He was in person tall, and of a noble appearance ; his temperament was sanguine, with that slight mixture of phlegmatic which gives calmness and dignity ; his manners were eminently open and cordial ; he took the lead in conversations ; and with a social... Autobiography - Página 40por Mary Anne Galton Schimmelpenninck - 1858Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1858 - 694 páginas
...calmness and dignity ; his manners were eminently open and cordial ; he took the lead in conversations, and with a social heart had a grandiose manner like...among his people like a monarch bestowing largess.' Not long after Watt settled at Birmingham he married his second wife, Miss Macgregor, the daughter... | |
| 1859 - 890 páginas
...calmness and dignity ; his manners were eminently open and cordial ; he took the lead in conversations ; and with a social heart, had a grandiose manner like...altogether different. Mr. Boulton was a man to rule society with dignity ; Mr. Watt, to lead the contemplative life of a deeply introverted and patiently observant... | |
| Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck - 1859 - 586 páginas
...calmness and dignity ; his manners were eminently open and cordial ; he took the lead in conversations, and with a social heart had a grandiose manner like...the organs of comparison, constructiveness, and of indiD v id utility were immense. The characteristics of his partner, Mr. Watt, were altogether different.... | |
| James Patrick Muirhead - 1859 - 652 páginas
...calmness and dignity ; his manners were eminently open " and cordial ; he took the lead in conversations, and with a " social heart had a grandiose manner like...among " his people like a monarch bestowing largess." . Many anecdotes have been preserved of his highly upright and honourable feelings, as well as of his... | |
| James Patrick Muirhead - 1859 - 652 páginas
...calmness and dignity ; his manners were eminently open " and cordial ; he took the lead in conversations, and with a " social heart had a grandiose manner like...among " his people like a monarch bestowing largess." Many anecdotes have been preserved of his highly upright and honourable feelings, as well as of his... | |
| Samuel Smiles - 1865 - 562 páginas
...person tall, and of a noble appearance ; his temperament wa-s sanguine, with that slight mixture of the phlegmatic which gives calmness and dignity ; his...from position, wealth, and habitual command. He went about among his people like a monarch bestowing largesse." Boswell was equally struck by Boulton's... | |
| Samuel Smiles - 1865 - 556 páginas
...person tall, and of a noble appearance ; his temperament was sanguine, with that slight mixture of the phlegmatic which gives calmness and dignity ; his...from position, wealth, and habitual command. He went about among his people like a monarch bestowing largesse." Boswcll was equally struck by Boulton's... | |
| 1866 - 978 páginas
...noble appearance, his temperament was sanguine, with that slight mixture of phlegmatic which give» calmness and dignity; his manners were eminently open...bestowing largess. His forehead was magnificent." This dignified manner, combined with his strong intelligence and keen perception of character, made... | |
| 1866 - 806 páginas
...and of a noble appearance ; J ance ; his temperament was sanguine, with that slight mixture of the phlegmatic which gives calmness and dignity; his manners...from position, wealth, and habitual command. He went about among his people like a monarch bestowing largesse.' If grandiose, he was cheerful and affectionate... | |
| Henry Richard Fox Bourne - 1866 - 476 páginas
...calmness and dignity. His manners were eminently open and cordial. He took the lead in conversations, and, with a social heart, had a grandiose manner,...from position, wealth, and habitual command. He went about among his |ieop!e like a monarch bestowing largess.' t He chose good workmen and made them his... | |
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