 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1793 - 268 pages
...less pleasing to the one party, than it was condoled in the other. In a word, what was said of Cla1m, might well be applied to him ; " he had a «' head to contrive, and a tongue to persuade, and " a hand to execute, any mischief." His death therefore seemed to be a great deliverance... | |
 | Biography - 1798 - 410 pages
...left . pleafing to the one party than it was condoled in the other. In a word, what was faid of China might well be applied to him: he had a head to contrive, a -tongue to perfuade, and a hand to execute, any mitchief, or," as the hiftorian fays elfewhere, ''... | |
 | John Watkins - Biography - 1800 - 936 pages
...Lord Clarendon, after drawing his charafter at great length, concludes in thefe re. markable terms : " In a word, what was faid of Cinna might well be applied to him : he had a head to contrive, a tongue to ptrfuade, and a heart to execute any milchief." HAMSA, a mohammedan donor, who wrote a... | |
 | Eccentric biography - 1801 - 352 pages
...character at great length, he concludes in these remarkable terms : — " In a word, what was said of Cinna, might well be applied to him; he had a head to contrive, a tongue to persuade, and a heart to execute any mischief." The grandson of the great Hampden, and... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1807 - 720 pages
...was no lefs pleafing to the one party, than it was condoled in the other. In a word, what was laid of Cinna might well be applied to him; " he had a...hand to execute, any " mifchief." His death therefore feemed to be a great deliverance to the nation. The Earl of EfTex's army was fo weakened by thefe defeats,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...was no less pleasing to the one party, than it was condoled in the other. In a word, what was said of Cinna, might well be applied to him : " He had a head to contrive, and a tongue to persuade, and a hand to execute -any mischief;" [or as the historian says elsewhere,] " any good."... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 1152 pages
...was no less pleasing to the one party, than it wa» condoled in the other. In a word, what was said of Cinna, might well be applied to him: " He had a head to contrive, and a tongue to persuade, and a hand to execute any mischief;" [or as the historian •ays elsewhere,] " any good."... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 548 pages
...to the one party, than it was condoled in the other. In a word, what was said of China, might \vefl be applied to him: " He had a head to contrive, and a tongue to persuade, and a band to execute any mischief;" [or as the historian says elsewhere,] " any good." It... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 544 pages
...death was no less pleasing to the one party than it was condoled in the other. In a word, what was said of Cinna might well be applied to him : he had a head to contrive, a tongue to persuade, and a hand to execute, any mischief, or," as the historian says elsewhere, "... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 540 pages
...death was no less pleasing to the one party than it was condoled in the other. In a word, what was said of Cinna might well be applied to him : he had a head to contrive, a tongue to persuade, and a hand to execute, any mischief, or," as the historian says elsewhere, "... | |
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... parts ; so that he was an enemy not to be wished wherever he might have been made a friend ; and as much to be apprehended where he was so, as any man could deserve to be. And therefore his death was no less congratulated on the one party, than it... 
