 | Military art and science - 1809 - 338 pages
...engrossed them : and indeed he got the most by them; for I will venture (contrary to the custom of profound historians, who always assign deep causes...Marlborough's greatness and riches to those graces. His figure was beautiful ; but his manner was irresistible, by either man or woman. He gained whomever... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope - Philosophy, English - 1810 - 468 pages
...Dnke of Marlhorongh's greatness and riches to those graces. He was eminently illiterate; wrote had English, and spelled it still worse. He had no share of what is commouly called parts ; that is, he had no hrighmess, nothing shining in his genins. He had, most undouhtedly,... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1813 - 430 pages
...events) to aseribe the better half of the Unke of Murlborough's greatness and riehes to those graees. lie was eminently illiterate ; wrote bad English, and spelled it still worse. He had n« phare of what is eommonly ealled parts; that is, he hadno brightness, nothing shining in his genius.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1822 - 406 pages
...engrossed them ; and indeed he got the most by them ; for I will venture (contrary to the custom of profound historians, who always assign deep causes...He had no share of what is commonly called parts; that is, he had no brightness, nothing shining in his genius. He had, most undoubtedly, an excellent... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 410 pages
...engrossed them ; and indeed he got the most by them ; for I will venture (contrary to the custom of profound historians, who always assign deep causes...He had no share of what is commonly called parts; that is, he had no brightness, nothing shining in his genius. He had, most undoubtedly, an excellent... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 424 pages
...engrossed them ; and indeed he got the most by them ; for I will venture (contrary to the custom of profound historians, who always assign deep causes...events) to ascribe the better half of the Duke of Marlborough 's greatness and riches to those graces. He was eminently illiterate ; wrote bad English,... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 878 pages
...the earl of Chesterfield appears to have attributed too much to their influence, when be ascribes — the better half of the duke of Marlborough's greatness and riches to those graces. That the uncommon gracefulness of his manners facilitated his advancement, and contributed to the success... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1824 - 512 pages
...engrossed them : and indeed he got the most by them ; for I will venture (contrary to the custom of profound historians, who always assign deep causes...He had no share of what is commonly called parts; that is, he had no brightness, nothing shining in his genius. He had, most undoubtedly, an excellent... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 510 pages
...engrossed them : and indeed he got the most by them ; for I will venture (contrary to the custom of profound historians, who always assign deep causes...He had no share of what is commonly called parts; that is, he had no brightness, nothing shining in his genius. He had, most undoubtedly, an excellent... | |
 | 1824 - 486 pages
...engrossed them ; and indeed he got the most by them, for 1 will venture (contrary to the custom of profound historians, who always assign deep causes...worse. He had no share of what is commonly called part ; that is, he had no brightness, nothing shining in his genius. He had most undoubtedly an excellent... | |
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I will venture (contrary to the custom of profound historians, who always assign deep' causes for great events) to ascribe the better half of the Duke of Marlborough's greatness and riches to those Graces. He was eminently illiterate ; wrote bad English,... 
