Project Gutenberg 2004-08-08 Public domain in the USA. 78 Walton, Izaak 1593 1683 Walton, Isaak Walton, Isaac Walton, Izaac Walton, I. (Izaak) Walton, Izaack Dobson, Austin 1840 1921 Dobson, Henry Austin Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Rich'd Hooker, George Herbert, &c, Volume 2 Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Richard Hooker, George Herbert, etc. The Life of Mr. Richard Hooker -- The Life of Mr. George Herbert, Prebendary of Salisbury Cathedral -- The Life of Dr. Robert Sanderson, Late Lord Bishop of Lincoln. E-text prepared by Leah Moser and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Rich'd Hooker, George Herbert, &c, Volume 2" by Izaak Walton is a biographical collection written in the late 17th century. This work presents the lives of several significant literary and religious figures of the time, including John Donne and Richard Hooker, and delves into their contributions to literature, theology, and the Church of England. Walton provides a rich tapestry of their thoughts, virtues, and personal anecdotes, inviting readers to explore the lives and legacies of these influential characters. At the start of this volume, Walton introduces Richard Hooker, emphasizing the difficulty of portraying someone he never met. He reflects on Hooker's early life and education, illustrating his virtuous upbringing and early devotion to learning and faith. Hooker's character is painted through the fond recollections of his contemporaries, describing his gentle demeanor, intelligence, and the friendships he cultivated at Oxford. As Walton sets the scene for Hooker’s life, he hints at the immense respect Hooker garnered for his theological writings, especially "The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity", underscoring the book’s exploration of faith and reason in the context of the Church’s governance. The narrative hints at the trials and triumphs that Hooker faced, foreshadowing a deeper examination of his legacy within both ecclesiastical and literary circles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Hooker, Richard, 1553 or 4-1600 Herbert, George, 1593-1633 Sanderson, Robert, 1587-1663 DA Text Harvard Classics Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 544010 543892 2024-09-06T06:02:33.037423 2023-10-06T07:57:51.476216 text/html text/html 544003 543885 2024-09-06T06:02:33.264443 2023-10-06T07:57:51.677224 text/html text/html 271508 2024-09-06T06:02:40.119368 application/epub+zip 278105 2024-09-06T06:02:34.878398 application/epub+zip 278105 2024-09-06T06:02:33.914426 application/epub+zip 574317 2024-09-06T06:02:44.364346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 541861 2024-09-06T06:02:39.459373 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 542028 2022-09-07T00:26:10.592583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511204 511131 2024-09-06T06:02:32.508451 2023-10-06T07:57:51.166219 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 510845 2020-12-18T00:50:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 192173 2020-12-18T00:50:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 510897 2020-12-18T00:50:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 192120 2020-12-18T00:50:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21739 2024-09-06T06:02:44.521331 application/rdf+xml 24221 2024-09-06T06:02:34.303384 image/jpeg 4482 2024-09-06T06:02:34.094376 image/jpeg 269725 2024-09-06T06:02:33.316382 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia