 | 1870 - 624 pages
...Chestei'field speaks of him in the following terms : "Of all the men that ever I knew in my life (and I knew him ' extremely well), the late Duke of Marlborough...in the highest degree, not to say engrossed them. These graces en' hanced the effect of his noble cast of countenance, and of his singular ' beauty both... | |
 | England - 1845 - 808 pages
...common man, himself a perfect master of the elegances he so much admired, "the late Duke of Marlborongh possessed the graces in the highest degree, not to say engrossed them. Indeed he got the most by them, and contrary to the custom of profound historians, who always assign... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 424 pages
...portrait has been elegantly drawn by Lord Chesterfield. " Of all the men I ever knew in my life (and I knew him extremely well), the late Duke of Marlborough...events) to ascribe the better half of the Duke of Marlborough 's greatness and riches to those graces. He was eminently illiterate ; wrote bad English,... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 878 pages
...Chesterfield, in hie Letters to his Son. " Of all the men (says his lordship) that ever I knew in my life (and I knew him extremely well), the late duke of Marlborough...I will venture (contrary to the custom of profound historian.11, who always assign deep causes for great events) to ascribe the better half of the duke... | |
 | 1824 - 486 pages
...THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH, BY THE I.ATE LORD CHESTERFIELD. Of all men that I ever knew in mj life (and I knew him extremely well), the late Duke of Marlborough...engrossed them ; and indeed he got the most by them, for 1 will venture (contrary to the custom of profound historians, who always assign deep causes for great... | |
 | Great Britain - 1838 - 460 pages
...MARLBOROUGH, BY THE CELEBRATED EARL OF CHESTERFIELD. " OF all the men that I ever knew in my life — and I knew him extremely well — the late Duke of Marlborough...by them, for I will venture (contrary to the custom ol profound historians, who always assign deep causes for great events) to ascribe the better half... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 530 pages
...qualified to sit as umpire in a court of elegance, remarks, that of all the men he ever knew, " the Duke of Marlborough possessed the graces in the highest degree ; not to say engrossed them." * New Atalantis, vol. ip- 57. It was said of Marlborough that he refused more gracefully than other... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - Great Britain - 1843 - 530 pages
...qualified to sit as umpire in a court of elegance, remarks, that of all the men he ever knew, "the Duke of Marlborough possessed the graces in the highest degree ; not to say engrossed them." * New Atalantis, vol. ip 57. It was said of Marlborough that he refused more gracefully thah other... | |
 | Scotland - 1845 - 824 pages
...ever knew," says no common man, himself a perfect master of the elegances ho so much admired, "tke late Duke of Marlborough possessed the graces in the highest degree, not to say engrossed them. Indeed he got the most by them, and contrary to the custom of profound historians, who always assign... | |
 | England - 1845 - 814 pages
...says no common man, himself a perfect master of the elegances he so much admired, " the late IJuke of Marlborough possessed the graces in the highest degree, not to say engrossed them. Indeed he got the most by them, and contrary to the enstom of profound historians, who always assign... | |
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Of all the men that ever I knew in my life (and I knew him extremely well), the late Duke of Marlborough * possessed the Graces in the highest degree, not to say engrossed them... 
