 There needs no more to be said to extol the excellence and power of his wit and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults, that is, so to cover them that they were not taken notice of...  The North American Review - Seite 3781860Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Charles John Smith - 1890 - 802 Seiten
...of his wit, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults — that is, a narrowness in his nature to the lowest degree, an abjectness and want of courage, nn insinuating and »errile flattery." — CUMBERLAND. BASIS. FOUNDATION. GROUND. BASE. BASIS (Lat.... | |
 | Mrs. Henry Pott - 1891 - 432 Seiten
...his fault was meanness of spirit. The mind of Waller coincided with that of Bacon ... a narrowness to the lowest degree, an abjectness and want of courage to support him in any virtuous undertaking. ... Sir Anthony Weldon ... is likely enough to have exaggerated the meanness of Bacon. " (Macaulay.... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1892 - 934 Seiten
...his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults—that is, so to cover them that they were not taken notice of to his reproach—viz., a narrowness in his nature to the lowest degree, an abjectness and want of courage... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1895 - 934 Seiten
...and power of his wit and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitucie enough to ols ; and th@ naturecould be contented with. . . . It had power to reconcile him to those whom he had most offended... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1897 - 726 Seiten
...and power of his wit and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults, that is, so to...and most imperious nature could be contented with. ... It had power to reconcile him to those whom he had most offended and provoked, and continued to... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1898 - 700 Seiten
...and power of his wit and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults, that is, so to...and most imperious nature could be contented with. ... It had power to reconcile him to those whom he had most offended and provoked, and continued to... | |
 | Elizabeth Godfrey - 1904 - 356 Seiten
...Power of his Wit ' and Pleasantness of his Conversation, than that it was ' of Magnitude enough to cover a World of very great ' Faults ; that is so...taken Notice of to his Reproach ; viz. a Narrowness of ' his Nature to the lowest Degree ; an Abjectness and ' Want of Courage to support him in any virtuous... | |
 | Elizabeth Godfrey - 1904 - 362 Seiten
...that is so to cover them that they were not ' taken Notice of to his Reproach ; viz. a Narrowness of ' his Nature to the lowest Degree ; an Abjectness and ' Want of Courage to support him in any virtuous Under' taking ; an Insinuation and servile Flattery to the ' Height the vainest and most imperious... | |
 | Charles John Smith - 1904 - 800 Seiten
...of his wit, thtin that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults — that is, a narrowness in his nature to the lowest degree, an abjectness and want of courage, an insinuating and servile flattery." — CUMBERLAND. BASIS. FOUNDATION. GROUND. BASE. BASIS (Lat.... | |
 | Lady Anne Harrison Fanshawe - 1907 - 764 Seiten
...of him : — " His excellent wit and pleasant conversation were enough to cover a world of faults, viz. a narrowness in his nature to the lowest degree;...abjectness and want of courage to support him in any undertaking ; an insinuation and servile flattery to the highest the vainest and most imperious nature... | |
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