 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 страници
...exact, and his pursuits too eager to be always cautious. His abilities gave him an haughty confidence, which he disdained to conceal or mollify ; and his...superiority as made his readers commonly his enemies, and excited against the advocate the wishes of some who favoured the cause. He seems to have adopted... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 496 страници
...reasoner, and the wit. But his knowledge was too multifarious to be always exact, and his pursuits were too eager to be always cautious. His abilities gave...superiority as made his readers commonly his enemies, and excited against the advocate the wishes of some who favoured the cause. He seems to have adopted... | |
 | 1817 - 504 страници
...multifarious to be always exact, and his pursuits were too eager to be always cautious. His ahilities gave him a haughty consequence, which he disdained...superiority as made his readers commonly his enemies, and excited against the advocate the wishes of some who favoured the cause. He seems to have adopted... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 220 страници
...exact, and his pursuits too eager to be always cautious . His abilities gave him an haughty confidence, which he disdained to conceal or mollify; and his...superiority as made his readers commonly his enemies, and excited against the advocate the wishes of some who favoured the cause. He seems to have adopted... | |
 | William Magee - 1812 - 564 страници
...and his pursuits were too eager to be always cautious. His abilities gave him an haughty confidence, which he disdained to conceal or mollify; and his...superiority as made his readers commonly his enemies, and excited against him the wishesof some who favoured his cause. He seems to have adopted the Roman... | |
 | John Nichols - 1812 - 734 страници
...exact, and his pursuits too eager to be always cautious. His abilities gave him an haughty confidence, which he disdained to conceal or mollify ; and his...opposition disposed him to treat his adversaries with such con-* temptuous superiority, as made his readers commonly his enemies, and excited against the advocate... | |
 | John Nichols - 1812 - 736 страници
...cautious. His abilities gave him an haughty confidence, which he disdained to conceal or mollify ; and liis impatience of opposition disposed him to treat his...superiority, as made his readers commonly his enemies, and excited against the advocate the wishes of some who favoured the cause. He seems to have adopted... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 страници
...exact, and his pursuits too eager to be always cautious. H1s abilities gave him an haughty confidence, which he disdained to conceal or mollify ; and his impatience of opposition disposed i1im to treat his adversaries with such contemptuous superiority as made his readers commonly his enemies,... | |
 | 1813 - 486 страници
...reasoner, and the wit. But his knowledge was too multifarious to be always exact, and his pursuits were too eager to be always cautious. His abilities gave him a haughty confidence, which he disdained to conceal or mollify; and his impatience of opposition disposed him... | |
 | John Aikin - 1815 - 506 страници
...reasoner, and the wit. But his knowledge was too multifarious to be always exact, and his pursuits were too eager to be always cautious. His abilities gave...disdained to conceal or mollify ; and his impatience of op» position disposed him to treat his adversaries with such contemptuous superiority as made his... | |
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His abilities gave him a haughty consequence, which he disdained to conceal or mollify ; and his impatience of opposition disposed him to treat his adversaries with such contemptuous superiority as made his readers commonly his enemies, and excited against... 
