 | William Granger - Characters and characteristics - 1808 - 630 pages
...difguifed by hypocrify, and helped by natural vigour of mind, can do. His penetration rendered him S mafter of all events. He perfuaded without eloquence ; and...more from the terror of his name, than the rigour of his adminiftration. Heknew, and encouraged, every man of abilities in the three kingdoms, and conftantly... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 524 pages
...indefatigable activity, and invincible resolution, seemed to render him a master of all events. He persuaded without eloquence ; and exacted obedience, more from the terror of his name, than the rigour of his administration. He appeared as a powerful instrument in the hand of Providence, and dared to appeal... | |
 | William Davis (bibliographer.) - Curiosa - 1825 - 126 pages
...indefatigable activity, and invincible resolution, seemed to lender him a master of all events. He persuaded without eloquence ; and exacted obedience, more from the terror of his name, than the rigour of his administration. He appeared as a powerful instrument in the hand of Providence, and dared to appeal... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1876 - 768 pages
...indefatigable activity, and invincible resolution seemed to render him master of all events. He persuaded without eloquence; and exacted obedience more from the terror of his name than the vigour of his administration. GRANGER. The ambition of Oliver was of no vulgar kind. He never seems... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1880 - 772 pages
...indefatigable activity, and invincible resolution seemed to render him master of all events. He persuaded ppincott company vigour of his administration. GRANGER. by force, it was not till he found that the few members who... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1770 - 620 pages
...indefatigable aftivity, and invincible refolution, feemed to render him a matter of all events. He perfnaded without eloquence ; and exacted obedience, more from the terror of his name, than the rigour of his adminiftration. He appeared as a powerful inftrument in the hand of Providence, and dared to appeal... | |
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... judgment, disguised by hypocrisy, and aided by natural vigour of mind, can do. He was never oppressed with the weight, or perplexed with the intricacy of affairs : but his deep penetration, indefatigable activity, and invincible resolution, seemed... 