 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1822 - 1072 pages
...temper was not uniform, and there were moments of his life, and those critical, in which he shewed the spirit of his ancestors. He was laborious in trifles,...respecting money which he had to give from his own band, yet inconsiderately and unboundedly profuse of that which he did not see. In a word, those good... | |
 | Walter Scott - English fiction - 1822 - 378 pages
...temper was not uniform, and there were moments of his life, and those critical, in which he shewed the spirit of his ancestors. He was laborious in trifles,...he yet gave way to the iniquities and oppression of other's. He was penurious respecting money which he had to give from his own hand, yet inconsiderately... | |
 | English literature - 1822 - 880 pages
...there were moments of hi:; life, and those critical, in .which he shewed the spirit of his anccstrifler where serious labour was required: devout in his sentiments,...he yet gave way to the iniquities and oppression of other«. He was penurious respecting moot* which he had to give from his own hand, yet inconsiderately... | |
 | Walter Scott - English fiction - 1822 - 376 pages
...temper was not uniform, and there were moments of his life, and those critical, in which he shewed the spirit of his ancestors. He was laborious in trifles,...sentiments, and yet too often profane in his language ; j ust and beneficent by nature, he yet gave way to the iniquities and oppression of others. He was... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - Conduct of life - 1827 - 404 pages
...of the ignorant and uneducated. Even his timidity of temper was not uniform ; and there were moments of his life, and those critical, in which he showed the spirit of his ancestors. He was Jaborious in trifles, and a trifler where serious labour was required ; devout in his sentiments, and... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1828 - 472 pages
...timidity of temper was not uniform ; and there were moments of his life, and those critical, in which be showed the spirit of his ancestors. He was laborious...and yet too often profane in his language ; just and beneficicnt by nature, he yet gave way to the iniquities and oppressions of others. He was penurious... | |
 | Walter Scott - Scotland - 1836 - 442 pages
...the ignorant and the uneducated. Even his timidity of temper was not uniform ; and there were moments of his life, and those critical, in which he showed...respecting money which he had to give from his own hands, yet inconsiderately and unboundedly profuse of that which he did not see. In a word, those good... | |
 | Walter Scott - France - 1836 - 434 pages
...the ignorant and the uneducated. Even his timidity of temper was not uniform ; and there were moments of his life, and those critical, in which he showed...and yet too often profane in his language ; just and bene6cent by nature, he yet gave way to the iniquities and oppression of others. He was penurious respecting... | |
 | Irishman - 1840 - 238 pages
...of the ignorant and uneducated. Even his timidity of temper was not uniform, and there were moments of his life, and those critical in which he showed...just and beneficent by nature, he yet gave way to the inipacities which have ohtained a more thin due share of notice. We are far from denying the truth... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1841 - 750 pages
...the Ignorant and uneducated. Even his timidity of temper waa not uniform; and there were monii-nrs ui his life, and those critical in which he showed the...devout in his sentiments, and yet too often profane in IIH language; just and beneficent by nature, he yet gave way to the iniquities. and oppression« of... | |
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He was laborious in trifles, and a trifler where serious labour was required ; devout in his sentiments, and yet too often profane in his language ; just and beneficent by nature, he yet gave way to the iniquities and oppression of others. 
