 | 1828 - 496 էջ
...lie w:is naturally irritable and impetuous, find keenly sensible to injury and injustice : yet thu quickness of his temper was counteracted by the benevolence...dignity, and braved in the exercise of his command ; tho' foiled in his plans, and endangered in his person by the seditions of turbulent and worthless... | |
 | Historical account - 1836 - 510 էջ
...to have been somewhat passionate ; yet of him, as of the discoverer of America, it may be said, that the quickness of his temper was counteracted by the benevolence and generosity of his heart. The calumny that his disposition was harsh, gloomy, and morose, has been already disproved. " He was beloved... | |
 | ACCOUNT. - 1837 - 392 էջ
...to have been somewhat passionate ; yet of him, as of the dicoverer of America, it may be said, that the quickness of his temper was counteracted by the benevolence and generosity of his heart. The calumny that his disposition was harsh, gloomy, and morose, has been already disproved. " He was beloved... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - 1854 - 580 էջ
...and all restraint oppression. He was naturally irritable and impetuous, keenly sensible of injury and injustice, yet the quickness of his temper was counteracted...career. Though continually outraged in his dignity, braved in his authority, foiled in his plans, and endangered in his person, by the seditions of turbulent... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1857 - 456 էջ
...injury and injustice; yet the quickness of his temper was counteracted by the generosity and benevolence of his heart. The magnanimity of his nature shone...career. Though continually outraged in his dignity, braved in his authority, foiled in his plans, and endangered in his person, by the + seditions of ^turbulent... | |
 | Graduated series - 1859 - 462 էջ
...and injustice ; yet the quickness of his temper was counteracted by the generosity and benevolence of his heart. The magnanimity of his nature shone...career ...Though continually outraged in his dignity, braved in his authority, foiled in his plans, and endangered in his person, by the seditions of turbulent... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1861 - 544 էջ
...and powerful impulses. He was naturally irritable and impetuous, and keenly sensible to injury and injustice ; yet the quickness of his temper was counteracted...stormy career. Though continually outraged in his dignities, and braved in the exercise of his command ; though foiled in his plans, and endangered in... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1865 - 542 էջ
...and powerful impulses. He was naturally irritable and impetuous, and keenly sensible to injury and injustice ; yet the quickness of his temper was counteracted...stormy career. Though continually outraged in his dignities, and braved in the exercise of his command ; though foiled in his plans, and endangered in... | |
 | Edward M. Pierce - 1867 - 1030 էջ
...of its real greatness. He was naturally irritable and impetuous, and keenly sensible to injury and injustice; yet the quickness of his temper was counteracted...forth through all the troubles of his stormy career. COMETS. The first comet that was discovered and described accurately was by Nicephorus. At the birth... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1868 - 602 էջ
...and powerful impulses. He wns naturally irritable and impetuous, and keenly sensible to injury and injustice ; yet the quickness of his temper was counteracted...stormy career. Though continually outraged in his dignities, and braved in the exercise of his command ; though foiled in his plans, and endangered in... | |
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Columbus was a man of quick sensibility, liable to great excitement, to sudden and strong impressions, and powerful impulses. He was naturally irritable and impetuous, and keenly sensible to injury and injustice ; yet the quickness of his temper was counteracted... 
