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... actions , fortunes , and character of this great man ; whether we consider the grandeur of the plans he formed , the courage and wisdom with which they were executed , or the splendour of that success which , adorning his youth ...
... actions , fortunes , and character of this great man ; whether we consider the grandeur of the plans he formed , the courage and wisdom with which they were executed , or the splendour of that success which , adorning his youth ...
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... action ; that his friends applauded his generosity , and his enemies admired his forbearance ; that he won the high by courtesy , the low by con- descension , all by an air of affability and bene- volence . He had long been the most ...
... action ; that his friends applauded his generosity , and his enemies admired his forbearance ; that he won the high by courtesy , the low by con- descension , all by an air of affability and bene- volence . He had long been the most ...
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... action . Yet this pro- ceeded not from warmth or bravery in him , but partly from a distrust of others . He always greatly countenanced the laws of the kingdom , and would seem to maintain them by his own authority ; though this he did ...
... action . Yet this pro- ceeded not from warmth or bravery in him , but partly from a distrust of others . He always greatly countenanced the laws of the kingdom , and would seem to maintain them by his own authority ; though this he did ...
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... action ; and the example of successful adventure furnished a powerful stimulus to the talent and industry of the nation . Men in every profession looked forward to wealth and independence : all were eager to start in the race of ...
... action ; and the example of successful adventure furnished a powerful stimulus to the talent and industry of the nation . Men in every profession looked forward to wealth and independence : all were eager to start in the race of ...
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... action , except it was so disguised to him that he believed it to be just . He had a tenderness and compassion of nature , which re- strained him from ever doing a hard hearted thing : and therefore he was so apt to grant par- don to ...
... action , except it was so disguised to him that he believed it to be just . He had a tenderness and compassion of nature , which re- strained him from ever doing a hard hearted thing : and therefore he was so apt to grant par- don to ...
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Page 285 - What recks it them? What need they? They are sped; And, when they list, their lean and flashy songs Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw; The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, But, swoln with wind and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread : Besides what the grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing said: But that two-handed engine at the door Stands ready to smite once, and smite no more.
Page 277 - ... human nature at one glance, and to be the only author that gives ground for a very new opinion, That the philosopher, and even the man of the world, may be born, as well as the poet.
Page 171 - 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...
Page 276 - His characters are so much nature herself, that it is a sort of injury to call them by so distant a name as copies of her.
Page 169 - I am persuaded his power and interest at that time were greater to do good or hurt than any man's in the kingdom, or than any man of his rank hath had in any time; for his reputation of honesty was universal, and his affections seemed so publicly guided, that no corrupt or private ends could bias them....
Page 216 - He was a man of admirable parts, of general knowledge, of a versatile understanding fitted for every sort of business, of infinite wit and pleasantry, of a delightful temper, and with a mind most perfectly disinterested.
Page 275 - He was the man who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul.
Page 103 - He was not a man of blood, and totally declined Machiavel's method, which prescribes, upon any alteration of government, as a thing absolutely necessary, to cut off all the heads of those, and extirpate their families, who are friends to the old one. It was confidently reported that, in the council of officers, it was more than once proposed, " that there might be a general massacre of all the royal party, as " the only expedient to secure the government " : but that Cromwell would never consent...
Page 99 - But his greatness at home was but a shadow of the glory he had abroad. It was hard to discover which feared him most, France, Spain, or the Low Countries, where his friendship was current at the value he put upon it.
Page 338 - Mahomet must have been gradually stained: and the influence of such pernicious habits would be poorly compensated by the practice of the personal and social virtues which are necessary to maintain the reputation of a prophet among his sectaries and friends. Of his last years, ambition was the ruling passion; and a politician will suspect that he secretly smiled (the victorious impostor!) at the enthusiasm of his youth and the credulity of his proselytes.