There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults; that is, so to cover them, that they were not taken notice of to... The Works of Samuel Johnson - Pągina 257per Samuel Johnson - 1816Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1883 - 876 pągines
...-£””1 to extol the excellence and power of his wit and pleasantness of his conversation, than tliat EL. reproach, viz. a narrowness in his nature to the lowest degree, an abjectness and want of courage... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1890 - 1100 pągines
...excellence and power of his wit and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude euough , tho lowest degree, an abjectncss and want of courage to support him in any virtuous undertaking, an... | |
| Charles John Smith - 1890 - 802 pągines
...being at all despised. " There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and, power of his wit, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults — that is, a narrowness in his nature to the lowest degree, an abjectness and want of courage, nn insinuating... | |
| Mrs. Henry Pott - 1891 - 432 pągines
...his fault was meanness of spirit. The mind of Waller coincided with that of Bacon ... a narrowness to the lowest degree, an abjectness and want of courage to support him in any virtuous undertaking. ... Sir Anthony Weldon ... is likely enough to have exaggerated the meanness of Bacon. " (Macaulay.... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1892 - 934 pągines
...: "There needs no more to be said to extol the excellence and power of his wit and pleasantness of ught to press on the people religious instruction, however sound, in such a manner, a faults—that is, so to cover them that they were not taken notice of to his reproach—viz., a narrowness... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1895 - 934 pągines
...excellence and power of his wit and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitucie naturecould be contented with. . . . It had power to reconcile him to those whom he had most offended... | |
| Elizabeth Godfrey - 1904 - 350 pągines
...Weight. There needs be no ' more said to extol the Excellence and Power of his Wit ' and Pleasantness of his Conversation, than that it was ' of Magnitude...taken Notice of to his Reproach ; viz. a Narrowness of ' his Nature to the lowest Degree ; an Abjectness and ' Want of Courage to support him in any virtuous... | |
| Elizabeth Godfrey - 1904 - 362 pągines
...that is so to cover them that they were not ' taken Notice of to his Reproach ; viz. a Narrowness of ' his Nature to the lowest Degree ; an Abjectness and ' Want of Courage to support him in any virtuous Under' taking ; an Insinuation and servile Flattery to the ' Height the vainest and most imperious... | |
| George Crabb - 1904 - 870 pągines
...worldly interest. SMAUUDOE. There needs no more be said to extol Hie excellence and ]tow<>r of his wit, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very rat faults, that is, a narrowness in hi* nature , to ibtloicett degree, an dbjfcfnf** and want of courage,... | |
| Charles John Smith - 1904 - 800 pągines
...at all despised. " There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and power of his wit, thtin that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults — that is, a narrowness in his nature to the lowest degree, an abjectness and want of courage, an insinuating... | |
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