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" 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... "
The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson - Page 14
by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1903
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A Digest of the Laws, Customs, Manners, and Institutions of the Ancient and ...

Thomas Roderick Dew - 1853 - 674 pages
...His talents for business were as remarkable as his talents for debate. " He was," says Clarendon, " of an industry and vigilance not to be tired out or wearied. When this parliament began, the eyes of all were fixed upon him, as the patrice pater ', as the pilot...
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A Compendium of English Literature, Chronologically Arranged from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1854 - 796 pages
...supreme 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,...wearied by the most laborious ; and of parts not to he imposed upon by the subtle or sharp ; and of a personal courage equal to his best parts : so that...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 pages
...supreme 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,...the most 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...
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Popular History of England, Volume 4

Charles Knight - 1858 - 560 pages
...supreme 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...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 ; so that he was...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 780 pages
...supreme 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 wearied by tb.e laborious ; and of parts not to be imposed upon by the subtle sharp ; and of a personal courage...
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A class-book of English prose, with biogr. notices, explanatory notes and ...

Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 pages
...supreme 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...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 : so that he was...
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Personal memories of Charles the second, Volume 1

John William Clayton - 1859 - 404 pages
...supreme 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...the most laborious ; and 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...
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Personal Memoirs of Charles the Second: With Sketches of His Court ..., Volume 1

John Williams Clayton - 1859 - 372 pages
...supreme 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...the most laborious ; and 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...
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Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1859 - 768 pages
...His talents for business were as remarkable as his talents for debate. u He was," says Clarendon, " of an industry and vigilance not to be tired out or...the most 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...
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The Prose and Prose Writers of Britain from Chaucer to Ruskin: With ...

Robert Demaus - 1860 - 580 pages
...supreme 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...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 : so that he was...
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