He composed this book with a view of relieving his own melancholy, but increased it to such a degree, that nothing could make him laugh, but going to the bridge-foot and hearing the ribaldry of the bargemen, which rarely failed to throw him into a violent... The Study of Medicine - Seite 90von John Mason Good - 1829Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| James Granger - 1774 - 556 Seiten
...not? : He cornpofed this book with a view of relieving his own melancholy; but increafed it to fuch a degree, that nothing could make him laugh but going to the bridge foot, and hearing the ribaldry of the bargemen, which rarely failed to throw him into a violentfit... | |
| Robert Burton - 1800 - 616 Seiten
...constitution. Mr. Granger says, " He composed this book with a view of relieving his own melancholy, but increased it to such a degree, that nothing could...Before he was overcome with this horrid disorder, he in the intervals of his vapours was esteemed one of the most facetious companions in the university."... | |
| Robert Burton - 1804 - 622 Seiten
...constitution. Mr. Granger says, " He composed this book with a view of relieving his own melancholy, but increased it to such a degree, that nothing could...violent fit of laughter. Before he was overcome with this'horrid disorder, he in the intervals of his vapours was esteemed one of the most facetious companions... | |
| Robert Burton - 1806 - 626 Seiten
...constitution. Mr. Granger says, " He composed this book with a view of relieving his own melancholy, but increased it to such a degree, that nothing could...Before he was overcome with this horrid disorder, he in the intervals of his vapours was esteemed one of the most facetious companions in the university."... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 970 Seiten
...Anatomy of Melancholy," was composed, (says Granger) with a view of relieving his own melancholy ; but increased it to such a degree, that nothing could...Before he was overcome with this horrid disorder, he in the intervals of his va,pours was esteemed one of the most facetious companions in the university.... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 528 Seiten
...Anatomy of Melancholy," was composed, (says Granger) with a view of relieving his own melancholy ; but increased it to such a. degree, that nothing could...Before he was overcome with this horrid disorder, he in the intervals of his vapours was esteemed one of the most facetious companions in the university.... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 528 Seiten
...Anatomy of Melancholy," was composed, (says Granger) with a view of relieving his own melancholy ; but increased it to such a degree, that nothing could...Before he was overcome with this horrid disorder, he in the intervals of his vapours was esteemed one of the most facetious companions in the university.... | |
| George Burnett - 1813 - 524 Seiten
...Melancholy," was composed, (says Granger) with a view of re-, lieving his own melancholy ; but increased it lo such a degree, that nothing could make him laugh,...Before he was overcome with this horrid disorder, he in the intervals of his vapours was esteemed one of the most facetious companions in the university.... | |
| William Davis (bibliographer.) - 1814 - 140 Seiten
...but increased it to such a degree, that nothing could make him laugh but going to the Bridge foot, and hearing the ribaldry of the bargemen, which rarely...failed to throw him into a violent fit of laughter. His epitaph, at Christ Church, in Oxford, intimates that excessive application to this celebrated work,... | |
| William Davis (bibliographer.) - 1814 - 146 Seiten
...the more acceptable," Burton, composed the Anatomy with a view of relieving his own melancholy : but increased it to such a degree, that nothing could make him laugh but going to the Bridge foot, and hearing the ribaldry of the bargemen, which rarely failed to throw him into a violent... | |
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