| SERVERAL HANDS - 1755 - 552 páginas
...fitter to difcourfe on general maxims, than to conduit any intricate bufmefs: his intentions were juft j but more adapted to the conduct of private life, than to the government of kingdoms. Aukward in hi.; perfon, and ungainly in his manners; he was ill qualified to command relpect; partial... | |
| David Hume - 1776 - 496 páginas
...fitter to difcourfe on general maxims than to conduct any intricate bufmefs : His intentions were juft; but more adapted to the conduct of private life, than to the government of kingdoms. Aukward in his perfon, and ungainly in his manners, he was illqualified to commas:! refpect ; partial... | |
| 1783 - 458 páginas
...doubtlefs, poffefled a great (hare ; but the former was tainted with pedantry, and the latter was better adapted to the conduct of private life, than to the government of kingdoms. He is generally acknowleged to have been endued with many virtues ; but thefe were, for the moft part,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 páginas
...tban to conduit any intricate biifmefs. His intentions \vere juit, but more adapted to the condufl of private life, than to the government of kingdoms. Awkward in his perfon, and ungainly in his manners, he was ill qualified to command refpeil : partial and uiulifccrning... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 páginas
...fitter to difcourfe on general maxims, than to conduct any intricate bufinefs. His intentions were juft, but more adapted to the conduct of private life, than to the government of kingdoms. Awkward in his perfon, and ungainly in his manners, he was ill qualified to command refpect : partial and undifcerning... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1805 - 288 páginas
...than to conduft any intricate bufmefs. His intentions were juft, but more adapted to the con-' du& of private life, than to the government of kingdoms.: Awkward in his perfon, and ungainly in his manners, hewas ill qualified to comm;uid refpeil ; partial and cerning... | |
| David Hume - 1810 - 504 páginas
...an exact neutrality, to acquire the good will of all his neighbours, he was able to preserve fully the esteem and regard of none. His capacity was considerable;...conduct any intricate business: His intentions were jiist; but more adapted to the conduct of private life, than to the government of kingdoms. Awkward... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1811 - 286 páginas
...fitter to difcourfe on general maxims, than to conduct an intricate bufinefs. His intentions were juft^ but more adapted .to the conduct of private life, than to the government of kingdoms. Awkward in his perfon, and ungainly. in his manners, he was ill qualified to command refpect : partial and undifcerning... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 páginas
...an exact neutrality, to acquire the good will of all his neighbours, he was able to preserve fully the esteem and regard of none. His capacity was considerable, but fitter to discourse op general maxims, than to conduct any intricate business. His intentions were just, but more adapted... | |
| 1814 - 538 páginas
...pliability and unmanly fondness, his love of peace into pusillanimity, and his wisdom into cunning. His intentions were just, but more adapted to the...of private life than to the government of kingdoms. He was an encourager of learning, and was himself an author of no mean genius, considering the times... | |
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