 He was vigilant, active, and diligent; his plans were always judiciously formed, and he carried them promptly and vigorously into execution. However, with an infinity of good qualities, he was not without his defects. Proud, haughty, blunt, and imperious,...  The Literary and Scientific Repository, and Critical Review - Σελίδα 1231822Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | James Johnstone Johnstone (chevalier de) - 1820 - 416 σελίδες
...capable of conducting our army. His colleague, the Duke of Perth, though brave even to excess, every way honourable, and possessed of a mild and gentle...blunt, and imperious, he wished to have the exclusive ordering of every thing ; and, feeling his superiority, he would listen to no advice. There were few... | |
 | James Johnstone Johnstone (chevalier de) - 1821 - 552 σελίδες
...capable of conducting our army. His colleague, the Duke of Perth, though brave even to excess, every way honourable, and possessed of. a mild and gentle...he wished to have the exclusive disposal of every tiling ; and, feeling his superiority, he would listen to no advice. There were few persons, it is... | |
 | 1821 - 614 σελίδες
...His colleague, the Duke of Perth, though brave even to excess, every wny honourable, and possesped of a mild and gentle disposition, was of very limited...blunt, and imperious, he wished to have the exclusive ordering of every thing, and, feeling his superiority, he would listen to no advice. There were few... | |
 | James Johnstone Johnstone (chevalier de) - 1821 - 542 σελίδες
...capable of conducting our army. His colleague, the Duke of Perth, though brave, even to excess, every way honourable, and possessed of a mild and gentle...formed, and he carried them promptly and vigorously into ex* ecution. However with an infinity of good qualities, he was not without his defects : proud, '... | |
 | 1821 - 612 σελίδες
...capable of conducting our army. His colleague, the Duke of Perth, though brave even to excess, every way honourable, and possessed of a mild and gentle...very limited abilities, and interfered with nothing, bord George was vigilant, active, and diligent; his plans were always judiciously formed, and he carried... | |
 | 1821 - 614 σελίδες
...capable of conducting our army. ¡lis colleague, the Duke of Perth, though brave even to excess, every way honourable, and possessed of a mild and gentle...disposition, was of very limited abilities, and interfered wilh nothing. Lord George was vigilant, active, and diligent ; his plans were always judiciously formed,... | |
 | James Johnstone Johnstone (chevalier de) - 1821 - 544 σελίδες
...colleague, the Duke of Perth, though brave even to excess, every way honourable, and possessed ^fa mild and gentle disposition, was of very limited abilities, and interfered with nothmg. Lord George was vigilant, active, and diligent ; his plans were always judiciously formed,... | |
 | 1832 - 616 σελίδες
...alone all our operations : — in a word, he was the only person capable of conducting our army. He was vigilant, active, and diligent; his plans were...blunt, and imperious; he wished to have the exclusive ordering of every thing, and, THE PRETENDERS ADHERENTS. feeling his superioritys he would listen to... | |
 | 1832 - 592 σελίδες
...alone all our operations: — in a word, he was the only person capable of conducting our army. He was vigilant, active, and diligent ; his plans were...infinity of good qualities, he was not without his delects: — proud, haughty, blunt, and imperious ; he wished to have the exclusive ordering of every... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 266 σελίδες
...aloue all our operations : — in a word, he was the only person capable of conducting our army. He was vigilant, active, and diligent ; his plans were...blunt, and imperious ; he wished to have the exclusive ordering of every thing, and, feeling his superiority, he would listen to no advice. Still, it must... | |
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