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Clarke

 

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Samuel Clarke : A Paraphrase on the Four Evangelists

I know not why but too late for Church. Read 1 hour in the summerhouse, Dr Clark on the Evengelists.

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Savile      Print: Book

  

Samuel Clarke : A Paraphrase on the Four Evangelists

Came home before 7. Dr Clark 1 hour. Bed past 10.

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Savile      Print: Book

  

Samuel Clarke : A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God

Did not go to Church. Read Clark's Attributes morn.

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Savile      Print: Book

  

Samuel Clarke : A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God

Lay till past 9. Read Dr Clark little. Went to King Street chapel...

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Savile      Print: Book

  

Samuel Clarke : A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God

Mrs Prade set me down past 9. Read Dr Clark 1/2 hour after supper. Bed 11.

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Savile      Print: Book

  

Samuel Clarke Clarke : A Paraphrase on the Four Evangelists

Afternoon went to the chaple. Home. Coffee. Read Clarke's 'Parraphras on the Evangellists'.

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Savile      Print: Book

  

Samuel Clarke : A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God

Afternoon read Clarke's Attributes 2 hours.

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Savile      Print: Book

  

Samuel Clarke : A Paraphrase on the Four Evangelists

Would not go to Church. Read Dr Clark's 'paraphras'.

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Savile      Print: Book

  

Samuel Clarke : A Paraphrase on the Four Evangelists

Some of Dr Clark's paraphras.

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Savile      Print: Book

  

Samuel Clarke : A Paraphrase on the Four Evangelists

I sat with Aunt till 7. Read Dr Clark's 'Paraphras' 1 1/2 hours.Bed near 11.

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Savile      Print: Book

  

Samuel Clarke : A Paraphrase on the Four Evangelists

Did not go to Church morn. nor afternoon. Read Dr Clark paraphras.

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Savile      Print: Book

  

Samuel Clarke : A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God

None went to Church. Read Clark's 'Attributes' and writt.

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Savile      Print: Book

  

Joseph Clarke : Sacred Literature

I read yesterday in Mr. Joseph Clarke?s Sacred Literature, that Nonnus is an author whom few can read, & fewer admire. So that my opinion is nothing outrageous. I do not feel well; & look like a ghost.

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Barrett      Print: Book

  

Edward Daniel Clarke : Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia, and Africa (vol 2)

Byron to Edward Daniel Clarke, 26 June 1812: 'My dear Sir, - Will you accept my very sincere congratulations on your second volume wherein I have retraced some of my old paths adorned by you so beautifully that they give me double delight. The part which pleases me best is the preface ... '

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: George Gordon, Lord Byron      Print: Book

  

Samuel Clarke : A demonstration of the being and attributes of God

'Very much struck at the unpreachable style of Clarke on the attributes, his logical and metaphysical views, his answers to Lucretius, Hobbesand spinoza. what a difference times and place create, were I to treat my congregation with the productions of this great writer, in three Sundays I should scarce expect half a dozen hearers, not six swine to devour his pearls'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Benjamin Newton      Print: Book

  

Samuel Clarke : A demonstration of the being attributes of God

'[Attended] the Agricultural Committee in Ripon. Read Clarke, the first volume, and Burder's Illustration of Scripture, one volume'.

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Benjamin Newton      Print: Book

  

Samuel Clarke : [unknown]

'Read Clarke and Madame La Roche Jaqueline'.

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Benjamin Newton      Print: Book

  

Samuel Clarke : [unknown]

'Read Vth and VIth vol. of Clarke, admired his account of pyramids, catacombs and hatching of chickens [...]His supposition [...] that the Soros in the Chamber of the Great Pyramid might contain the body of Joseph delighted me much.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Benjamin Newton      Print: Book

  

Clarke : Travels

Mary Berry, Journal, Sunday 14 October 1810, on stay in Greathead household at Guy's Cliff: '[After church attendance] The blind Miss Williams played much of Handel's music, and afterwards Greathead read Clarke's travels to us.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Mr Greathead      Print: Book

  

Clarke : Lake of Tiberias

'During our readings at our lodgings, Dr Clarke's Lake of Riberias formed an interesting portion. King's Hymns too were our companion.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: John Cole      Print: Book

  

Lewis & Clarke : Travels up the Missouri

"Have you seen the last Edinr review? There are several promising articles in it - Scott's 'Lord of the Isles,' Standard Novels, Lewis' & Clarke's travels up the Missouri (of which a most delectable account in the Quarterly), Joanne Southcott, &c &c".

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Carlyle      Print: Serial / periodical

  

Edward Daniel Clarke : Travels in various countries of Europe, Asia and Africa

'Read Pliny - transcribe - read Clarke's travels - Shelley writes and reads Apuleius and Spencer in the evening'.

