 | Sir James Mackintosh - 1834 - 394 Seiten
...invited friendship. ' I admired,' says Mr. Gibbon, after describing a day passed with him at Lausanne, 'the powers of a superior man, as they are blended, in his attractive character, with all the softness and simplicity of a child: no human being was ever more free from any taint of malignity,... | |
 | James Machintosh - 1884 - 310 Seiten
...years, amply justifies the character which has been delineated by the masterly pencil of Mr. Gibbon. ' I admired the powers of a superior man as they are blended, in his (Mr. Fox's) attractive character, with the softness and simplicity of a child. Perhaps no human being... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh - 1834 - 402 Seiten
...years, amply justifies the character which has been delineated by the masterly pencil of Mr. Gibbon. ' I admired the powers of a superior man as they are blended, in his (Mr. Fox's) attractive character, with the softness and simplicity of a child. Perhaps no human being... | |
 | sir James Mackintosh - 1834 - 394 Seiten
...years, amply justifies the character which has been delineated by the masterly pencil of Mr. Gibbon. ' I admired the powers of a superior man as they are blended, in his (Mr. Pox's) attractive character, with the softness and simplicity of a child. Perhaps no human being... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 258 Seiten
...invited friendship. ' I admired,' says Mr Gibbon, after describing a day passed with him at Lausanne, ' the powers of a superior man, as they are blended, in his attractive character, with all the softness and simplicity of a child : no human being was ever more free from any taint of malignity,... | |
 | 1838 - 512 Seiten
...invited friendship. ' I admired,' says Mr. Gibbon, after describing a day passed with him at Lausanne, ' the powers of a superior man, as they are blended, in his attractive character, with all the [Statue of Fox, in Bloomsbury Square.] softness and simplicity of a child : no human being... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - 1840 - 382 Seiten
...In his tour to Switzerland (September 1788) Mr. Fox gave me two days of free and private society 3. He seemed to feel, and even to envy, the happiness...character with the softness and simplicity of a child. ' Memoires Secrets Uc la Com- de Berlin, par Mirabeau. 3 Sec Letter in the Continuation, October 1.... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1846 - 458 Seiten
...October, 1790, visited him in his present residence, the castle and barony of Copet, near Geneva. Of the merits and measures of that statesman various...situation, while I admired the powers of a superior man * Memoire Secret de la Cour de Berlin. t See Letter in the Continuation, October 1, 1788 as they are... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1846 - 566 Seiten
...picture he has sketched with truth of one of the most amiable of great men : — " He seemed to feel and to envy the happiness of my situation, while I admired...the taint of malevolence, vanity, or falsehood."* This sketch, which adorns the ' Life', is shaded by a dark touch or two in the ' Correspondence.' He... | |
 | Henry Peter Brougham (1st baron Brougham and Vaux.) - 1846 - 580 Seiten
...picture he has sketched with truth of one of the most amiable of great men : — " He seemed to feel and to envy the happiness of my situation, while I admired...perfectly exempt from the taint of malevolence, vanity, or falsehood."4'' This sketch, which adorns the ' Life', is shaded by a dark touch or two in the ' Correspondence.'... | |
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He seemed to feel, and even to envy, the happiness of my situation ; while I admired the powers of a superior man, as they are blended in his attractive Character with the softness and simplicity of a child. Perhaps no human being was ever more perfectly... 
