| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1828 - 636 páginas
...cunning ; magnificent as Leicester, but incapable of hypocrisy; and brave as Raleigh, with the piety tf a primitive Christian ; he seemed above the common...of character which make men the heroes of history. Such was the man whose story has never yet been collectively imparted to the world.' The same volume,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 538 páginas
...disdaining his low cunning ; magnificent as Leicester, but incapable of hypocrisy ; and brave as Ralegh, with the piety of a primitive Christian ; he seemed...it is, probably, that our writers have bestowed so Httle attention on this admirable person, who is but slightly mentioned in most historical collections,... | |
| 1816 - 534 páginas
...disdaining hi* low cunning; magnificent ns Leicester, but incapable of hypocrisy . and brave as Ralegh, with the piety of a primitive Christian; he seemed above the common objects of human amhition, and wanted, if the expression may be allowed, those dark shades of character which make men... | |
| 1828 - 592 páginas
...attachment to the monarch ; vigilant as Walsingham, but disdaining his cunning ; magnificent as Leicester, but incapable of hypocrisy ; and brave as Raleigh,...of character which make men the heroes of history. Such was the man whose story has never yet been collectively imparted to the world.' The same volume,... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1828 - 646 páginas
...attachment to the monarch ; vigilant as Walsingham, but disdaining his cunning ; magnificent as Leicester, but incapable of hypocrisy ; and brave as Raleigh,...of character which make men the heroes of history. Such was the man whose story has never yet been collectively imparted to the world.' The same volume,... | |
| John William Burgon - 1839 - 566 páginas
...to the monarch; vigilant as Walsingham, but disdaining his low cunning ; magnificent as Leicester, but incapable of hypocrisy; and brave as Raleigh, with the piety of a primitive Christian;—he seemed above the common objects of human ambition, and wanted, if the expression may... | |
| Samuel Hopkins - 1860 - 552 páginas
...to the monarch ; vigilant as Walsingham, but disdaining his low cunning ; magnificent as Leicester, but incapable of hypocrisy ; and brave as Raleigh,...admirable person, who is but slightly mentioned in our historical collections, unless with regard to his disputes with Leicester, whom he hated almost... | |
| Samuel Hopkins - 1860 - 544 páginas
...disdaining his low cunning • magnificent as Leicester, but incapable of hypocrisy ; and brave as Ealeigh, with the piety of a primitive Christian ; he seemed...admirable person, who is but slightly mentioned in our historical collections, unless with regard to his disputes with Leicester, whom he hated almost... | |
| Samuel Hopkins - 1860 - 552 páginas
...disdaining his low cunning ; magnificent as Leicester, but incapable of hypocrisy; and brave as Raleigk with the piety of a primitive Christian; he seemed...ambition, and wanted — if the expression may be allowed — thos« dark shades of character which make men the heroes of history. Hence it is, probably, that... | |
| Samuel Hopkins - 1876 - 554 páginas
...to the monarch; vigilant as Walsingham, but disdaining his low cunning ; magnificent as Leicester, but incapable of hypocrisy; and brave as Raleigh,...admirable person, who is but slightly mentioned in our historical collections, unless with regard to his disputes with Leicester, whom he hated almost... | |
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