| Nicolas Tindal - 1763 - 638 pągines
...plenipotentiary for the negotiations at the Hague, in which employments he was continued by queen Anne. He was a man of a noble and graceful appearance, bred up in the court with no literature ; but he had a folid and clear underfianding, with a conftant prefence of mind. He knew the arts of living in a court... | |
| Rapin de Thoyras (M., Paul) - 1763 - 642 pągines
...negotiations at the Hague, in which employments he was continued by queen Anne. " to He was a rnan of a noble and graceful appearance, bred up in the court with no literature ; but he had a folid and clear underftanding, with a conftant prtfence of mind. He knew the arts of living in a court... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 558 pągines
...Swif't. " An arrant Scotch rogue." P. 765. Burnet. " Lord Churchill (afterwards duke of Marlborough) was a man of a noble and graceful appearance, bred up...presence of mind. He knew the arts of living in a court better than any man in it. He caressed all people with a soft and obliging deportment, and was always... | |
| Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges - 1812 - 604 pągines
...Orange. Burnet gives the following character of him ; and of his conduct on this occasion : " He was a man of a noble and graceful appearance, bred up...living in a court beyond any man in it. He caressed all men with a soft and obliging deportment, and was always ready to do good offices. He had no fortune... | |
| Arthur Collins - 1812 - 604 pągines
...Orange. Burnet gives the following character of him; and of his conduct on this occasion : " He was a man of a noble and graceful appearance, bred up...in a court beyond any man in it. He . caressed all men with a soft and obliging deportment, and was always ready to do good offices. He had no fortune... | |
| Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 618 pągines
...child, which died the same day. 5. That this same child died ot' the fits at Richmond a week after. graceful appearance, bred up in the court, with no...presence of mind. He knew the arts of living in a court better than any man in it. He caressed all people with a soft and obliging deportment, and was always... | |
| Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 614 pągines
...child, which died the same day. 5. That this same child died of the fits at Richmond a week after. graceful appearance, bred up in the court, with no...presence of mind. He knew the arts of living in a court better than any man in it. He caressed all people with a soft and obliging deportment, and was always... | |
| Gilbert Burnet - 1840 - 646 pągines
...likely to be mentioned often by me in the sequel of this work, I will say a little more of him. He was a man of a noble and graceful appearance, bred up in the court with nc literature ; but he had a solid and clear understanding, with a constant presence of mind. He knew... | |
| Jonathan Swift, Thomas Roscoe - 1859 - 680 pągines
...Swift. "An arrant Scotch rogue." P. 765. Burnet. "Lord Churchill (afterwards duke of Marlborough) was a man of a noble and graceful appearance, bred up...presence of mind. He knew the arts of living in a court better than any man in it. He caressed all people with a soft and obliging deportment, and was always... | |
| Charles Selby - 1864 - 374 pągines
...faithful and exact; his penetration deep ; his judgment solid ; his courage undaunted. He knew the art of living in a court beyond any man in it. He caressed all people with a soft and obliging deportm ent, and was always ready to do good offices. He was ambitious, but free from haughtiness and... | |
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