He was a man every way fitted for a court ; of a graceful appearance, a lively wit, and a cheerful temper ; a man of great expense ; decent even in his vices, for he always kept up the form of religion. Romantic Ireland - Strana 246podľa Milburg Francisco Mansfield, Blanche McManus Mansfield, Blanche McManus - 1904Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
| Gilbert Burnet - 1753 - Počet stránok 670
...next man in favour with the King was the Duke of Ormond : A man every way fitted for a Court: Of a graceful appearance, a lively wit, and a cheerful temper : A man of great expence, decent even in his vices, for he always kept up the .form of religion. He had gone through... | |
| Gilbert Burnet - 1823 - Počet stránok 644
...man in favour with the king was the onnond's duke of Ormond: a man every way fitted for a court: of a graceful appearance, a lively wit, and a cheerful temper: a man of great expense, decent even in his vices f ; for he always kept up the form of religion. He had gone through many transactions... | |
| John Burke - 1831 - Počet stránok 656
...restoration. Bumet says of this eminent person, " that he was every way well fitted for a court : of a graceful appearance, a lively wit, and a cheerful...followed, too complaisant to be any great complainer. He had got through many transactions with more fidelity than success ; and in the siege of Dublin,... | |
| Gilbert Burnet - 1833 - Počet stránok 676
...in favour with the king was the character, j^e of Qrmond : a man every way fitted for a court : of a graceful appearance, a lively wit, and a cheerful temper : a man of great expense, decent even in his vices 8 ; for he always kept up the form of religion. He had gone through many transactions... | |
| John Evelyn - 1850 - Počet stránok 512
...in 1688. Bishop Burnet has left a sort of negative character of the Duke, for he describes him as " a man of great expense, but decent even in his vices, for he always kept up the forms of religion." He seems to have made himself more acceptable to Grammont, who neither alludes to his vices nor to... | |
| Anthony Hamilton (Count), Charles II (King of England), Thomas Blount - 1853 - Počet stránok 568
...Clarendon, p. 4, fol. edit. Bishop Burnet says of him, " he was a man every way fitted for a court ; of a graceful appearance, a lively wit, and a cheerful temper ; a man of great expense ; decent even in his vices, for he always kept up the form of religion. He had gone through manytransactions... | |
| Bernard Burke - 1883 - Počet stránok 684
...that he was every way well fitted for a court; of »graceful appearance, a lively wit, andacheerful temper; a man of great expense, but decent even in...kept up the forms of religion : too faithful not to рте always good advice; but when bad ones were followed, too complaisant to be any great complainer.... | |
| Bernard Burke - 1866 - Počet stránok 690
...person. " that be was every way well fitted for a court; of a graceful appearance, a lively wit, and u cheerful temper; a man of great expense, but decent even in his vices, for be always kept up the forms of religion : too faithful not to give always good advice ; but wben bad... | |
| Anthony Hamilton - 1876 - Počet stránok 552
...Clarendon, p. 4, fol. edit. Bishop Burnet says of him, " he was a man every way fitted for a court ; of a graceful appearance, a lively wit, and a cheerful temper ; a man of great expence ; decent even in his vices, for he always kept up the form of religion. He had gone through... | |
| John Evelyn - 1878 - Počet stránok 540
...in 1688. Bishop Burnet has left a sort of negative character of the Duke, for he describes him as " a man of great expense, but decent even in his vices, for he always kept up the forms of religion." He seems to have made himself more acceptable to Grammont, who neither alludes to his vices nor to... | |
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