 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1836 - 754 էջ
...events, which, before reading, we thought impossible."— ffaeal and Military Gatette. " It is Caesar's Commentaries in the first person." — Spectator....in no slight degree." — Atlas. " In speaking of hirnself and his deeds, he has hit the just and difficult medium — shewing his real feelings, yet... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1836 - 794 էջ
...events, which, before reading, we thought impossible."— Naval and Military Gaaette. " It is Caesar's Commentaries in the first person." — Spectator....degree, and sincere as a sailor's will. This is the very Mull' of which history should be composed." — Bell's Messenger. " If Admiral Napier be not distinguished... | |
 | Janet W. Wilkinson - 1840 - 168 էջ
...and sincere as a sailor's will. This is the very stuff of which history should be composed."—Bell's Messenger. " If Admiral Napier be not distinguished...truth, discretion, and clear-sightedness, in no slight degree."—A tins. " In speaking of himself and his deeds, he has hit the just and difficult medium—shewing... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1840 - 884 էջ
...of manner and language that is quite admirable and delightful." — Monthly Review. " It is Caesar's Commentaries in the first person." — Spectator....degree, and sincere as a sailor's will. This is the very stufl of which history should be composed." — .'.',/''•< Slesienger. " It Admiral Napier be not... | |
 | Sir Charles Napier - 1842 - 726 էջ
...of manner and language, that is quite admirable and delightful." — Monthly Review. " If Commodore Napier be not distinguished by the commonplace facilities...of truth, discretion, and clear-sightedness, in no small degree." — Atlat. " In speaking of himself and his deeds, he has hit the just and difficult... | |
 | Edward John Eyre - 1845 - 564 էջ
...of the battle off Cape St. Vincent — iU especial excellence consisting in a regardless bluntness of manner and language that is quite admirable and...speaking of himself and his deeds, he has hit the just nnd difficult medium — shewing his real feelings, yet steering clear of affected modesty on the one... | |
 | Clement Hodgkinson - 1845 - 298 էջ
...regardless bluntness of manner and language that is quite admirable and delightful."—Monthly Review. " Candid to a degree, and sincere as a sailor's will....This is the very stuff of which history should be composed."—Sell's Messenger. " It is Caesar's Commentaries in the first person."—Spectator. " If... | |
 | John Lort Stokes - 1846 - 610 էջ
...of manner and language that is quite admirable and delightful." — Monthly Review. " It is Ctesar's Commentaries In the first person." — Spectator....stuff of which history should be composed." — Bell's Meuenger. " If Admiral Napier be not distinguished by the common-place facilities of authorship, he... | |
 | Robert Montgomery Martin - 1849 - 222 էջ
...of manner and language that is quite admirable and delightful." — Monthly Review. " It is Ceesar's Commentaries in the first person." — Spectator....authorship, he possesses the higher qualities of truth, iiscretion, and clear-sightedness, in no slight degree."— Atlas. " In speaking of himself and his... | |
 | Charles Pridham - 1849 - 438 էջ
...manner »nd language that is quite admirable and delightful." — Monthly Review. " It is Coesar's Commentaries in the first person." — Spectator....authorship, he possesses the higher qualities of truth, 'liscrction, and clear-sightedness, in no slight degree." — Atlas. " In speaking of himself and his... | |
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Portugal," is the happiest picture we could conceive of the battle off Cape St. Vincent — its especial excellence consisting in a regardless bluntrtess of manner and language that is quite admirable and delightful." — Monthly Review. " It is Csesar's... 
