How poor by the side of this encyclopaedic genius are the gifts even of his most brilliant foes!
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose
A strange contrast he made with the versatile, the catholic, the elegant and cheerful Goethe, his acquaintance, and his rival in collecting women's loves into an encyclopaedic emotional life.
"The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1"
Rupert Hughes
John Lamb recommended himself as an attendant by the versatility of his accomplishments; and Mr. Salt, being a widower without children, which means in effect an old bachelor, naturally valued that encyclopaedic range of dexterity which made his house independent of external aid for every mode of service.
"Biographical Essays"
Thomas de Quincey