He was of an industry and vigilance not to be tired out, or wearied by the most laborious; and of parts not to be imposed upon by the most subtle or sharp; and of a personal courage equal to his best parts... Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous - Page 163by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 758 pagesFull view - About this book
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1856 - 800 pages
...governor over all his passions and affections and had thereby a great power over other men's. He was of an industry and vigilance not to be tired out,...laborious ; and of parts not to be imposed upon by the subtle or sharp ; and of a personal courage equal to his best parts : so that he was an enemy not to... | |
| Charles Knight - Great Britain - 1858 - 560 pages
...governor over all his passions and affections, and had thereby a great power over other men's. He was of an industry and vigilance not to be tired out or...of parts not to be imposed upon by the most subtle or sharp ; and of a personal courage equal to his best parts ; so that he was an enemy not to be wished... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1859 - 768 pages
...and conscientious pe' wn." His talents for business were as remarkable as his talents for debate. u He was," says Clarendon, " of an industry and vigilance...laborious, and of parts not to be imposed upon by th ; most subtle and sharp." Yet it was rather to his moral than to his intellectual qualities thit... | |
| John William Clayton - 1859 - 404 pages
...governor over all his passions and affections, and had thereby a great power over other men's. He was of an industry and vigilance not to be tired out or...of parts not to be imposed upon by the most subtle 1 Historical and Critical Account of Charles II. and sharp, and of a personal courage equal to his... | |
| John Williams Clayton - Great Britain - 1859 - 372 pages
...governor over all his passions and affections, and had thereby a great power over other men's. He was of an industry and vigilance not to be tired out or...of parts not to be imposed upon by the most subtle 1 Historical and Critical Account of Charles II. and sharp, and of a personal courage equal to his... | |
| Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 pages
...governor over all his passions and affections, and had thereby a great power over other men's. He was of an industry and vigilance not to be tired out or...of parts not to be imposed upon by the most subtle or sharp ; and of a personal courage equal to his best parts : so that he was an enemy not to be wished... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1897 - 1102 pages
...opinions to be fixed in him with which they could not comply, he always left the character of an ingenious and conscientious person." His talents for business...to be imposed upon by the most subtle and sharp." Yet it was rather to his moral than to his intellectual qualities that he was indebted for the vast... | |
| Robert Demaus - English literature - 1860 - 580 pages
...governor over all his passions and affections, and had thereby a great power over other men's. He was of an industry and vigilance not to be tired out or...of parts not to be imposed upon by the most subtle or sharp ; and of a personal courage equal to his best parts : so that he was an enemy not to be wished... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1861 - 752 pages
...could not comply, he always left the cha racter of an ingenuous and conscientious pe* 162 163 son." which Voltaire gives to Zadig, "II en savait ce qu'on en a su dans tous les &ges, c'est-a-dire, th3 most subtle and sharp." Yet it was rather to his moral than to his intellectual qualities that... | |
| Thomas Arnold - 1862 - 452 pages
...governor over all his passions and affections, and had thereby a great power over other men's. He was of an industry and vigilance not to be tired out or...of parts not to be imposed upon by the most subtle or sharp ; and of a personal courage equal to his best parts : so that he was an enemy not to be wished... | |
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