| 1824 - 564 trang
...engaging, persuasive; and by turns, lofty, elevated, commanding : haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependents : oppressive to the people, but...generous than grateful ; less moved by injuries than contempt : he was framed to take the ascendant in every intercourse with others, but exerted this superiority... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1789 - 344 trang
...times lofty, elevated, and commanding: haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependants; oppreflive to the people, but liberal to his friends ; more generous than grateful; formed to take the afcendant in every intercourse, but vain enough not to cover his real fuperiority.... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1797 - 414 trang
...lofty,, elevated, and commanding; haughty to his equal?, but aflable to his-dependents; oppreffive to the people, but liberal to his friends ; more generous than grateful ; formed to take the afcendant in every intercourfe, but -vain ' enough not to cover his rer.l fuperiority.... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 412 trang
...and, by turns, lofty, elevated, commanding ; haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependants : oppressive to the people, but liberal to his friends...exposed him. to envy, and made every one willing to recall the original inferiority of his condition. Henry, finding Lewis had made great preparations... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 346 trang
...persuasive, and at other times lofty, elevated, and commanding ; haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependents ; oppressive to the people, but liberal to his friends; more generous than gratemi; formed to take the ascendant in every intercourse, but vain enough not to cover his real superiority,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1808 - 342 trang
...persuasive, and at other times lofty, elevated, and commanding ; haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependents ; oppressive to the people, but...liberal to his friends ; more generous than grateful ; formed to take the ascendant in every intercourse, but vain enough not to cover his real superiority.... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 386 trang
...persuasive, and at other times lofty, elevated, and commanding; haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependents ; oppressive to the people, but...liberal to his friends; more generous than grateful ; formed to take the ascendant in every intercourse, but vain enough not to cover his real superiority.... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 332 trang
...times lofty, elevated, and commanding •,. haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependants ; oppressive to the people, but liberal to his friends •, more generous than grateful ; formed to take the ascendant in every intercourse, but vain enough not to cover his real superiority.... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 396 trang
...persuasive, and at other times lofty, elevated, and commanding : haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependents ; oppressive to the people ; but...liberal to his friends ; more generous than grateful ; formed to take the ascendant in every intercourse, but vain enough not to cover • his real superiority.... | |
| Charles Butler - 1819 - 476 trang
...engaging, " persuasive, and by turns lofty, elevated, and " commanding ; haughty to his equals, affable to " his dependents ; oppressive to the people, but " liberal to his friends ; more generous than grate" ful ; less moved by injuries than by contempt ; " he was framed to take the ascendant in every... | |
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