 A mind bold, independent, and decisive — a will despotic in its dictates — an energy that distanced expedition, and a conscience pliable to every touch of interest, marked the outline of this extraordinary character — the most extraordinary, perhaps,...  The United Service Magazine - Page 2251857Full view - About this book
 | George Vandenhoff - Elocution - 1847 - 396 pages
...a will, despotic in its dictates, — an energy that distanced expedition, and a conscience pliable to every touch of interest, marked the outline of...most extraordinary perhaps, that, in the annals of the world, ever rose, or reigned, or fell. Flung into life, in the midst of a Revolution, that quickened... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Readers - 1849 - 348 pages
...despotic in its dictates'; an energy that distanced expedition', and a conscience pliable to even- touch of interest', marked the outline of this extraordinary...annals of this world, ever rose, or reigned, or fell. Flung into life, in the midst of a revolution that quickened every energy of a people who acknowledge... | |
 | Eliza Cook - English periodicals - 1849 - 432 pages
...despotic in its dictates — an energy, that distanced expedition, and a conscience pliable to erery touch of interest, marked the outline of this extraordinary character, the most ertrordinary, perhaps, that in the annals of this world ever rose, or reigned, or fell. Flung into... | |
 | David Charles Bell - 1850 - 484 pages
...some ancient ruin, whose frown terrified the glance its magnificence attracted. conscience pliable to every touch of interest, marked the outline of...most extraordinary perhaps, that, in the annals of the world, ever rose^ or reigned, or fell. Flung into life in the midst of a Revolution that quickened... | |
 | 318 pages
...This eloquent historical dissertation wa written soon after the death of the gre» warrior. ordinary, perhaps, that, in the annals of this world, ever rose, or reigned, or fell. Flung into life in the midst of a revolution that quickened every energy of a people who acknowledged... | |
 | John Celivergos Zachos - Elocution - 1851 - 570 pages
...a will, despotic in its dictates — an energy that '•**nced expedition, and a conscience pliable to every touch of interest, marked the outline of this extraordinary character — th« most extraordinary, perhaps, that in the annals of this world, ever rose, or reigned, or fell.... | |
 | John Frost - Elocution - 1855 - 462 pages
...— a will despotic in its dictates — an energy that distanced expedition, and a conscience pliable to every touch of interest, marked the outline of...annals of this world ever rose, or reigned, or fell. Flung into life, in the midst of a revolution that quickened every energy of a people who acknowledge... | |
 | 1855 - 570 pages
...a will despotic in its dictates — an energy that distanced expedition, and a conscience plialile to every touch of interest, marked the outline of...annals of this world ever rose, or reigned, or fell. The chief of cabinets, and the controller of camps — a statesman by office, and a soldier by profession—... | |
 | 1855 - 570 pages
...decisive—a will despotic in its dictates—an energy that distanced expedition, and a conscience plialile to every touch of interest, marked the outline of...annals of this world ever rose, or reigned, or fell. The chief of cabinets, and the controller of camps — a statesman by office, and a soldier by profession—he... | |
 | A member of the bar - Speeches, addresses, etc., English - 1857 - 562 pages
...a will, despotic in its dictates — an energy that distanced expedition, and a conscience pliable to every touch of interest, marked the outline of...annals of this world, ever rose, or reigned, or fell. Flung into life, in the midst of a Revolution, that quickened every energy of a people who acknowledged... | |
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