 He was very learned in his own profession, with a great deal more learning in other professions, in divinity, philosophy, and history. He had a great capacity for business, with an extraordinary temper ; for he was fair and gentle, perhaps to a fault,...  The Obligations of Literature to the Mothers of England - Էջ 80Caroline Amelia Halsted - 1840 - 178 էջԱմբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | Nicholas Tindal, Rapin de Thoyras (M., Paul) - 1761 - 558 էջ
...fhare of knowledge in all parts of polite and ufefui learning. He had a great capacity for bufmefs, with an extraordinary temper, for he was fair and gentle, perhaps to a fault confidering his poft ; and had all the patience and foftnefs, as well as the juftice and equity, becoming... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1762 - 544 էջ
...in other profeflions ; in divinity, " philofophy, and hiftory He had a great capacity for bu" fmefs, with an extraordinary temper; for he was fair and " gentle, perhaps to a fault, confidering his poft : fo that he " had all the patience and foftnefs, as well as the juftice and "... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - 1763 - 630 էջ
...divinity, philofophy, and hiftory. He had a gr«at capacity for buflnefs,with an extraordinary temper 5 for he was fair and gentle, perhaps to a fault, considering his poft ; fo that he had all the patience and foftnefs, as well as the jultice and equity, becoming a... | |
 | 1794 - 540 էջ
...other profeflio'ns ; in divinity, philofophy, and hi ¡lory. He had a greif capacity for- bufineis, with an extraordinary temper ; for he was fair and gentle, perhaps to a fault, confidering his poil; fo that he had all the patience and fofinefs, as well as the juUice and ecjuity,... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1809 - 860 էջ
...profession, with a great deal more learning in other professions, in divinity, philosophy, and history. He had a great capacity for business, with an extraordinary...the justice and equity, becoming a great magistrate. He had always agreed in his notions with the Whigs, and had studied to bring them to better thoughts... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 518 էջ
...profession, wiih a great deal more learning in other professions ; in divinity, philosophy, and history. He had a great capacity for business, with an extraordinary...justice and equity, becoming a great magistrate." Lord Orford calls him " one of those divine men, who, like a chapel in a palace, remain unprofaned,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 522 էջ
...profession, with a great deal more learning in other professions ; in divinity, philosophy, and history. He had a great capacity for business, with an extraordinary...justice and equity, becoming a great magistrate." Lord Orford calls him " one of those divine men, who, like a chapel in a palace, remain unprofaned,... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - 1823 - 576 էջ
...profession, with a great deal more learning in other professions, in divinity, philosophy, and history v. He had a great capacity for business, with an extraordinary...fair and gentle, perhaps to a fault, considering his 108 post. So that he had all the patience and softness, 0 (Ralph observes, that these logy, with the... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - 1823 - 576 էջ
...profession, with a great deal more learning in other professions, in divinity, philosophy, and history P. He had a great capacity for business, with an extraordinary temper: for he was fan* and gentle, perhaps to a fault, considering his 10g post. So that he had all the patience and... | |
 | Henry Roscoe - 1830 - 554 էջ
...profession, with a great deal more learning in other professions, in divinity, philosophy, and history. He had a great capacity for business, with an extraordinary...justice and equity, becoming a great magistrate." Such are the representations of his character given by those whose opinions, on political subjects,... | |
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