 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 296 σελίδες
...having real wisdom ; fond of his power, and desirous to maintain and augment it, yet willing to resign the direction of that and of himself to the most unworthy...negotiations, in which he was always outwitted ; and a fearer of war where conquest might have been easy. He was fond of his dignity, while he was perpetually... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1822 - 1072 σελίδες
...having real wisdom ; fond of his power, and desirous to maintain and augment it, yet willing to resign the direction of that and of himself, to the most...negotiations, in which he was always outwitted ; and a fearer of war, where conquest might have been easy. He was fond of his dignity, while he was perpetually... | |
 | 1822 - 874 σελίδες
...having real wisdom ; fond of his power, and desirous to maintain and augment it, yet willing to resign the direction of that and of himself, to the most...; a lover of negotiations, in which he was always outwit. ted ; and a fearer of war, where conquest might have been easy. He was fond of his dignity,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 374 σελίδες
...having real wisdom; fond of his power, and desirous to maintain and augment it, yet willing to resign the direction of that and of himself, to the most...who tamely saw them trampled on in deeds; a lover of negociations, in which he was always outwitted; and a fearer of war, where conquest might have been... | |
 | 1822 - 722 σελίδες
...having real wisdom ; fond of hit power, and desirous to maintain and augment it, yet willing to resign the direction of that and of himself, to the most...tamely saw them trampled on in deeds ; a lover of negociations, in which he was always outwitted ; and a fearer of war, where conquest might have been... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 370 σελίδες
...having real wisdom ; fond of his power, and desirous to maintain and augment it, yet willing to resign the direction of that and of himself, to the most...tamely saw them trampled on in deeds ; a lover of negociations, in which he was always outwitted; and a fearer of war, where conquest might have been... | |
 | 1822 - 712 σελίδες
...having real wisdom; fond of hi* power, and desirous to maintain and augment it, yet willing to resign the direction of that and of himself, to the most...words, yet one who tamely saw them trampled on in deeds ia lover of ncgociations, in which he was always outwitted ; and a fearer of war, where conquest might... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 378 σελίδες
...trampled on in deeds ; a lover of negociations, in which he was always outwitted ; and a fearer of war, where conquest might have been easy. He was fond...of his dignity, while he was perpetually degrading k by-undue familiarity ; capable of much public Jafctoar," yet often neglecting it for the meanest... | |
 | 1822 - 880 σελίδες
...resign the direction of that and of himself, to'the most unworthy favourites ; a big and Iwld asscrtor of his rights in words, yet one who tamely saw them trampled on in deeds ; a lover of négociations, in which he was always outwitted ; and a fearer of war, where conquest might have been... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1825 - 434 σελίδες
...having real wisdom ; fond of his power, and desirous to maintain and augment it, yet willing to resign the direction of that, and of himself, to the most...negotiations, in which he was always outwitted ; and a fearer of war, where conquest might have been easy. He was fond of his dignity, while he was perpetually... | |
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He was deeply learned, without possessing useful knowledge; sagacious in many individual cases, without having real wisdom ; fond of his power, and desirous to maintain and augment it, yet willing to resign the direction of that and of himself to the... 
