 I think Mr. St. John the greatest young man I ever knew ; wit, capacity, beauty, quickness of apprehension, good learning, and an excellent taste ; the best orator in the house of commons, admirable conversation, good nature, and good manners ; generous,...  The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes, Historical and ... - Pàgina 229per Jonathan Swift - 1812Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 462 pàgines
...Houfe of 'Commons, admirable converfation^ good nature, and good manners ; generous, and a defpifer of money. His only fault is talking to his friends in way of complaint of too great a load of buSnefs, which looks a little like affectation : And he endeavours too much to mix the fine... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 460 pàgines
...the Houfe of Commons, admirable converfation, good nature, and good manners; generous, and a defpifer of money. His only fault is talking to his friends in way of complaint of too great a load of bufinefs, which looks a little like affectation : and he endeavours too much to mix the fine... | |
 | Thomas Sheridan - 1787 - 524 pàgines
...lloufe of Commons, admirable converfation, good nature, and good manners ; generous, and a defpifer of money. His only fault is, talking to" his friends in way of complaint of too great load of bufinefs, which looks a little like affectation ; and,he endeavours too much to mix the fine gentleman,... | |
 | Thomas Sheridan - 1787 - 528 pàgines
...beauty, quicknefs of apprchenfion, good learning, and an excellent tafte ; the bell orator in the Houfc of Commons, admirable conversation, good nature, and good manners ; generous, and a defpifer of money. His only fault is, talking to his friends in way of complaint of too great load... | |
 | 1813 - 682 pàgines
...the greatest young man lever knew; wit, capacity, Ьеящу, quickness of арргьпеп»шг,, learning, and an excellent taste ; the best orator in the House of Commons, admirable conveisation, gond nature, KOI. и пинпег», generous, and adesp'ser of money." This was the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 452 pàgines
...often thought what a splutter sir William Temple makes about being secretary of state ; I think Mr. St. John the greatest young man I ever knew ; wit,...talking to his friends in way of complaint of too great a load of business, which looks a little like affectation : and he endeavours too much to mix the fine... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 452 pàgines
...often thought what a splutter sir William Temple makes about being secretary of state; I think Mr. St. John the greatest young man I ever knew ; wit,...talking to his friends in way of complaint of too great a load of business, which looks a little like affectation : and he endeavours too much to mix the fine... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 574 pàgines
...1 faith• The same character is given of him, in a more compendious way, in his Journal, Novembar 3, 171 1. " I think Mr. secretary •' St. John the...beauty, quickness of apprehension, good learning, and an ex" cellent taste ; the brst orator in the house of commons, admirable " conversation, good nature,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 336 pàgines
...is given of him, in a more, compendious way, in. liis Journal, Nov. .3, 1711. " I think Mr.secretary St. John the greatest young man I ever knew: wit,...beauty, quickness of apprehension, good learning, and an e'xeelleat taste ; the best orator in the house of commons; admira-" ble conversation, good nature,... | |
 | Charles Henry Wilson - 1804 - 250 pàgines
...renowned for a dashing hand at the broad outline of a character; here is an instance of it: "I think Mr. St. John the greatest young man I ever knew ; wit,...despiser of money. His only fault is talking to his Or gravely try to read the lines Writ underneath the country signs ; Or, " Have you nothing new to-day... | |
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