 | English authors - 1876 - 484 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... | |
 | Robert Cochrane (miscellaneous writer.) - 1879 - 256 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 by the most laborious, and of facts not to be imposed upon by the most subtle and sharp.' Yet it was rather to his moral than to... | |
 | Joseph Angus - 1880 - 726 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... | |
 | 1880 - 446 pages
...possible to apply to him, without extravagance, Lord Clarendon's description of Hampden : " He was of a vigilance not to be tired out or " wearied by the...of parts not to be imposed " on by the most subtle or sharp, and of a personal courage " equal to his best parts." The " little, nameless, unremembered... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1880 - 668 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...the most laborious, and of parts not to be imposed upon by the most subtle and sharp." Yet it was rather to his moral than to his intellectual qualities... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1880 - 844 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...the most laborious, and of parts not to be imposed upon by the most subtie and sharp." Yet it was rather to his moral than to his intellectual qualities... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1881 - 336 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...the most laborious, and of parts not to be imposed upon by the most subtle and sharp." Yet it was rather to his moral than to his intellectual qualities... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1881 - 516 pages
...governor over all his passions a. id affections, and had thereby a great power over other men's. He WHS 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... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1882 - 878 pages
...the character of an ingenious and conscientious person." His talents for business 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 the most subtle and sharp." Yet it was rather to his moral than to his intellectual qualities... | |
 | Epochs - 1882 - 794 pages
...hour of triumph. Clarendon's opinion of his talents and character is pronounced in no doubtful terms. "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 and sharp." " His reputation of honesty was uniHAMPDEN MORTALLY WOUNDED AT... | |
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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... 
