| William Winterbotham - 1795 - 626 Seiten
...and undaunted courage. Happily for himfelf, and for the country by which he was employed, he joined to the ardent temper and inventive genius of a projector, virtues of another fpecies, which are rarely united with them. He poffeffed a thorough knowledge of mankind, an infmuating... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 432 Seiten
...he was conducting them. Happily for himself, and for the country by which he was employed, he joined to the ardent temper and inventive genius of a projector...which formed him for command, were accompanied with a superior knowledge of his profession, which begets confidence in times of difficulty and danger.... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 458 Seiten
...was conducting them. Happily for -himself, and for the country by which he was employed, he joined to the ardent temper and inventive genius of a projector...which formed him for command, were accompanied with a superior knowledge of his profession, which begets confidence in times of difficulty and danger.... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1805 - 410 Seiten
...himself, and for the country by which he was employed, he joined to the ardent temper and invent live genius of a projector, virtues of another species,...united with them. He possessed a thorough knowledge of mankind,an insinuating address, a patient perseverance in cxecutingany plan ; the perfect government... | |
| Richard Snowden - 1805 - 398 Seiten
...ardent inventive genius, he joined other virtues but rarely united with them : he possessed a perfect knowledge of mankind, an insinuating address, a patient perseverance, in executing any plan, the full and entire government of his own passions, and the art of acquiring the direction of other men's.... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1806 - 398 Seiten
...himself, and for the country by which he was employed, he joined to the ardent temper and inventive genins of a projector, Virtues of another species, which...which formed him for command, were accompanied with a superior knowledge of his profession, which begets confidence in times of difficulty and danger.... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1806 - 492 Seiten
...and inventive genins of a projector, virtues of another species, which are rarely united withthem. He possessed a thorough knowledge of mankind, an insinuating...which formed him for command, were accompanied with a superior knowledge of his profession, which begets confidence in times of difficulty and danger.... | |
| William Robertson - 1810 - 412 Seiten
...their ignorance and timidity. Happily for himself, and the country by which he was employed, he joined to the ardent temper and inventive genius of a projector,...government of his own passions, and the talent of acquiring the direction of those of other men. All these qualities which formed him for command, were accompanied... | |
| William Robertson - 1813 - 620 Seiten
...and undaunted courage. Happily for himself, and for the country by which he was employed, he joined to the ardent temper and inventive genius of a projector,...qualities, which formed him for command, were accompanied withi that superior knowledge of his profession, which begets confidence in times of difficulty and... | |
| American Antiquarian Society - 1813 - 322 Seiten
...in his morals, and exemplary in his attention Jo all the duties and functions of religion. He joined to the ardent temper and inventive genius of a projector,...a patient perseverance in executing any plan, the most perfect government of his own passions, and a talent of acquiring ascendancy over other men. All... | |
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