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... fortunes , and character of this great man ; whether we consider the grandeur of the plans he formed , the courage and wisdom with which they were executed , or the splendour of that success which , adorning his youth , continued ...
... fortunes , and character of this great man ; whether we consider the grandeur of the plans he formed , the courage and wisdom with which they were executed , or the splendour of that success which , adorning his youth , continued ...
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... fortune of John and his adversary Philip . Philip came to the crown when many of the provinces of France , by being in the hands of too powerful vassals , were in a manner dismembered from the kingdom ; the royal authority was very low ...
... fortune of John and his adversary Philip . Philip came to the crown when many of the provinces of France , by being in the hands of too powerful vassals , were in a manner dismembered from the kingdom ; the royal authority was very low ...
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... fortune , not so fit for common - place , as for grave and prudent observation . He was certainly religious , both in his temper and behaviour . And as he could see clearly , for those times , into superstition ; so he would be blinded ...
... fortune , not so fit for common - place , as for grave and prudent observation . He was certainly religious , both in his temper and behaviour . And as he could see clearly , for those times , into superstition ; so he would be blinded ...
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... fortune influenced his nature ; and his nature again influenced his fortune . He ascended to the throne , not only from a private fortune , which might teach him moderation ; but from the fortune of an exiled man , which had given him ...
... fortune influenced his nature ; and his nature again influenced his fortune . He ascended to the throne , not only from a private fortune , which might teach him moderation ; but from the fortune of an exiled man , which had given him ...
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... fortune had upon his nature ; nor were there wanting , on the other hand , certain influences , which his nature had upon his fortune . For whether it was the short- ness of his foresight , or the obstinacy of his will , or the dazzling ...
... fortune had upon his nature ; nor were there wanting , on the other hand , certain influences , which his nature had upon his fortune . For whether it was the short- ness of his foresight , or the obstinacy of his will , or the dazzling ...
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Página 285 - What recks it them? What need they? They are sped; And, when they list, their lean and flashy songs Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw; The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, But, swoln with wind and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread : Besides what the grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing said: But that two-handed engine at the door Stands ready to smite once, and smite no more.
Página 277 - ... human nature at one glance, and to be the only author that gives ground for a very new opinion, That the philosopher, and even the man of the world, may be born, as well as the poet.
Página 171 - He was of an industry and vigilance not to be tired out, or wearied by the most laborious ; and of parts not to be imposed upon by the most subtle or sharp ; and of a personal courage equal to his best parts...
Página 276 - His characters are so much nature herself, that it is a sort of injury to call them by so distant a name as copies of her.
Página 169 - I am persuaded his power and interest at that time were greater to do good or hurt than any man's in the kingdom, or than any man of his rank hath had in any time; for his reputation of honesty was universal, and his affections seemed so publicly guided, that no corrupt or private ends could bias them....
Página 216 - He was a man of admirable parts, of general knowledge, of a versatile understanding fitted for every sort of business, of infinite wit and pleasantry, of a delightful temper, and with a mind most perfectly disinterested.
Página 275 - He was the man who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul.
Página 103 - He was not a man of blood, and totally declined Machiavel's method, which prescribes, upon any alteration of government, as a thing absolutely necessary, to cut off all the heads of those, and extirpate their families, who are friends to the old one. It was confidently reported that, in the council of officers, it was more than once proposed, " that there might be a general massacre of all the royal party, as " the only expedient to secure the government " : but that Cromwell would never consent...
Página 99 - But his greatness at home was but a shadow of the glory he had abroad. It was hard to discover which feared him most, France, Spain, or the Low Countries, where his friendship was current at the value he put upon it.
Página 338 - Mahomet must have been gradually stained: and the influence of such pernicious habits would be poorly compensated by the practice of the personal and social virtues which are necessary to maintain the reputation of a prophet among his sectaries and friends. Of his last years, ambition was the ruling passion; and a politician will suspect that he secretly smiled (the victorious impostor!) at the enthusiasm of his youth and the credulity of his proselytes.