 | Thomas Carlyle - 1850 - 455 էջ
...one's own, but mainly the world's and the devil's. Notability Second might have filled one with envy. . The Captain of the place, a gentleman of ancient Military...soft of speech and manner, yet with an inflexible rigor of command, so far as his limits went : ' iron hand in a velvet glove,' as Napoleon defined it.... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1850 - 362 էջ
...devil's. Notability Second might have filled one with envy. The Captain of the place, a gentleman'of ancient Military or Royal-Navy habits, was one of...soft of speech and manner, yet with an inflexible rigor of command, so far as his limits went: " iron hand in a velvet glove," as Napoleon defined it.... | |
 | Thomas Mulock - 1850 - 284 էջ
...magistrateemployers : — " The Captain of the place, a gentleman of ancient Military or Royal- Navy habits, was one of the most perfect governors : professionally...manner, yet with an inflexible rigour of command, BO far as his limits went ; ' iron hand in a velvet glove,' as Napoleon defined it. A man of real worth,... | |
 | 1850 - 744 էջ
...following paragraph: — •' The captain of the place, a gentleman of ancient military or royal navy habits, was one of the most perfect governors, professionally...every kind ; a humane heart, and yet a strong one ; R-ift of speech and manner, yet with an inflexible rigour of command, so far as his limits went ;... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1850 - 434 էջ
...one's own, but mainly the world's and the devil's. Notability Second might have filled one with envy. The Captain of the place, a gentleman of ancient Military...professionally and by nature zealous for cleanliness, punctuilj*~, good order of every kind; a humane heart and yet VOL. xix. F a strong one; soft of speech... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1855 - 448 էջ
...one's own, but mainly the world's and the devil's. Notability Second might have filled one with envy. The Captain of the place, a gentleman of ancient Military...soft of speech and manner, yet with an inflexible rigor of command, so far as his limits went : ' iron hand in a velvet glove,' as Napoleon defined it.... | |
 | 1856 - 824 էջ
...giving a picture of Captain Chesterton, which those who knew him will not fail to recognize, — " a gentleman of ancient military or royal-navy habits, was one of the most perfect goTcrnors : professionally, and by nature, zealous for cleanliness, punctuality, good order of every... | |
 | Friedrich Otto Froembling - 1866 - 438 էջ
...The captain of the place, a gentleman of ancient 302 VISIT TO A MODEL PEISON. military or royal navy habits, was one of the most perfect governors; professionally...every kind; a humane heart, and yet a strong one; soft qf speech and manner, yet with an inflexible rigour of command, so far as his limits went ; "iron hand... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1870 - 444 էջ
...one's own, but mainly the world's and the devil's. Notability Second might have filled one with envy. The Captain of the place, a gentleman of ancient Military...good order of every 'kind ; a humane heart and yet VOL. XIX. F a strong one ; soft of speech and manner, yet with an inflexible rigour of command, so... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1870 - 440 էջ
...one's own, but mainly the world's and the devil's. Notability Second might have filled one with envy. The Captain of the place, a gentleman of ancient Military...punctuality, good order of every kind; a humane heart and yet VOL. xrx. F a strong one; soft of speech and manner, yet with an inflexible rigour of command, so far... | |
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The Captain of the place, a gentleman of ancient Military or Royal-Navy habits. was one of the most perfect governors ; professionally and by nature zealous for cleanliness, punctuality, good order of every kind ; a humane heart and yet a strong one ;... 
