 Mr. Fox united, in a most remarkable degree, the seemingly repugnant characters of the mildest of men, and the most vehement of orators. In private life he was gentle, modest, placable, kind, of simple manners, and so averse from parade and dogmatism,...  A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen - Page 27by George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853Full view - About this book
 | 1807 - 560 pages
...only unostentatious, but even somewhat inactive in conversation. Hi« eiiperiorily was never fc'.t but in the instruction which he imparted, or in the attention which his gei erous preference usually directed lolhe more obícu e members of tiic company. The simplicity of... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1807 - 788 pages
...most remarkable degree, the seemingly repugnant characters of the mildest of men and the most vehement of orators. In private life he was gentle, modest,...placable, kind, of simple manners, and so averse from parade and dogmatism, as to be not only unostentatious, but even some what inactive in conversation.... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1807 - 786 pages
...manners, and so averse from parade and dogmatism, as to be not only unostentatious, but even somewhat inactive in conversation. His superiority was never...he imparted, or in the attention which his generous presence usually directed to the more obscure members of the company. The simby wit, politeness, or... | |
 | 1807 - 552 pages
...remarkable degree, the seemingly repugnant characters of the mildest of men, and the most vehement of orators. In private life he was gentle, modest,...placable, kind, of simple manners, and so averse from parade and dogmatism, as to be not only unostentatious, but even somewhat inactive in couversation.... | |
 | 1808 - 702 pages
...remarkable degree, the seemingly rein,;',naiit characters of the mildest of men, and the most vehement of orators. In private life he was gentle, modest,...placable ; kind, of simple manners, and so averse from parade and dogmatism, as to bo not only unostentatious, but even somewhat inactive in conversation.... | |
 | Joseph Dennie, John Elihu Hall - 1809 - 588 pages
...most remarkable degree, the seemingly repngnant characters of the mildest of men and the most vehement of orators. In private life he was gentle, modest,...placable, kind, of simple manners, and so averse from parade and dogmatism, as to be not only unostentatious, but even somewhat inactive in conversation.... | |
 | 1809 - 592 pages
...most remarkable degree, the seemingly repugnant characters of the mildest of men and the most vehement of orators. In private life he was gentle, modest, placable, kind, of simple planners, and so averse from parade and dogmatism, as to be not only unostentatious, but even somewhat... | |
 | Arthur Collins - 1812 - 692 pages
...remarkable degree, the seemingly repugnant characters, of the mildest of men, and the most vehement of orators. In private life, he was gentle, modest,...placable; kind, of simple manners, and so averse from parade and dogmatism, as to be not only unostentatious, but even somewhat inactive in conversation.... | |
 | Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges - 1812 - 598 pages
...remarkable degree, the seemingly repugnant characters, of the mildest of men, and the most vehement of orators. In private life, he was gentle, modest,...placable; kind, of simple manners, and so averse from parade and dogmatism, as to be not only unostentatious, but even somewhat inactive in conversation.... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1813 - 714 pages
...most remarkable degree, the seemingly-repugnant characters of the mildest of men and the most vehement of orators. In private life he was gentle, modest,...placable, kind, of simple manners, and so averse from parade and dogmatisai, as to benot only unostentatious, but even somewhat inactive, in conversation.... | |
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