 | 1759 - 606 páginas
...great a fubtilty of « underftanding, and fo rare a temper in debate; that as « it was impoflible to provoke him into any paflion, fo ' it was very...man's felf from being a little * difcompofed by his fharpnefs, and quicknefs of argument, * and inftances, in which he had a rare facility, and a great... | |
 | Several Hands - 1759 - 602 páginas
...fo great a fubtilty of '* underftanding, and fo rare a temper in debate; that as 4 it was impoflible to provoke him into any paflion, fo * it was very...man's felf from being a little * difcompofed by his fharpnefs, and quicknefs of argument, ' and inftanccs, in which he had a rare facility, and a great... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1759 - 608 páginas
...underftanding, and fo rare a temper in debate; that as * it was impoffible to provoke him into any paffion, fb 4 it was very difficult to keep a man's felf from being a little « difcompofed by his fharpnefs, and quicknefs of argument, £ and inftances, in which he had a rare facility, and a great... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1760 - 536 páginas
...Underftanding, and fo rare a Temper in Debate ; that as it was impofiible to provoke him into any Paffion, fo it was very difficult to keep a Man's felf from...Inftances, in which He had a rare Facility, and a great AdAdvantage over all the Men I ever knew. He had fpent all his younger Time in Difputation ; and had... | |
 | 1762 - 578 páginas
...underftariding, and fo rare a temper in debate, that as it was iiiipoffible to provoke him Into any paffioh, fo it was very difficult to keep a man's felf from being a little difcompofed by hisiharpnefs, and quickriefs of argument, and inflantes, in which he had a rare facility, and a great... | |
 | 1792 - 528 páginas
...paffion, fo it was very difficult to keep a man's felf from be¡r,ga little diicompofed by his fharpnefs, and quicknefs of argument, and inftances, in which...facility, and a great advantage over all the men I ever VOL. II. knew. He had fpent all his younger time in difputation : and bad arrived to fo great a maftery,... | |
 | 1802 - 522 páginas
...being a liltlediscom posed by his sharpness, and quickness of argument, and instances, in which lie had a rare facility, and a great advantage over all the men I ever knew. .He had VOL. H. spent all his younger time in disputation ; and liad arrived to so great a mastery, as he was... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 542 páginas
...being a little discomposed by his sharpness, and quickness of argument, and instances, in which lie had a rare facility, and a great advantage over all the men I ever knew. He had spent all his younger time in disputation; and had arrived to so great a mastery, as he was inferior... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1827 - 838 páginas
...man's self from being a little discomposed by his sharpness and quickness of argument, and instances, in which he had a rare facility, and a great advantage over all the men I ever knew. He had spent all his younger time in disputation, and had arrived to so great a mastery, as he was inferior... | |
 | Samuel Warren - 1835 - 580 páginas
...man's self from being a little discomposed by his sharpness and quickness of argument, and instances, in which he had a rare facility, and a great advantage over all the men I ever knew. He had spent all his younger time in disputation ; and had arrived at so great a mastery, as he was inferior... | |
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... subtilty of understanding, and so rare a temper in debate, that, as it was impossible to provoke him into any passion, so it was very difficult to keep a man's self from being a little discomposed by his sharpness and quickness of argument, and instances,... 
