 | John Walter - 1785 - 258 pages
...curiofity about trifles, and a laborious attention to little obje&s, which neither require nor deferve a moment's thought, lower a man : who from thence is thought (and not imjuftly) incapable of greater matters. Cardinal de Retz, very fagacioufly, marked out Cardinal Chigi... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...curicfity about trifles, and a laborious attention to little objefts, which neither require nor dcferve a moment's thought, lower a man ; who from thence is thought (and not unjuftly) incapable of greater matters. Cardinal de Rïtz, very iagacicKifly, marked out Cardinal Chi"i... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1801 - 474 pages
...curiofity about trifles, and a laborious attention to little objeds, which neither require nor deferve a moment's thought, lower a man ; who from thence is thought (and not unjuftly) incapable of greater matters. Cardinal de Retz, very fagacioufly mnrked out Cardinal Chigi... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...attention to little objects, which neither requite nor deserve a moment's thought, lower a maa; \vho from thence is thought (and not unjustly) incapable of greater matters. Cardinal de Rctz, very sagaciously, marked out Cardinal Chigi for a little mind, from the moment he told him he... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1813 - 408 pages
...and low eompany. Frivolous euriosity about trifles, and a laborious attention to little objeets whieh neither require nor deserve a moment's thought, lower a man, who from thenee is thought (and not unjustly) ineapable of greater matters. Cardinal de Retz very sagaeiously... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1815 - 360 pages
...una bassa educazione, O d' aver írequeutate guiti basse. Frivolous curiosity about trifles, and a laborious attention to little objects , which neither...moment's thought, lower a man; who from thence is thought(ani not unjustly) incapable of greater matters. Cardinal de Retz very sagaciously marked out... | |
 | 1819 - 808 pages
...Nero nostri temporis et Herodes." No. CCCL1II. Little Minds. Frivolous curiosity about trifle*, and a laborious attention to little objects, which neither require nor deserve a moment's though), (says Lord Chesterfield, ) lower a man; who from thence is thought, and not unjustly, incapable... | |
 | 1826 - 450 pages
...curiofity about trifles, and a laborious attention to little- objects, which neither require nor deferve a moment's thought, lower a man ; who from thence is thought (and not unjuftly) incapable of greater matters. Cardinal de Retz, very fagacioufly, marked out Cardinal Chigi... | |
 | 1828 - 394 pages
...either a low turn of mind, or a low education, and low company. Frivolous curiosity about trifles, and a laborious attention to little objects, which neither...thence is thought, (and not unjustly) incapable of great matters. Cardinal de Retz, very sagaciously, marked out Cardinal Chigi for a little mind, from... | |
 | John J. Harrod - 1832 - 338 pages
...either a low turn of mind, or a low education, and low company. Frivolous curiosity about trifles^nd a laborious attention to little objects, which neither...thence is thought (and not unjustly) incapable of great matters. Cardinal de Retz, very sagaciously, marked out Cardinal Chigi for a little mind, from... | |
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Frivolous curiosity about trifles, and a laborious attention to little objects, which neither require nor deserve a moment's thought, lower a man ; who from thence is thought (and not unjustly) incapable of greater matters. Cardinal de Retz, very sagaciously,... 
