 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1849 - 524 pages
...other times lofty, elevated, and commanding ; haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependants ; oppressive to the people, but liberal to his friends ; more generous than grateful ; formed to take the ascendant in every intercourse, but vain enough not to cover his real superiority.... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1856 - 513 pages
...and, by turns, lofty, elevated, com manding : haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependants ; oppressive to the people, but liberal to his friends...exposed him to envy, and made every one willing to recall the original inferiority , or rather meanness, of his fortune. The branch of administration... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 394 pages
...persuasive, and at other times lofty, elevated, and commanding; haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependents ; oppressive to the people, but...liberal to his friends ; more generous than grateful ; formed to take the ascendant in every intercourse, but vain enough not to cover his real superiority.... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1858 - 566 pages
...and, by turns, lofty, elevated, commanding; haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependants ; oppressive to the people, but liberal to his friends...exposed him to envy, and made every one willing to recall the onginal inferiority of his condition. A considerable force having sailed over to Calais,... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1859 - 820 pages
...engaging, persuasive, and, by turns, lofty, elevated, commanding ; haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependents ; oppressive to the people, but...exposed him to envy, and made every one willing to recall the original inferiority, or rather meanness, of his fortune. § 3. The war commenced in 1513... | |
 | David Hume - 1859 - 228 pages
...engaging, persuasive ; and by turns, lofty, elevated, commanding ; hanghty to his equals, but affable to his dependents ; oppressive to the people, but...exposed him to envy, and made every one willing to recall the original inferiority, or rather meanness of \\\s fortune. The branch of administration in... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1864 - 546 pages
...other times lofty, elevated, and commanding ; haughty to his equals, but affable to nib dependants ; oppressive to the people, but liberal to his friends ; more generous than grateful ; formed to take the ascendant in every intercourse, but vain enough not to cover his real superiority.... | |
 | Dublin city, univ - 1868 - 360 pages
...and, by turns, ° lofty, elevated, commanding; haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependants; oppressive to the people, but liberal to his friends;...exposed him to envy, and made every one willing to recall the original inferiority, or rather meanness of his fortune.—HUME. And as to the spirit of... | |
 | David Hume - 1869 - 822 pages
...engaging, persuasive, and, by turns, lofty, elevated, commanding; haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependents; oppressive to the people, but liberal...exposed him to envy, and made every one willing to recall the original inferiority, or rather meanness, of his fortune. § 3. The war commenced in 1513... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1872 - 822 pages
...engaging, persuasive, and, by turns, lofty, elevated, commanding ; haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependents ; oppressive to the people, but...exposed him to envy, and made every one willing to recall the original inferiority, or rather meanness, of his fortune. § 3. The war commenced in 1513... | |
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... commanding; haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependents ; oppressive to the people, but liberal to his friends ; more generous than grateful ; less moved by injuries than by contempt — he was framed to take the ascendant in every intercourse... 
