 | Books - 1824 - 564 pages
...engaging, persuasive; and by turns, lofty, elevated, commanding : haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependents : oppressive to the people, but...generous than grateful ; less moved by injuries than contempt : he was framed to take the ascendant in every intercourse with others, but exerted this superiority... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1789 - 344 pages
...times lofty, elevated, and commanding: haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependants; oppreflive to the people, but liberal to his friends ; more generous than grateful; formed to take the afcendant in every intercourse, but vain enough not to cover his real fuperiority.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1797 - 414 pages
...lofty,, elevated, and commanding; haughty to his equal?, but aflable to his-dependents; oppreffive to the people, but liberal to his friends ; more generous than grateful ; formed to take the afcendant in every intercourfe, but -vain ' enough not to cover his rer.l fuperiority.... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Chronology, Historical - 1804 - 412 pages
...and, by turns, lofty, elevated, commanding ; haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependants : oppressive to the people, but liberal to his friends...exposed him. to envy, and made every one willing to recall the original inferiority of his condition. Henry, finding Lewis had made great preparations... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1806 - 346 pages
...persuasive, and at other times lofty, elevated, and commanding ; haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependents ; oppressive to the people, but liberal to his friends; more generous than gratemi; formed to take the ascendant in every intercourse, but vain enough not to cover his real superiority,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1808 - 342 pages
...persuasive, and at other times lofty, elevated, and commanding ; haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependents ; oppressive to the people, but...liberal to his friends ; more generous than grateful ; formed to take the ascendant in every intercourse, but vain enough not to cover his real superiority.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 386 pages
...persuasive, and at other times lofty, elevated, and commanding; haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependents ; oppressive to the people, but...liberal to his friends; more generous than grateful ; formed to take the ascendant in every intercourse, but vain enough not to cover his real superiority.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 332 pages
...times lofty, elevated, and commanding •,. haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependants ; oppressive to the people, but liberal to his friends •, more generous than grateful ; formed to take the ascendant in every intercourse, but vain enough not to cover his real superiority.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 396 pages
...persuasive, and at other times lofty, elevated, and commanding : haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependents ; oppressive to the people ; but...liberal to his friends ; more generous than grateful ; formed to take the ascendant in every intercourse, but vain enough not to cover • his real superiority.... | |
 | Charles Butler - Catholics - 1819 - 476 pages
...engaging, " persuasive, and by turns lofty, elevated, and " commanding ; haughty to his equals, affable to " his dependents ; oppressive to the people, but " liberal to his friends ; more generous than grate" ful ; less moved by injuries than by contempt ; " he was framed to take the ascendant in every... | |
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... commanding; haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependents ; oppressive to the people, but liberal to his friends ; more generous than grateful ; less moved by injuries than by contempt — he was framed to take the ascendant in every intercourse... 
