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" His talents of every kind, powerful from nature, and not meanly cultivated by letters ; his social virtues in all the relations, and all the habitudes of life, rendered him the centre of a very great and unparalleled variety of agreeable societies, which... "
The Annual Register - Page 225
1799
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The Works of Edmund Burke: With a Memoir, Volume 1

Edmund Burke - English literature - 1835 - 652 pages
...arrogance or assumption visible to the most scrutinizing eye, in any part of his conduct or discourse. it, and that which tends the most to the perpetuation of society itself. It m by letters — his social virtues in all the relations and all the habitudes of life, rendered him...
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The literary works of sir Joshua Reynolds. To which is prefixed a ..., Volume 1

sir Joshua Reynolds - 1835 - 726 pages
...arrogance or assumption visible to the most scrutinising eye in any part of his conduct or discourse. " His talents of every kind, powerful from nature, and not meanly cultivated by letters, his social virtues in all the relations and all the habitudes of life, rendered him the...
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The Gallery of Portraits: With Memoirs, Volume 5

Biography - 1835 - 312 pages
...dedicated, that it was called the panegyric of Apelles, pronounced by Pericles. It concludes thus : — " His talents of every kind, powerful from nature, and not meanly cultivated by letters, his social virtues in all the relations and all the habitudes of life, rendered him the...
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The gallery of portraits: with memoirs ...

Biography - 1835 - 492 pages
...dedicated, that it was called the panegyric of Apelles, pronounced by Pericles. It concludes thus : — " His talents of every kind, powerful from nature, and not meanly cultivated by letters, his social virtues in all the relations and all the habitudes of life, rendered him the...
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The Young Man's Book of Elegant Prose: Comprising Selections from the ...

Literature - 1836 - 332 pages
...arrogance or assumption visible to the,niost scrutinizing eye in any part of his conduct or discourse. His talents of every kind — powerful from nature, and not meanly cultivated in letters — his social virInes in all the relations and all the habitudes of life, rendered him the centre of a very...
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The Works of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke: With a Biographical and ..., Volume 1

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1837 - 744 pages
...arrogance or assumption visible to the most scrutinizing eye in any part of his conduct or discourse. " s of yesterday ; than a set of miserable outcasts, a few years ago, not so m by letters — his social virtues in all the relations and in all the habitudes of life, rendered him...
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Distinguished Men of Modern Times, Volume 3

Henry Malden - 1838 - 528 pages
...dedicated, that it was called the panegyric of Apelles pronounced by Pericles. It concludes thus:—" His talents of every kind, powerful from nature, and not meanly cultivated by letters, his social virtues in all the relations and all the habitudes VOL. Ill, 2 F of life, rendered...
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Distinguished men of modern times [selected from The gallery of portraits ...

Arthur Thomas Malkin - 1838 - 538 pages
...dedicated, that it was called the panegyric of Apelles pronounced by Pericles. It concludes thus : — " His talents of every kind, powerful from nature, and not meanly cultivated by letters, his social virtues in all the relations and all the habitudes VOL. in. 2 p of life, rendered...
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Memoir of the Life and Character of Edmund Burke: With Specimens of His ...

Sir James Prior - 1839 - 646 pages
...arrogance or assumption visible to the most scrutinizing eye in any part of his conduct or discourse. " His talents of every kind — powerful from nature, and not meanly cultivated by letters — his social virtues in all the relations and in all the habitudes of life, rendered him...
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A general dictionary of painters, revised, with additions

Matthew Pilkington - 1840 - 794 pages
...artist of his time in their best. We cannot conclude this article better than in the words of Burke: " His talents of every kind, powerful from nature, and not meanly cultivated by letters; his social virtues, in all the relations and all the hahitudes of life, rendered him the...
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