 | History - 1806 - 776 pages
...the circumstances with which he could tally. In his person were collected the most opposite difects and advantages of every kind. He , was avaricious and ostentatious, despotic and popular, inflexible and beneficent, haughty and obliging, politic and confiding, licentious and superstitious,... | |
 | 1813 - 750 pages
...He was avaricious and ostentatious — despotic and popular — inflexible and beneficent— haughty and obliging — politic and confiding — licentious...relations, his mistresses, and his favourites ; yet oftentimes obstinately refusing to pay either his household or his creditors : always attached - to... | |
 | Grigorii Aleksandrovich Potemkin (knyaz.) - 1812 - 280 pages
...haughty and obliging, politic and confiding, " licentious and superstitious, bold and timid, am" bitious and indiscreet : lavish of his bounties to ":his relations, his mistresses, and his favourites; " yet oftentimes obstinately refusing to pay either *' his household or his creditors, : always attached... | |
 | Russia - 1812 - 276 pages
...haughty and obliging, politic and confiding, " licentious and superstitious, bold and timid, am" bitious and indiscreet: lavish of his bounties to " his relations, his mistresses, and his favourites; " yet oftentimes obstinately refusing to pay either " his household or his creditors : always attached "... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1813 - 568 pages
...description. He was avaricious and ostentatious, despotic and popular, inflexible and beneficent, haughty and obliging, politic and confiding, licentious and...relations, his mistresses, and his favourites ; yet oftentimes obstinately refusing to pay either his household or his cieditors: always attached to some... | |
 | 1813 - 554 pages
...avaricious and ostentatious, despotic and popular, inflexible and beneficent, haughty and obliging, polite and confiding, licentious and superstitious, bold...relations, his mistresses, and his favourites; yet oftentimes obstinately refusing to pay either his household or his creditors; always attached to some... | |
 | 1813 - 558 pages
...avaricious and ostentatious, despotic and popular, inflexible and beneficent, haughty and obliging, polite and confiding, licentious and superstitious, bold...relations, his mistresses, and his favourites ; yet oftentimes obstinately refusing to pay either his household or his creditors ; always attached to some... | |
 | 1813 - 562 pages
...avaricious and ostentatious, despotic and popular, inflexible and beneficent, haughty and obliging, polite and confiding, licentious and superstitious, bold...his relations, his mistresses, and his favourites f yet oftentimes obstinately refusing to pay either his household orjais creditors; always attached... | |
 | John Paul Jones - United States - 1830 - 362 pages
...and brought together and combined all the circumstances with which he could tally. " In his person were collected the most opposite defects and advantages...kind. He was avaricious and ostentatious, despotic and popular, inflexible and beneficent, haughty and obliging, politic and confiding, licentious and superstitious,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - Poets, English - 1835 - 358 pages
...Potemkin is from the pen of Count Segur, who lived in habits of intimacy with him: — " In his person were collected the most opposite defects and advantages...his relations, his mistresses, and his favourites, vet frequently paying neither hU household nor his creditors. His consequence always depended on a... | |
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In his person were collected the most opposite defects and advantages of every kind. He was avaricious and ostentatious, despotic and popular, inflexible and beneficent, haughty and obliging, politic and confiding, licentious and superstitious, bold and... 
