 In private life he was gentle, modest, placable, kind, of simple manners, and so averse from parade and dogmatism, as to be not only unostentatious, but even somewhat inactive in conversation. His superiority was never felt but in the instruction which...  The Gallery of Portraits: with Memoirs ... - Page 1091833Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1807 - 560 pages
...only unostentatious, but even somewhat inactive in conversation. Hi« eiiperiorily was never fc'.t but in the instruction which he imparted, or in the attention which his gei erous preference usually directed lolhe more obícu e members of tiic company. The simplicity of... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1807 - 786 pages
...manners, and so averse from parade and dogmatism, as to be not only unostentatious, but even somewhat inactive in conversation. His superiority was never...he imparted, or in the attention which his generous presence usually directed to the more obscure members of the company. The simby wit, politeness, or... | |
 | 1807 - 552 pages
...parade and dogmatism, as to be not only unostentatious, but even somewhat inactive in couversation. His superiority was never .felt but in the instruction which he imparted, or in the attention which his gent-rons preference usually directed to the more obscure members of the company. The simplicity of... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1808 - 702 pages
...he impa ted, or in the attention which his generous preference usual y dire, ted to the more obicure members of the company The simplicity of his manners...urbanity, and amenity which flowed still more from the mildre s of his nature, than from familiar intercour e •with the most polished society of Euiepe.... | |
 | 1809 - 592 pages
...planners, and so averse from parade and dogmatism, as to be not only unostentatious, but even somewhat inactive in conversation. His superiority was never...manners was far from excluding that perfect urbanity which flowed still moi-e from the mildness of his nature, than from familiar intercourse with the most... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1809 - 594 pages
...manners, and so averse from parade and dogmatism, as to be not only unostentatious, but even somewhat inactive in conversation. His superiority was never...manners was far from excluding that perfect urbanity which flowed still more from the mildness of his nature, than from familiar intercourse with the most... | |
 | Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges - Aristocracy (Social class) - 1812 - 598 pages
...manners, and so averse from parade and dogmatism, as to be not only unostentatious, but even somewhat inactive in conversation. His superiority was never...instruction which he imparted, or in the attention \vh ch his generous preference usually directed to the more obscure members of the company. The simplicity... | |
 | Rodolphus Dickinson - Elocution - 1815 - 214 pages
...manners, and so averse from parade and dogmatism, as to be not only, unostentatious, but even somewhat inactive in conversation His superiority was never...company. The simplicity of his manners was far from exM2 I:.. i •«.! eluding that perfect urbanity which flowed still more from the mildness of his... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1827 - 406 pages
...boundless fund of information for the instruction and delight of others. CUMBERLAND. THE RIGHT HON. CJ FOX. MR. Fox united in a most remarkable degree the seemingly...superiority was never felt but in the instruction which he imposed, or in the attention which his generous preference usually directed to the more obscure members... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - Conduct of life - 1827 - 404 pages
...boundless fund of information for the instruction and delight of others. CUMBERLAND. THE RIGHT HON. CJ FOX. MR. Fox united in a most remarkable degree the seemingly...superiority was never felt but in the instruction which he imposed, or in the attention which his generous preference usually directed to the more obscure members... | |
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