 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 558 pages
...afterwards to reign, makes the comparison in that respect pretty near — his hating of business, and love of pleasures — his raising of favourites, and trusting them entirely, and then his putting them down, and hating them excessively — his art of covering deep designs, particularly... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 620 pages
...and love of pleasures — his raising of favourites, and trusting them entirely, and then his putting them down, and hating them excessively — his art...much to observe the resemblance of their faces and persons. At Rome I saw one of the last statues made for Tiberius, after he had lost his teeth ; but,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - English literature - 1814 - 618 pages
...afterwards to reign, makes the comparison in that respect pretty near — his hating of business, and love of pleasures — his raising of favourites, and trusting them entirely, and then his putting them down, and hating them excessively — his art of covering deep designs, particularly... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 614 pages
...afterwards to reign, makes the comparison in that respect pretty near — his hating of business, and love of pleasures — his raising of favourites, and trusting them entirely, and then his putting them down, and hating them excessively — his art of covering deep designs, particularly... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1823 - 500 pages
...and his coming afterwards to reign, makes the com- 1685. parison in that respect come pretty near. His hating of business, and his love of pleasures...not wonder much to observe the resemblance of their face and person. At Rome I saw one of the last statues made for Tiberius, after he had lost his teeth.... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1824 - 434 pages
...Tiberius's banishment, and his coming afterwards to reign, makes the comparison in that respect pretty near. His hating of business, and his love of pleasures...softness, brings them so near a likeness, that I did not much wonder to observe the resemblance of their face and person. At Rome I saw one of the last statues... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 616 pages
...makes the comparison in that respect come pretty near. His hating of business and his love of pleasure; his raising of favourites, and trusting them entirely...much to observe the resemblance of their faces and persons. At Rome, I saw one of the last statues made for Tiberius, after he had lost his teeth. But,... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1850 - 996 pages
...banishment, and his coming afterwards to reign, makes the comparison in that respect come pretty near. His hating of business, and his love of pleasures...entirely ; and his pulling them down, and hating them excesiively ; his art of covering deep designs, particularly of revenge, with an appearance of softness,... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1853 - 766 pages
...the comparison in that respect come pretty near. His hating of business, and his love of pleasure ; his raising of favourites, and trusting them entirely,...much to observe the resemblance of their faces and persons. At Home, I saw one of the last statues made for Tiberius, after he had lost his teeth. But,... | |
 | Charles Selby - 1854 - 338 pages
...his hating business and his love of pleasure, his raising his favourites and trusting them entirely, his pulling them down and hating them excessively, his art of covering the deepest designs, especially reveugo, with an appearance of gentleness and affability, he strongly... | |
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His person and temper, his vices as well as his fortunes, resemble the character that we have given us of Tiberius so much, that it were easy to draw the parallel between them. Tiberius's banishment, and his coming afterwards to reign, makes the comparison... 
