| Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1793 - 268 páginas
...anxious upon how jhort warning it is taken from him. His stature was low, and smaller than most men's ; his motion not graceful; and his aspect so far from...untuned, that instead of reconciling, it offended the ear ; but that little person, and small stature, was quickly found to contain a great heart, a courage... | |
| 1802 - 522 páginas
...with too much prejudice) in his person and presence, which was in no degree attracting and promising. His stature was low, and smaller than most men ; his...untuned, that instead of reconciling, it offended tiie ear, so that nobody would have expected music from that tongue: and sure no man was less beholden... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1811 - 424 páginas
...attendedwith too much prejudice) in his person and presence, which was in no degree attractive or promising. His stature was low, and smaller than most men ; his...untuned, that instead of reconciling, it offended the ears, so that no body would have expected music from that tongue. And sure no man was less beholden... | |
| Edmund Lodge - 1835 - 326 páginas
...vanish. Little remains to be said by me of this excellent man. The noble historian informs us that " his stature was low, and smaller than most men ; his...of reconciling, it offended the ear, so that nobody could have expected music from that tongue ; and sure no man was less beholden to nature for its recommendation... | |
| Edmund Lodge - 1835 - 350 páginas
...vanish. Little remains to be said by me of this excellent man. The noble historian informs us that "his stature was low, and smaller than most men ;...of reconciling, it offended the ear, so that nobody could have expected music from that tongue ; and sure no man was less beholden to nature for its recommendation... | |
| Englishmen - 1836 - 274 páginas
...anxious upon how short warning it is taken from him." We are informed that Falkland was low in stature " and smaller than most men ; his motion not graceful,...inviting that it had somewhat in it of simplicity." His voice was harsh, and his whole appearance more repulsive than inviting. Yet within so forbidding... | |
| John Macdiarmid - 1838 - 558 páginas
...anxious upon how short warning it is taken from him. His stature was low, and smaller than most men's ; his motion not graceful ; and his aspect so far from...that, instead of reconciling, it offended the ear ; but that little person, and small stature, was quickly found to contain a great heart, a courage... | |
| Herbert Mayo - 1838 - 360 páginas
...too much prejudice,) in his person and presence, which was in no degree attracting or promising. " His stature was low, and smaller than most men ; his...; and his aspect so far from inviting, that it had something in it of simplicity ; and his voice, the worst of the three, and so untuned, that, instead... | |
| John Heneage Jesse - 1840 - 526 páginas
...Clarendon says in his autobiography, " His person and presence were in no degree attractive or promising. His stature was low, and smaller than most men ; his...simplicity ; and his voice, the worst of the three, so untuned, that instead of reconciling, it offended the ear, so that nobody would have expected music... | |
| 1841 - 500 páginas
...Clarendon says in his autobiography, " His person and presence were in no degree attractive or promising. His stature was low, and smaller than most men ; his...simplicity ; and his voice, the worst of the three, so untuned, that instead of reconciling, it offended the ear, so that nobody would have expected music... | |
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