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Shelley      Print: Book

  

Edward Daniel Clarke : Travels in various countries of Europe, Asia and Africa

'read Pliny and Clarkes travels - Shelley writes his poem [The Revolt of Islam] - reads Hist. of Fr. Rev. and Spencer aloud in the evening'.

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Shelley      Print: Book

  

Edward Daniel Clarke : Travels in various countries of Europe, Asia and Africa

'Read Tacitus - Clarkes travels - transcribe for S. - S writes - reads several of the plays of Aeschylus and Spencer aloud in the evening'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Shelley      Print: Book

  

Edward Daniel Clarke : Travels in various countries of Europe, Asia and Africa

'Read 2nd book of the Aeneid - read Dr Clarke's travels'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Shelley      Print: Book

  

Edward Daniel Clarke : Travels in various countries of Europe, Asia and Africa

'Read part of the 7th book of Virgil - walk - finish the 3rd vol of Clarke'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Shelley      Print: Book

  

Clarke : Travels

[Mary's second reading list for 1818. Most volumes mentioned here are also mentioned in the journal so database entries are based on those references. An x denotes Percy Shelley having read the text too] 'M Clarke's Travels Hume's dissertation on the passions Tristram Shandy - Sentimental Journey Letters & c 2 vols of Montaigne Schlegel on the drama Oeuvres de Moliere Aristippes de Wieland French trans. of Lucian Mille et une nuits Tragedies de Voltaire Trajedies de Corneille x Gibbons Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire x Voyages du jeune Anacharsis Ben Jonson's Comedies Pope's Homer Joseph Andrews - Gil Blas - x Corinne Faublas Italian Pamela x Aminta of Tasso Monti's Tragedies x Orlando Furioso Giurusalemme [sic] Liberata tragedies of Alfieri x Inferno of Dante Vita di Alfieri Latin x The Aenied [sic] Terence's Comedies 2 books of Horace 10 books of Livy'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Mary Shelley      Print: Book

  

Samuel Clarke : [Sermons]

'Sir John Pringle had expressed a wish that I would ask Dr. Johnson's opinion what were the best English sermons for style. I took an opportunity to-day of mentioning several to him. "Atterbury?" Johnson. "Yes, Sir, one of the best". Boswell. "Tillotson?". Johnson. "Why, not now. I should not advise a preacher at this day to imitate Tillotson's style: though I don't know; I should be cautious of objecting to what has been applauded by so many suffrages. — South is one of the best, if you except his peculiarities, and his violence, and sometimes coarseness of language. — Seed has a very fine style; but he is not very theological. — Jortin's sermons are very elegant. — Sherlock's style too is very elegant, though he has not made it his principal study. — And you may add Smallridge. All the latter preachers have a good style. Indeed, nobody now talks much of style: everybody composes pretty well. There are no such inharmonious periods as there were a hundred years ago. I should recommend Dr. Clarke's sermons, were he orthodox. However, it is very well known where he is not orthodox, which was upon the doctrine of the Trinity, as to which he is a condemned heretic: so one is aware of it." Boswell. "I like Ogden's "Sermons on Prayer" very much, both for neatness of style and subtilty of reasoning. "Johnson. "I should like to read all that Ogden has written." Boswell. "What I wish to know is, what sermons afford the best specimen of English pulpit eloquence." Johnson. "We have no sermons addressed to the passions, that are good for anything; if you mean that kind of eloquence".'

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Johnson      Print: Unknown

  

Samuel Clarke : The Lives of Sundry Eminent Persons

'May 11. I read the lives of some moderne divines, and I was ashamed to find how short I came of such examples for zeale, and diligence. In Mr Stockton's life, whom I knew, I found that being soberly brought up he found not that change, which others, who were wicked, found at their conversion . . . '

Century: 1600-1699     Reader/Listener/Group: Isaac Archer      Print: Book

  

Samuel Clarke : Sermons

'He pressed me to study Dr. Clarke and to read his Sermons. I asked him why he pressed Dr. Clarke, an Arian. "Because, (said he) he is fullest on the propitiatory sacrifice."'

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Johnson      Print: Book

  

Marcus Clarke : The Jolly Beggars

'In the Evening went again to the Club, found no one there but Marcus Clarke & Shillingham. Had a chat with them. Marcus read a portion of a comic Opera he was writing to be called "The Jolly beggars". It was very funny but I should think better adapted for the pages of Punch than for the Stage'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Marcus Clarke      Manuscript: Unknown

  

Isabel Constance Clarke : Haworth Parsonage

'I am reading "Haworth Parsonage" by Isabel C. Clarke. I have never read a book on the Brontes before, although I have often passed Cowan Bridge, the notorious school, which caused the deaths of Maria and Elizabeth.'

Century: 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Kitching      Print: Book

 

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