 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1809 - 860 pages
...one of the ablest men belonging to the court. He was the most silent and modest man that was penhaps ever bred in a court. He had a clear apprehension,...with so much temper, that he had no personal enemies. He loved gaming beyond what men of business usually do, and? gave one reason for it, because rt delivered... | |
 | Biography - 1814 - 510 pages
...death the title became extinct. Bishop Burnet says, " that he was the silentest and modestest man, wht> was perhaps ever bred in a court. He had a clear apprehension,...•personal enemies. But his silence begot a jealousy, which hung long upon him. His notions were for the court; but his incorrupt and sincere way of managing the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 516 pages
...that he was the silentest and mo* destest man, who was perhaps ever bred in a court. He had a clfar apprehension, and dispatched business with great method,...personal enemies. But his silence begot a jealousy, which hung long upon him. His notions were for the court ; but his incorrupt and sincere way of managing... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 510 pages
...death the title became extinct. Bishop Burnet says, " that iie was the sjlcntest and modestest man, who was perhaps ever bred in a court. He had a clear apprehension, and dispatched business with jrreat method, and with so much temper, that he had n* personal enemies. But his silence begot a jealousy,... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1823 - 500 pages
...page, and was now considered as one of the ablest men that belonged to the court : he was the silentest and modestest man that was perhaps ever bred in a court. He had a clear apprehension, and despatched business with great method, and with so 1679. much temper, that he had no personal enemies:... | |
 | Roger North - 1826 - 496 pages
...four successive Sovereigns, Burnet has left us the following singular character. "He was the silentest and modestest man that was perhaps ever bred in a court : he had a clear apprehension, and despatched business with great method, and with so much temper that he had no personal enemies ; but... | |
 | Roger North - College teachers - 1826 - 546 pages
...successive Sovereigns, Burnet has left us the following singular character. " He was the silentest and modestest man that was perhaps ever bred in a court : he had a clear apprehension, and despatched business with great method, and with so' much temper that he had no personal enemies ; but... | |
 | Roger North - College teachers - 1826 - 498 pages
...successive Sovereigns, Burnet has left us the following singular character. " He was the silentest and modestest man that was perhaps ever bred in a court : he had a clear apprehension, arid despatched business with great method, and with so much temper that he had no personal enemies... | |
 | Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1838 - 540 pages
...the duties of his high station.' Elsewhere the same writer says, ' He was the most silent and modest man that was perhaps ever bred in a court. He had a clear apprehension, and despatched business with great method, and nith so much temper that he had no personal enemies. He... | |
 | 1838 - 542 pages
...the duties of his high station.' Elsewhere the same writer says, ' He was the most silent and modest man that was perhaps ever bred in a court. He had a clear apprehension, and despatched business with great method, and with so much temper that he had no personal enemies. He... | |
| |
He was the silentest and modestest man that was perhaps ever bred in a court. He had a clear apprehension, and despatched business with great method, and with so much temper that he had no personal enemies : but his silence begot a jealousy, which has... 
