| 1849 - 782 pages
...than any man of his time ; propensity to ridicule, in which he indulged himself with infinite humor and no distinction, and with inexhaustible spirits and no discretion, made him souiAt and feared, liked and not loved, by "."st of his acquaintance ; no sex, no relation, • nl>-... | |
| John Hervey Baron Hervey - 1848 - 606 pages
...part of the world conclude it. Lord Chesterfield was allowed by everybody to have more conversable entertaining table-wit than any man of his time ;...power, no profession, no friendship, no obligation, was 7 Lord Hervey had been brought up by his father in the old Whig prejudice against a standing army.... | |
| 1848 - 798 pages
...speculative part of the world conclude it. Lord Chesterfield was allowed by everybody to have more conTenable entertaining table-wit than any man of his time; his...with infinite humour and no distinction, and with inexhaostible spirits and no discretion, made him sought and feared, likedand not loved, by most of... | |
| 1848 - 748 pages
...allowed by everybody to have more conversable entertaining table-wit than any man of his time ; bis propensity to ridicule, in which he indulged himself...distinction, and with inexhaustible spirits and no discreMais c'est un petit fou qui Et qui pour un bon mot va And ai his lordship, forwent of principle,... | |
| 1849 - 820 pages
...than any man of his time ; propensity to ridicule, in which he indulged himself with infinite humor and no distinction, and with inexhaustible spirits...was a shield from those pointed glittering weapons which seemed to shine only to a stander-by, but cut deep in those they touched. As for want of principle... | |
| 1854 - 706 pages
...in which he indulged himself with infinite humor and no distinction, and with inexhaustible spirit and no discretion, made him sought and feared, liked...profession, no friendship, no obligation was a shield from the pointed, glittering weapons that seemed to shine only to a Ständer by, but cut deep in those they... | |
| 1854 - 768 pages
...said, " Lord Chesterfield was allowed by every body to have more conversable, entertaining table wit, than any man of his time. His propensity to ridicule, in which he indulged himself with infinite humor and no distinction, and with inexhaustible spirit and no discretion, made him sought and feared,... | |
| 1854 - 704 pages
...said. " Lord Chesterfield was allowed by every body to have more conversable, entertaining table wit, than any man of his time. His propensity to ridicule, in which he indulged himself with infinite humor and no distinction, and with inexhaustible spirit and no discretion, made him sought and feared,... | |
| Katherine Thomson - 1860 - 376 pages
...not. Lord Hervey says of Lord Chesterfield that he was 'allowed by everybody to have more conversable entertaining table-wit than any man of his time ;...himself with infinite humour and no distinction ; and his inexhaustible spirits, and no discretion ; made him sought and feared — liked and not loved —... | |
| Mrs. A. T. Thomson, Philip Wharton - 1861 - 520 pages
...propensity to ridicule, in which he indulged himself with infinite humor and no distinction ; and his inexhaustible spirits, and no discretion ; made him...liked and not loved — by most of his acquaintance." This formidable personage was born in London on the 2d day of September, 1694. It was remarkable that... | |
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