 So much for his person and education. As for his parts, none had them more lively than he. Wit and repartee, in an affected rusticity, were natural to him. He was ever ready, and never at a loss; and none came so near as he to be a match for Serjeant...  Dictionary of National Biography - Page 255edited by - 1897Full view - About this book
 | 1708 - 586 pages
...fellow,"—« As for his parts, nose Ы them more lively than he. Wit and repartee, in an affeaed rufticity, were natural to him. He was ever ready, and never at a lofs ; and none came fo near ai he to be a match for Serjeant Maynard.' — « While he fat in the... | |
 | 1798 - 576 pages
...be rich ? And, for good nature and condelceniion, there was not his fellow." — " As for his parts, none had them more lively than he. Wit and re-partee, in an affcfted rufticity, were natural to him. He was ever ready, and nerer at a lofs ; and none came fo... | |
 | 1798 - 580 pages
...be rich ? And, for good natiut and condefcenfion, there was not his fellow."—1« As for his parts, none had them more lively than he. Wit and repartee, in an affined rufticity, were natural to him. He was ever ready, ami never at a lois ; and none came fo near... | |
 | John Elihu Hall - 1810 - 530 pages
...they to him, to the last hour of his life. So much for his person and education. As for his parts, none had them more lively than he. Wit and repartee,...natural to him. He was ever ready, and never at a loss; and none came so near as he to be a match for serjeant Mainard. His great dexterity was in the art... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1818 - 352 pages
...and they to him to the last hour of his life. So much for his person and education. As for his parts none had them more lively than he ; wit and repartee...natural to him. He was ever ready and never at a loss; and none came so near as he to be a match for serjeant Mainerd. His great dexterity was in the art... | |
 | Earl John Russell Russell - 1819 - 368 pages
...they to him, to the last hour of his life. So much for his person and education. As for his parts, none had them more lively than he : wit and repartee,...natural to him. He was ever ready, and never at a loss ; and none came so near as he to be a match for Serjeant Mainard. His great dexterity was in the art... | |
 | 1820 - 408 pages
...they to him, to the last hour of his life. " So much for his person and education. As for his parts, none had them more lively than he. Wit and repartee,...natural to him. He was ever ready, and never at a loss ; and none came so near as he to be a match for Serjeant Maynard. His great dexterity was in the art... | |
 | Earl John Russell Russell - 1820 - 596 pages
...they to him, to the last hour of his life. So much for his person and education. As for his parts, none had them more lively than he : wit and repartee,...natural to him. He was ever ready, and never at a loss ; and none came so near as he to be a match for Serjeant Mainard. His great dexterity was in the art... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1820 - 402 pages
...they to him, to the last hour of his life. So much for his person and education. As for his parts, none had them more lively than he. Wit and repartee,...natural to him. He was ever ready, and never at a loss ; and none came so near as he to be a match for Serjeant Maynard. His great dexterity was in the art... | |
 | 1820 - 404 pages
...they to him, to the last hour of his life. So much for his person and education. As for his parts, none had them more lively than he. Wit and repartee,...natural to him. He was ever ready, and never at a loss ; and none came so near as he to be a match for Serjeant Maynard. His great dexterity was in the art... | |
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