 | SERVERAL HANDS - 1755 - 552 pages
...difpofition on puftllanimity, his wifdom on cunning, his friendfhip on iight fancy and boyilh fondnefs. While he imagined that he was only maintaining his own authority, he may be juftly fufpefted in fome of his aJUons, and ftill more of his pretentious, to have encroached on... | |
 | David Hume - 1776 - 496 pages
...difpoiition on pufillanirrrity, his wifdom on cunning, his friendfhip on light fancy and boyifh fondnefs. While he imagined that he was only maintaining his own authority, he may perhaps be fufpected, in fome of his actions, and ftill more of his pretenfions , to have encroached on the liberties... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1792 - 494 pages
...pufillaninity, his wil'dom on cunning, his friendlhip on light fancy, and boyiih fondricfs. While ic imagined that he was only maintaining his own authority, he may perhaps be fufpccted n Готе of his actions, and ftiU more of his xrttcnftons, to have encroached on the liberties... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...difpofition on pufillanimity, his wifdom on cunning, his friendfhip on light fancy, ar.d boyilh fondnefs. While he imagined that he was only maintaining his own authority, he may perhaps !'•-• fufpcftcd in fome of his adtions, and dill more of his pretenfions, to have encroached on... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1799 - 408 pages
...difpofition on pufillani-" mity, his wifdom on cunning, his friendfliip on light fancy, and boyifh fondnefs. While he imagined that he was only maintaining his own authority, he may perhaps be fufpected in ibme of his actions, and ftill more of his pretenfions, to have, encroached ou the liberties... | |
 | John Adams - Great Britain - 1803 - 486 pages
...difficult to find a reign lefs illultnous, yet more unblemifhed, than that of James in both kingdoms. While he imagined that he was only maintaining his own authority, he encroached on the liberties of hrs people ; and while he endeavoured, by an exaft neutrality, to acquire... | |
 | William Robertson - Europe - 1810 - 412 pages
...of; but scarce any of them pure, or free from the contagion of the neighbouring vices. His generosity bordered on profusion, his learning on pedantry, his...authority, he may perhaps be suspected, in a few of his ictions, and still more of his pretensions, to have omewhat encroached on the liberties of his icople... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...of ; but not one of them pure, or free from the contagion of the neighbouring vices. His generosity bordered on profusion, his learning on pedantry, his...his own authority, he may perhaps be suspected in some of his actions,'' and still more of his pretensions, to have encroached on the liberties of his... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1811 - 286 pages
...difpofitign on pufillanimity, his wifdom on cunning, hi-s friendship on Kght fancy, and boyifli fondnefs. While he imagined that he was only maintaining his own authority, he may perhaps be fufpe&ed in fome of his actions, and ftill more of his pretenfions, to have encroached on th» liberties... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1812 - 378 pages
...of; but not one of them pure t or free from the contagion of the neighbouring vices. His generosity bordered on profusion, his learning on pedantry, his...pusillanimity, his wisdom on cunning, his friendship en light fancy and boyish fondness. While he imagined that he was onrly maintaining his own authority,... | |
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Many virtues, however, it must be owned, he was possessed of; but not one of them pure, or free from the contagion of the neighbouring vices. His generosity bordered on profusion, his learning on pedantry, his pacific disposition on pusillanimity, his... 
