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" ... of a personal courage equal to his best 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. "
The British Nepos; or, Youth's mirror: lives of illustrious Britons - Page 197
by William Fordyce Mavor - 1816
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Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1858 - 780 pages
...intrepidity which made him conspicuous even amoag thousands of b/ave men. " He was," rays Clarendon, " of / bo.." Though !iis military career was short, and h;s military situation subordinate, he fully proved...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1858 - 780 pages
...to be imposed upon by the subtle sharp ; and of a personal courage equal to his best parts : so tt he was an enemy not to be wished, wherever he might...friend ; and as much to be apprehended where he was so, an any man could deserve to be. And therefore his death was no less pleasing to the one party, than...
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A class-book of English prose, with biogr. notices, explanatory notes and ...

Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 pages
...wearied by the most laborious ; and of parts not to be imposed upon by the most subtle or sharp ; and of a personal courage equal to his best parts : so that...deserve to be. And therefore his death was no less congratulated on the one party than it was condoled in the other. In a word, what was said of Cinna...
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Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1859 - 768 pages
...intrepidity which made him conspicuous even among thousands of brave men. " He was," tays Clarendon, "of a personal courage equal to his best parts ; so that...apprehended where he was so as any man could deserve to be." Though his military career was short, and his military situation subordinate, he fully proved that...
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Personal Memoirs of Charles the Second: With Sketches of His Court ..., Volume 1

John Williams Clayton - Great Britain - 1859 - 372 pages
...imposed upon by the most subtle 1 Historical and Critical Account of Charles II. and sharp, and of a personal courage equal to his best parts; so that...been made a friend ; and as much to be apprehended when he was so as any man deserved to be." ' During the years of childhood, through which we have thus...
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Personal memories of Charles the second, Volume 1

John William Clayton - 1859 - 404 pages
...imposed upon by the most subtle 1 Historical and Critical Account of Charles II. and sharp, and of a personal courage equal to his best parts; so that...been made a friend ; and as much to be apprehended when he was so as any man deserved to be." ' During the years of childhood, through which we have thus...
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The Prose and Prose Writers of Britain from Chaucer to Ruskin: With ...

Robert Demaus - English literature - 1860 - 580 pages
...wearied by the most laborious ; and of parts not to be imposed upon by the most subtle or sharp ; and of a personal courage equal to his best parts : so that...deserve to be. And therefore his death was no less congratulated on the one party than it was condoled in the other. In a word, what was said of Cinna...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1860 - 778 pages
...wearied by \\\e \\v»\ : laborious; and of parts not to he itnprscd upon by the subtle 'harp; and of a personal courage equal to his best parts: so that...as any man could deserve to be. And therefore his deulh was no less pleasing to the one party, than it was condoled in the othe LORD FALKLAND.1 In this...
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 2

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1861 - 422 pages
...him eonspieuous even among thousands of brave men. " He was," says Clarendon, " of a personal eourage equal to his best parts ; so that he was an enemy...wherever he might have been made a friend, and as mueh to be apprehended where he was so as any man eould deserve to be." Though his military eareer...
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A manual of English literature

Thomas Arnold - 1862 - 452 pages
...wearied by the most laborious ; and of parts not to be imposed upon by the most subtle or sharp ; and of a personal courage equal to his best parts : so that...deserve to be. And therefore his death was no less pleasingto the one party than it was condoled in the other. In a word, what was said of Cinna might...
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