 | 1807 - 560 pages
...to see succeeded bj a belter. The simplicity of his character inspired confidence, the ardour of hii eloquence roused enthusiasm, and the gentleness of his manners invited friendship. " I admired," «avs Mr. Gibbon, " the powers of a superior man, as they are blended, in his attractive character,... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1807 - 788 pages
...English national character, which, if it ever changed, we should be sanguine indeed to expect to see succeeded by a better. The simplicity of his character...friendship. ' I admired," says Mr. Gibbon, 'the powers of a superiour man,as they are blended, in his attractive character, with all the softness and simplicity... | |
 | 1806 - 600 pages
...declared (see his letter from Lausanne, in Switzerland, dated October 4, 1 780), that he " admired the powers of a superior man, as they were blended in his attractive character with the softness and simplicity of a child ;" and that, " perhaps, no human being was ever more perfectly... | |
 | 1807 - 552 pages
...English national character, which if it ever changed, we should be sanguine indeed to expect to see succeeded by a better. The simplicity of his character...Mr. GIBBON, " the powers of a superior man, as they are blended, in his attractive character, with all the softness and simplicity of a child : no human... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1807 - 786 pages
...changed, we should be sanguine indeed to expect to see succeeded by a better. The simplicity of hi» character inspired confidence, the ardour of his eloquence...the gentleness of his manners invited friendship.. 1 I admired," says Mr. Gibbon, ' the powers of a supérieur man,as they are blended, in his attractive... | |
 | 1808 - 702 pages
...English national character, whL'h if it ev»r changed, we should be sanguine indeed to expect to see succeeded by a better. The simplicity of his character...inspired confidence, the ardour of his eloquence roused endiusiasm, and the gentleness of his manners invited friendship. ' I admired' says MR. GIBBON , '... | |
 | 1809 - 592 pages
...English national character, which, if it ever changed, we should be sanguine indeed to expect to see succeeded by a better. The simplicity of his character...friendship. " I admired," says Mr. Gibbon, " the powers of a superiour man as they are blended, in his attractive character, with all the softness and simplicity... | |
 | Joseph Dennie, John Elihu Hall - 1809 - 588 pages
...English national character, which, if it ever changed, we should be sanguine indeed to expect to see succeeded by a better. The simplicity of his character...friendship. " I admired," says Mr. Gibbon, " the powers of a superionr man as they are blended, in his attractive character, with all the softness and simplicity... | |
 | Arthur Collins - 1812 - 692 pages
...English national character, which, if it ever changed, we should be sanguine indeed to expect to see succeeded by a better. The simplicity of his character...Mr. Gibbon), the powers of a superior man, as they are blended in his attractive character, with all the softness and simplicity of a child: no human... | |
 | Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges - 1812 - 598 pages
...English national character, which, if it ever changed, we should be sanguine indeed to expect to see succeeded by a better. The simplicity of his character...Mr. Gibbon), the powers of a superior man, as they are blended in his attractive character, with all the softness and simplicity of a child: no human... | |
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I admired (says Mr. Gibbon), the powers of a superior man, as they are blended in his attractive character, with all the softness and simplicity of a child: no human being was ever more free from any taint of malignity, vanity, or falsehood. 
