 | Rapin de Thoyras (M., Paul) - 1899 - 524 ページ
...like contradiction, nor to have his actions ceiifured ; but he loved to employ and favour thofe, whu had the arts of complacence ; yet he did not love flatterers. His eenius lay chiefly to war, in which his courage was more admired than his conduct. Great errors were... | |
 | Rapin de Thoyras (M., Paul) - 1763 - 642 ページ
...than thofe of too cold a filence. He did not like contradiction, nor to have his actions cenftired ; but he loved to employ and favour thofe, who had the...both in his buildings and to his favourites ; but too fparingin rewarding fervices or in encouraging thofe who brought intelligence. He was apt to take ill... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - 1823 - 576 ページ
...did not like contradiction, nor to have his actions censured: but he loved to employ and favour those who had the arts of complacence, yet he did not love...were often committed by him, but his heroical courage set 305 things right, as it inflamed those who were about him a : he was too lavish of money on some... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - 1823 - 576 ページ
...not like contradiction, nor to have his actions censured : but he loved to employ and favour those who had the arts of complacence, yet he did not love...were often committed by him, but his heroical courage set 305 things right, as it inflamed those who were about him H : he was too lavish of money on some... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - 1840 - 646 ページ
...have his actions censured, but he loved to employ and favour those who had the arts of complasaince : yet he did not love flatterers. His genius lay chiefly...were often committed by him, but his heroical courage set things right, as it inflamed those who were about him : he was too lavish of money on some occasions,... | |
 | Charles Duke Yonge - 1850 - 240 ページ
...have his actions censured, but he loved to employ and favour those who had the arts of complaisance, yet he did not love flatterers. His genius lay chiefly...great errors were often committed by him, but his heroic courage set things right, as it inflamed those who were about him. He knew all foreign affairs... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 ページ
...not like contradiction, nor to have his actions censured ; but he loved to employ and favour those who had the arts of complacence, yet he did not love...often committed by him ; but his heroical courage set things right, as it inflamed those who were about him. He was too lavish of money on some occasions,... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 ページ
...not like contradiction, nor to have his actions censured ; but he loved to employ and favour those who had the arts of complacence, yet he did not love flatterers. His genins lay chiefly to war, in which his courage was more admired than his conduct. Great errors were... | |
 | Dr. Doran (John) - 1856 - 682 ページ
...everywhere, and looked to everything. His genius," says Burnet in another paragraph, " lay chiefly in war, in which his courage was more admired than his...often committed by him ; but his heroical courage set things right, as it inflamed those who were about him." In connection with this part of his character... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1858 - 608 ページ
...not like contradiction, nor to have his actions censured ; but he loved to employ and favour those who had the arts of complacence yet he did not love...His genius lay chiefly to war, in which his courage wa» more admired than his conduct. Great errors were often committed by him ; but his heroical courage... | |
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His genius lay chiefly to war, in which his courage was more admired than his conduct : great errors were often committed by him, but his heroical courage set things right, as it inflamed those who were about him... 
