 The warm choleric man, with strong animal spirits, despises the suaviter in modo, and thinks to carry all before him by the fortiter in re. He may possibly, by great accident, now and then succeed, when he has only weak and timid people to deal with ;...  Letters Written by the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son - Page 275by Lord Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1827Full view - About this book
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...into a mean , timid complaisance, and passiveness , if not supported and dignified by \\rejbrtitcr in re ; which would also run into impetuosity and...choleric man, with strong animal spirits, despises \\iesuaviter in modo , and thinks to carry all before him by ihejbrtitcr in re. He may possibly , by... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1804 - 404 pages
...are fcldom united. The warm, choleric man, with ftrong animal fpirits, defpifes thc fuuoiter ui mndo, and thinks to carry all before him by the fortiter in re. He may poflibly, by great accident, now and tlien fucceed, when he has only weak and timid people to deal... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...sink into a mean, timid complaisance, and passiveness, if not supported and dignified by \hefortiter in re; which would also run into impetuosity and brutality,...softened by the suaviter in modo : however, they are but seldom united. The warm choleric man, with strong animal spirits, despises the suaviter in modo,... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope - Philosophy, English - 1810 - 456 pages
...which would also run into impetnosity and hrutality, if not tempered and softened hy the * snaviter in modo :' however, they are seldom united. The warm,...choleric man, with strong animal spirits, despises the ' snaviter in modo,' and thinks to carry all hefore him hy the ' foi tiler in re/ He may possihly,... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1813 - 408 pages
...tempered and softened by the s suavitrr in modo:' however, they are seldom united. The warm.ehoterie man, with strong animal spirits, despises the ' suaviter in modo,' and thinks to earry all before him by the ' fortiter in re.' He may possibly, by great aeeideut, now and then suo... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1815 - 360 pages
...animali,, disprezzalai spirits, despises the first, and thinks to carry nll before him by the last. He may, possibly, by great accident, now and then succeed, when he has only weak and timid to deal with; but his genernl fate will be, to shock, offend, be hated , and i'ail. On the other hand... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...sink into a mean, timid complaisance, and passiveness, if not supported and dignified by the fortiter in re ; which would also run into impetuosity and...suaviter in modo, and thinks to carry all before him by thefortiter in re. He may possibly, by great atxident, now and then succeed, when he has only weak... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1831 - 290 pages
...which would also deviate into impetuosity and brutality, if nol tempered and softened by the other: however, they are seldom united. The warm, choleric man, with strong animal spirits, despises the first, and thinks to carry all hefore him by the last. He may possiUy, by great accident, now and then... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield, Esq. Alfred Howard - 1831 - 306 pages
...sink into a mean, timid com piaisance, and passiveness, if not supported and dignified by the fortiter in re ; which would also run into impetuosity and brutality, if not tempered aud softened by the suaviter in modo : however, they are seldom united. The warm, choleric man, with... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1836 - 96 pages
...which would also deviate into impetuosity and brutality, if not tempered and softened by the other ; however, they are seldom united. The warm, choleric man, with strong animal spirits, despises the first, and thinks to carry all before him by the last. He may, possibly, by great accident, now and... | |
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