He was of stature moderately tall; of a straight and equallyproportioned body, to which all his words and actions gave an unexpressible addition of comeliness. The melancholy and pleasant humour were in him so contempered, that each gave advantage to... A new and general biographical dictionary - Pàgina 178per New and general biographical dictionary - 1761Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| 1796 - 622 pàgines
...addition of comelinefs. ' The melancholy and plcafant humour were in him fo eontcmpered, that each gave an advantage to the other, and made his company one of...being made ufeful by a commanding judgment. ' His afpeft was cheerful, and fuch as gave teftimony of a clear, knowing foul, and of a confcience at peace... | |
| Izaak Walton, Thomas Zouch - 1796 - 640 pàgines
...pleafant humour were in him fo contem*- ^d, that each gave advantage to the other, and made his company .c of the delights of mankind. His fancy was inimitably...both being made ufeful by a commanding judgment. His afpedt was cheerful, and fuch as gave a filent teftimony of a clear knowing foul, and of a confcience... | |
| 1797 - 618 pàgines
...words and actions gave an inexpreffible addition of comelinefs. ' The melancholy and pleafant humour were in him fo contempered, that each gave advantage...being made ufeful by a commanding judgment. ' His afpeft was cheerful, and fuch as gave a filent teftimony of a clear knowing foul, and of a conference... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1797 - 612 pàgines
...words and actions gave an inexpreffible addition of comelinels. ' The melancholy and pleafant humour were in him fo contempered, that each gave advantage...his company one of the delights of mankind. ' His frfhcy was inimitably high, equalled only by his great wit ; both being made ufeful by a commanding... | |
| 1798 - 576 pàgines
...of a ftraight and equally proportioned body, to which all hjs words and actions gave inexpreffible addition of comelinefs. The melancholy and pleafant...both being made ufeful by a commanding judgment. His afpect was cheerful, and fuch as gave a filent teftimony of a clear knowing foul, and of a confidence... | |
| John Bell - 1799 - 402 pàgines
...actions gave an inexpressible addition of comeliness. The melancholy ar.d pleasant humour were in him so contempered, that each gave advantage to the other,...high, equalled only by his great wit, both being made useful by a commanding judgment. His aspect was cheerful, and such as gave a silent testimony of a... | |
| Izaak Walton - 1805 - 438 pàgines
...words and actions gave an unexpreffible addition of comelinefs. The melancholy and pleafant humour were in him fo contempered, that each gave advantage...both being made ufeful by a commanding judgment. His afpect was cheerful, and fuch as gave a filent teftimony of a clear knowing foul, and of a confcience... | |
| Izaak Walton - 1805 - 426 pàgines
...words and actions gave an unexpreffible addition of comelinefs. The melancholy and pleafant humour were in him fo contempered, that each gave advantage...both being made ufeful by a commanding judgment. His afpeft was cheerful, and fuch as gave a filent teftimony of a clear knowing foul, and of a confcience... | |
| Izaak Walton - 1805 - 422 pàgines
...words and actions gave an unexpreffible addition of comelinefs. The melancholy and pleafant humour were in him fo contempered, that each gave advantage...high, equalled only by his great wit ; both being made uieful by a commanding judgment. His His afpect was cheerful, and fuch as gave a filent teftimony of... | |
| Izaak Walton - 1807 - 514 pàgines
...unexprefsible addition of comelinefs. The melancholy and pleafant humour were in him fo сопч tempered, that each gave advantage to the other, and made his...both being made ufeful by a commanding judgment. His afpetfc was cheerful, and fuch as gave a filent teftimony of a clear knowing foul, and of a confcience... | |
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