 The energy of his determination was so great, that if, instead of being habitual, it had been shown only for a short time on particular occasions, it would have appeared a vehement impetuosity; but by being unintermitted, it had an equability of manner...  Essays in a series of letters to a friend - Pàgina 110per John Foster - 1813Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 788 pàgines
...of mankind. In this distinction, no man ever exceeded or ever will exceed onr great philanthropist, the late illustrious Howard. The energy of his determination...was so great, that if, instead of being habitual, it could have appeared in an intermitted form, operating only for a short lime, on particular occasions,... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1806 - 788 pàgines
...of mankind. In this distinction, no man ever exceeded or e Ver Will exceed out great philanthropist, the late illustrious Howard. The energy of his determination was so great, that if, instead of beint» habitual, it could have appeared in an intermitted form, operating only for a «hört time,... | |
 | 1808 - 614 pàgines
...otherwise incapable •f obtaining. " In this distinction," say* our author, "no man ever exceeded, or ever will exceed, the late illustrious HOWARD. "The energy of his determination wus so great, that if instead of being habitual, it had bcen shewn only for a short time on particular... | |
 | John Styles - 1812 - 322 pàgines
...find that Brainerd rose to his view when he was penning his warm and divine eulogy on the character of Howard. "The energy of his determination was so great, that if, instead of being habitual, it had been shown only for a short time on particular occasions, it would have appeared a vehement impetuosity;... | |
 | Miron Winslow - 1819 - 450 pàgines
...wet through, with his night sweats. What Foster said of Howard has been well applied to. Braiaerd, " The energy of his determination was so great, that if instead of being habitual, it had been shown only for a short time on particular occasions, it would have appeared a vehement impetuosity... | |
 | John Styles - 1821 - 298 pàgines
...find that Brainerd rose to his view when he was penning his warm and divine eulogy on the character of Howard. "The energy of his determination was so great, that if, instead of being habitual, it had been shown only for a short time on particular occasions, it would have appeared a vehement impetuosity;... | |
 | John Styles - 1821 - 308 pàgines
...find that Brainerd rose to his view when be was penning his warm and divine eulogy on the character of Howard. "The energy of his determination was so great, that if, instead of being habitual, it had been shown only for a shorl. time on particular occasions, it would have appeared a vehement impetuosity;... | |
 | James Baldwin Brown - 1823 - 700 pàgines
...The energy of his determination," says Foster, in his celebrated Essay on Decision of Character,f " was so great, that if, instead of being habitual, it had been shown only for a short time on particular occasions, it would have appeared a vehement impetuosity... | |
 | 1825 - 498 pàgines
...character, which I will read to you after supper *. * In decision of character no man ever exceeded, or ever will exceed, the late illustrious Howard....great, that if, instead of being habitual, it had been shown only for a short time on particular occasions, it would have appeared a vehement impetuosity;... | |
 | 1825 - 90 pàgines
...habit is established, they will not, in future, wish for the society of those whose ideas and tion was so great, that if, instead of being habitual, it had been shown only for a short time on particular occasions, it would have appeared a vehement impetuosity... | |
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