| François Jean marquis de Chastellux - 1787 - 490 Seiten
...feet whole, that cannot be the produce of enthufiafm, which rather would reject it, fince the effect of proportion is to diminifh the idea of greatnefs....but more changeable and doubtful colours, may .be miftakei\ miftaken for faults, 'fhh is the feventh year that he has commanded the army, and that he... | |
| 1802 - 440 Seiten
...a French officer of great celebrity as a soldier and a philosopher, who served under him : * — " Brave without temerity, laborious without %ambition,...prodigality, noble without pride, virtuous without severity ; he seems always to have confined himself within those limits, where, the virtues by clothing... | |
| John Frost - 1846 - 332 Seiten
...which rather would reject it, since the effect of proportion is to diminish the idea of greatness. Brave without temerity, laborious without ambition,...prodigality, noble without pride, virtuous without severity ; he seems always to have confined himself within those limits, where the virtues, by clothing... | |
| 1863 - 896 Seiten
...onthusiam, which rather would reject it, since the effect of proportion is to diminish the idea of greatness Brave without temerity, laborious without ambition,...prodigality, noble without pride, virtuous without severity ; ho seems always to have confined himself within those limits, where the virtues, by clothing... | |
| Washington Irving - 1857 - 1194 Seiten
...welfare of each individual is attached to his person." He sums up his character in these words : " Brave without temerity ; laborious without ambition...prodigality ; noble without pride ; virtuous without severity ; he seems always to stop short of that limit, where the virtues, assuming colors more vivid,... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1855 - 516 Seiten
...enthusiasm, which rather would reject it, since the effect of proportion b to diminish the Idea of greatness. Brave without temerity, laborious without ambition,...prodigality, noble without pride, virtuous without severity, be seems always to have confined htniM'lf within those limits, where the virtues, by clothing... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1856 - 466 Seiten
...which rather would reject it, since the effect of proportion is to diminish the idea of greatness. Brave without temerity, laborious without ambition,...prodigality, noble without pride, virtuous without severity, he seems always to have confined himself within those limits, where the virtues, by clothing... | |
| Washington Irving - 1857 - 588 Seiten
...welfare of each individual is attached to his person." He sums up his character in these wprds : " Brave without temerity ; laborious without ambition...prodigality ; noble without pride ; virtuous without severity ; he seems always to stop short of that limit, where the virtues, assuming colors more vivid,... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1867 - 604 Seiten
...which rather would reject it, since the effect of proportion is to diminish the Idea of greatness. Brave without temerity, laborious without ambition,...prodigality, noble without pride, virtuous without severity, be seems always to have confined himself within those limits, where the virtues, by clothing... | |
| Washington Irving - 1873 - 516 Seiten
...welfare of t-ach individual is attached to his person." He sums up Ids character in these words : - Brave without temerity ; laborious without ambition...prodigality ; noble without pride ; virtuous without severity ; he seems always to stop short of that limit, where the virtues, assuming colors more vivid,... | |
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