 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 - Seite 511822Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 Seiten
...resign the direction of that, and of 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, in which he was always outwitted; and a fearer of war, where conquest might have been... | |
 | 1828 - 472 Seiten
...possessing useful knowledge ; sagacious in many individual cases, without having real wisdom ; fond ofhis power, and desirous to maintain and augment it, yet...and of himself to the most unworthy favourites ; a hig and bold asserter of his right in words, yet one who tamely saw them trampled on in deeds ; a lover... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1819 - 420 Seiten
...possessinguseful 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 one who feared war, where conquest might have... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1833 - 846 Seiten
...possessing useful knowledge; sagacious in many individual cases, without having real wisdom ; fond of his ɨ 0 R / J c &, Mє 8 e_ v @ U3 : assertorof his rights in words, yet one who tamely saw them trampled on in deeds; a lover of negotiations,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1836 - 434 Seiten
...possessing useful knowledge ; sagacious in many individual cases, without having real wisdom ; fond of his power, and desirous to maintain and augment it, yet...who tamely saw them trampled on in deeds; a lover of negotiations, in which he was always outwitted ; and one who feared war, when conquest might have been... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1836 - 442 Seiten
...possessing useful knowledge ; sagacious in many individual cases, without having real wisdom ; fond of his power, and desirous to maintain and augment it, yet...who tamely saw them trampled on in deeds; a lover of negotiations, in which he was always outwitted ; and one who feared war, when conquest might have been... | |
 | Irishman - 1840 - 238 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Juvenile gleaner - 1840 - 230 Seiten
...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 negociations,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1844 - 758 Seiten
...possessing useful knowledge ; sagacious in many individuel 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, lo the most unworthy favourites; a big and bold asscrtorof his rights in words, yet one who tamely... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1845 - 878 Seiten
...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 one who feared war, where conquest might have... | |
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