 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1845 - 900 Seiten
...greatness, Thomas Jefferson. " Although, in the circle of his friends," says Jefferson, " where he mig_ht be unreserved with safety, he took a free share in...words. In public, when called on for a sudden opinion, ne was unready, short, and embarrassed ; yet he wrote readily, rather diffusely, in an easy and correct... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - 1846 - 372 Seiten
...his age ; and the most graceful figure that could be seen on horseback. Although, in the circle of friends, where he might be unreserved with safety,...neither copiousness of ideas, nor fluency of words. 5. In public, when called upon for a sudden opinion, he was unready, short, and embarrassed. Yet he... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - 1846 - 340 Seiten
...solid esteem, proportionate to it. His person was fine ; his stature, exactly what one would wish ; his deportment, easy, erect, and noble ; the best horseman...could be seen on horseback. Although, in the circle of friends, where he might be unreserved with safety, he took a free share in conversation, his colloquial... | |
 | Hugh James Rose - 1853 - 566 Seiten
...affections; but he exactly calculated every man's value, and gave him a solid esteem proportioned to it. Although in the circle of his friends, where he might...be unreserved with safety, he took a free share in the conversation, his colloquial talents were not above mediocrity, possessing neither coCiousness... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1854 - 636 Seiten
...esteem proportioned to it. His person, you know, was fine, his stature exactly what one would wish, his deportment easy, erect and noble ; the best horseman...of his age, and the most graceful figure that could he seen on horseback. Although in the circle of his friends, where he might be unreserved with safety,... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1855 - 718 Seiten
...proportioned to it. His person, you know, ' was fine ; his stature exactly what one would wish ; his deportment easy, erect, and noble; the best horseman...public, when called on for a sudden opinion, he was unread}', short, and embarrassed. : Yet he wrote readily, rather diffusely, in an easy and correct... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1855 - 294 Seiten
...the best horseman of his nge, and the most graceful figure that could be seen on horseback. All hough in the circle of his friends, where he might be unreserved with safety, he took a free shurc in conversation, his colloquiul talents were not above medux?rity, possessing neither copiousness... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 650 Seiten
...know, was fine, his stature exactly what one would wish ; his deportment easy, erect, and noble, tie best horseman of his age, and the most graceful figure...share in conversation, his colloquial talents were not abet* mediocrity, possessing neither copiousness of ideas nor fluency of words. In public, when called... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 456 Seiten
...esteem proportioned to it. His person, you know, was fine, his stature exactly what one would wish ; his deportment easy, erect, and noble, the best horseman...his age, and the most graceful figure that could be scon on horseback. Although in the circle of his friends, where he might bo unreserved with safety,... | |
 | Samuel Mosheim Smucker - 1857 - 408 Seiten
...esteem proportioned to it. His person, you know, was fine, his stature exactly what one would wish, his deportment easy, erect and noble, the best horseman...fluency of words. In public, when called on for a suddeu opinion, he was unreaiy, short, and embarrassed. Yet 30 he wrote readily, rather diffusely,... | |
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was fine ; his stature exactly what one would wish ; his deportment easy, erect, and noble; the best horseman of his age, and the most graceful figure that could be seen on horseback. 
