 He was deeply learned, without possessing useful knowledge ; sagacious in many individual cases, without having real wisdom; fond of his power, and desirous to maintain and augment it, yet willing to resign the direction of that, and of himself, to the...  The Gentleman's Magazine - Sivu 511822Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 374 sivua
...possessing useful knowledge; sagacious in many individual cases, without having real wisdom; fond of his power, and desirous to maintain and augment it, yet...have been easy. He was fond of his dignity, while lie was perpetually degrading it by undue familiarity; capable of much public labour, yet often neglecting... | |
 | 1822 - 874 sivua
...possessing useful knowledge ; sagacious in many individual cases, without having real wisdom ; fond of his power, and desirous to maintain and augment it, yet...tamely saw them trampled on in deeds ; a lover of negotiations, in which he was always outwit. ted ; and a fearer of war, where conquest might have been... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1822 - 1072 sivua
...possessing useful knowledge; sagacious in many individual cases, without having real wisdom ; fond of his power, and desirous to maintain and augment it, yet...tamely saw them trampled on in deeds ; a lover of negotiations, in which he was always outwitted ; and a fearer of war, where conquest might have been... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 296 sivua
...possessing useful knowledge; sagacious in many individual cases, without having real wisdom ; fond of his power, and desirous to maintain and augment it, yet...tamely saw them trampled on in deeds ; a lover of negotiations, in which he was always outwitted ; and a fearer of war where conquest might have been... | |
 | 1822 - 880 sivua
...resign the direction of that and of himself, to'the most unworthy favourites ; a big and Iwld asscrtor of his rights in words, yet one who tamely saw them trampled on in deeds ; a lover of négociations, in which he was always outwitted ; and a fearer of war, where conquest might have been... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1825 - 434 sivua
...possessing useful knowledge ; sagacious in many individual cases, without having real wisdom ; fond of his power, and desirous to maintain and augment it, yet...tamely saw them trampled on in deeds ; a lover of negotiations, in which he was always outwitted ; and a fearer of war, where conquest might have been... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1825 - 280 sivua
...possessing useful knowledge; sagacious in many individual cases, without having real wisdom; fond of his power, and desirous to maintain and augment it, yet...bold assertor of his rights in words, yet one who VOL. I. 8 tamely saw them trampled on in deeds; a lover of negotiations, in which he was always outwitted;... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 sivua
...possessing useful knowledge ; sagacious in many individual cases, without having real wisdom ; fond of his power, and desirous to maintain and augment it, yet...himself, to the most unworthy favourites ; a big and bold asserter of his rights in words, yet one who tamely saw them trampled on in deeds ; a lover of negotiations,... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 410 sivua
...possessing useful knowledge ; sagacious in many individual cases, without having real wisdom ; fond of his power, and desirous to maintain and augment it, yet...himself, to the most unworthy favourites ; a big and bold asserter of his rights in words, yet one who tamely saw them trampled on in deeds ; a lover of negotiations,... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 406 sivua
...possessing useful knowledge ; sagacious in many individual cases, without having real wisdom ; fond of his power, and desirous to maintain and augment it, yet...himself, to the most unworthy favourites ; a big and bold asserter of his rights in words, yet one who tamely saw them trampled on in deeds ; a lover of negotiations,... | |
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