 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1828 - 590 страници
...beaten, but beat the enemy continually." Milton expands this circumstance in his beautiful language. " He was a soldier, thoroughly accomplished in the art...successes were against the internal enemies of human viitue, vain hopes, fears, L. aspirings, and ambition. His first triumphs were over himself; and he... | |
 | 1829 - 742 страници
...of Cromwell in the following noble description of his character. "He was a soldier thoroughly versed in the art of self-knowledge, and his first successes...and ambition. His first triumphs were over himself. Such was the temper and discipline of his mind, moulded not merely to military subordination, but to... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 274 страници
...of such writers as Clarendon, Keath, and Hume. Milton speaks of him with enthusiastic admiration. " He was a soldier thoroughly accomplished in the art...veteran. Such was the temper and discipline of his mind, that all the good and the valiant were irresistibly drawn to his camp, not merely as the best school... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853 - 528 страници
...of such writers as Clarendon, Keath, and Hume. Milton speaks of him with enthusiastic admiration. " He was a soldier thoroughly accomplished in the art...veteran. Such was the temper and discipline of his mind, that all the good and the valiant were irresistibly drawn to his camp, not merely as the best school... | |
 | Benjamin Evans - 2001 - 376 страници
...self-knowledge, and his first successes were against the internal enemies of human virtues,—vain hopes, fears, aspirings, and ambition. His first triumphs...over himself; and he was thus enabled, from the day he beheld an enemy in the field, to exhibit the endowments of a veteran. Such was the temper and discipline... | |
 | 1829 - 732 страници
...of Cromwell in the following noble description of his character. "He was a soldier thoroughly versed in the art of self-knowledge, and his first successes...virtue, vain hopes, fears, aspirings and ambition. His tirst triumphs were over himself. Such was the temper and discipline of his mind, moulded not merely... | |
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He was a soldier thoroughly accomplished in the art of self-knowledge, and his first successes were against the internal enemies of human virtue, vain hopes, fears, aspirings, and ambition. His first triumphs were over himself; and he was thus enabled,... 