 a year. He is an absolute philosopher with regard to money, titles, and power ; and for three years past, has been struck with a notion of founding a university at Bermuda, by a charter from the crown. He... | |
 | George Augustus Sala, Edmund Yates - 1897 - 600 Seiten
...of his plans, and his conduct appeared inexplicable. In 1724 Swift wrote of him thus : " Berkeley is an absolute philosopher with regard to money, titles and power, and for three years past has been struck with the notion of founding an University at Bermuda by a charter from the .Crown.... | |
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He is an absolute philosopher with regard to money, titles, and power; and, for three years past, has been struck with a notion of founding a university at Bermudas, by a charter from the crown. 
