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... fortunes , and character of this great man ; whether we consider the grandeur of the plans he formed , the courage and wisdom with which they were executed , or the splendour of that success which , adorning his youth , continued ...
... fortunes , and character of this great man ; whether we consider the grandeur of the plans he formed , the courage and wisdom with which they were executed , or the splendour of that success which , adorning his youth , continued ...
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... fortune of John and his adversary Philip . Philip came to the crown when many of the provinces of France , by being in the hands of too powerful vassals , were in a manner dismembered from the kingdom ; the royal authority was very low ...
... fortune of John and his adversary Philip . Philip came to the crown when many of the provinces of France , by being in the hands of too powerful vassals , were in a manner dismembered from the kingdom ; the royal authority was very low ...
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... fortune , not so fit for common - place , as for grave and prudent observation . He was certainly religious , both in his temper and behaviour . And as he could see clearly , for those times , into superstition ; so he would be blinded ...
... fortune , not so fit for common - place , as for grave and prudent observation . He was certainly religious , both in his temper and behaviour . And as he could see clearly , for those times , into superstition ; so he would be blinded ...
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... fortune influenced his nature ; and his nature again influenced his fortune . ascended to the throne , not only from a private fortune , which might teach him moderation ; but from the fortune of an exiled man , which had given him ...
... fortune influenced his nature ; and his nature again influenced his fortune . ascended to the throne , not only from a private fortune , which might teach him moderation ; but from the fortune of an exiled man , which had given him ...
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... fortune had upon his nature ; nor were there wanting , on the other hand , certain influences , which his nature had upon his fortune . For whether it was the short- ness of his foresight , or the obstinacy of his will , or the dazzling ...
... fortune had upon his nature ; nor were there wanting , on the other hand , certain influences , which his nature had upon his fortune . For whether it was the short- ness of his foresight , or the obstinacy of his will , or the dazzling ...
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Página 275 - He was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul, All the images of Nature were still present to him, and he drew them, not laboriously, but luckily: when he describes any thing, you more than see it, you feel it too.
Página 285 - What recks it them? What need they? They are sped; And, when they list, their lean and flashy songs Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw; The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, But, swoln with wind and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread : Besides what the grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing said: But that two-handed engine at the door Stands ready to smite once, and smite no more.
Página 277 - ... human nature at one glance, and to be the only author that gives ground for a very new opinion, That the philosopher, and even the man of the world, may be born, as well as the poet.
Página 216 - He was a man of admirable parts, of general knowledge, of a versatile understanding fitted for every sort of business, of infinite wit and pleasantry, of a delightful temper, and with a mind most perfectly disinterested.
Página 294 - Call, is still read as a popular and powerful book of devotion. His precepts are rigid, but they are founded on the gospel: his satire is sharp, but it is drawn from the knowledge of human life ; and many of his portraits are not unworthy of the pen of La Bruyere.
Página 200 - ... for himself of profit, diversion, or relaxation. During the session, the first in, and the last out of the House of Commons, he passes from the senate to the camp ; and seldom seeing the seat of his ancestors, he is always in the senate to serve his country, or in the field to defend it.
Página 96 - Without doubt, no man with more wickedness ever attempted any thing, or brought to pass what he desired more wickedly, more in the face and contempt of religion and moral honesty : yet wickedness as great as his could never have accomplished those designs without the assistance of a great spirit, an admirable circumspection and sagacity, and a most magnanimous resolution.
Página 338 - Mahomet must have been gradually stained: and the influence of such pernicious habits would be poorly compensated by the practice of the personal and social virtues which are necessary to maintain the reputation of a prophet among his sectaries and friends. Of his last years, ambition was the ruling passion; and a politician will suspect that he secretly smiled (the victorious impostor!) at the enthusiasm of his youth and the credulity of his proselytes.
Página 36 - Had he been a private man, he would have been termed proud. But in a wise Prince, it was but keeping of distance, which indeed he did towards all; not admitting any near or full approach, either to his power, or to his secrets, for he was governed by none.
Página 342 - ... consciousness of superior worth; in the pursuit of greatness he was never arrested by the scruples of justice, and seldom moved by the feelings of humanity ; though not insensible of fame, the choice of open or clandestine means, was determined only by his present advantage. The surname of Guiscard...