 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1707 - 488 pages
...Sharp ; and of a Perfonal Courage equal to his beft Parts ; fo that he was an Enemy not to be wifli'd wherever he might have been made a Friend ; and as much to be apprehended where he was fo, as any Man could deferve to be. And therefore his death was no lels pleafing to the One Party,... | |
 | Clarendon, Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1717 - 500 pages
...or Sharp; and of a Perfonal Courage equal to his bed Parts; fo that he was an Enemy not to be with'd wherever he might have been made a Friend ; and as much to be apprehended where he was fo, as any Man could deferve to be. And therefore his death was no lefs pleafing to the One Party,... | |
 | Crime - 1720 - 532 pages
...of a perfonal Courage equal to his beft Parts ; fo that he was an Enemy not to be wifli'd, whereever he might have been made a Friend ; and as much to be apprehended where he was fo, as any Man could deferve to be, and therefore his Death was no lefs pleafing to the one Party,... | |
 | William Harris - 1766 - 434 pages
...• and of a perfonal courage equal to his ' beft parts ; fo that he was an enemy not to be wifhed ' wherever he might have been made a friend ; and as ' much to be apprehended where hs was fo, as any * man could deferve to be.' What a character this ! ---muft not every one ftand amaz'd... | |
 | Biography - 1798 - 410 pages
...lharp ; and of a perfonal courage equal to his beft parts : fo that he was an enemy not to be wilhed, wherever he might have been made a friend ; and as much to be apprehended, where he was fo, as any man could delerve to be. And therefore his death was no left . pleafing to the one party... | |
 | 1831 - 652 pages
...intrepidity which made him conspicuous even among' thou•ands of brave men. ' He was,' says Clarendon, ' of a personal ' courage equal to his best parts ; so...where he was so, as any man could ' deserve to be.' Though his military career was short, and his military situation subordinate, he fully proved that... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 1152 pages
...wearied by 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...death was no less pleasing to the one party, than it wa» condoled in the other. In a word, what was said of Cinna, might well be applied to him: " He had... | |
 | Max Wilhelm Meyer - 1809 - 786 pages
...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 ; so that...made a friend; and as much to be apprehended where lie was so, as any mnn could deserve to be. And therefore his death was no less pleasing to the one... | |
 | Arthur Collins - 1812 - 780 pages
...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, so that he was an enemy not to be wished whenever he might have been nude »arried Elizabeth, daughter of Clarke, Esq. and widow of John MarIey,ofGlynd,... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1813 - 546 pages
...be imposed upon by the subtle or sharp ; and •fa personal courage equal to his best parts: sothat he was an enemy not to be wished, wherever he might...man could deserve to be. And therefore his death was ao less pleasing to the one party, than it was condoled in the other. In a word, what was said of Cinna,... | |
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... of a personal courage equal to his best parts ; so that he was an enemy not to be wished wherever he might have been made a friend ; and as much to be apprehended where he was so, as any man could deserve to be. 
