 He was the finest gentleman in the voluptuous court of Charles II., and in the gloomy one of King William. He had as much wit as his first master, or his contemporaries Buckingham and Rochester, without the royal want of feeling, the Duke's want of principles,...  Memoirs of Count Grammont - Side 278av Anthony Hamilton (Count) - 1809Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | 1759 - 422 sider
...King William : He had as much wit as his firft matter, or his cotemporaries Buckingham and Rochefter, without the royal want of feeling, the duke's want...principles, or the earl's want of thought The latter faid with aftonifhment, " That he did not know how it was, but Lord Dorfet might do any thing, and... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1759 - 270 sider
...King William : He had as much wit as his firft Mafler, or his cotemporaries Buckingham and Rochefter, without the royal want of feeling, the Duke's want...principles, or the Earl's want of thought. The latter faid with aftoniftiment, " That he " did not know how it was, but Lord Dorfet " might do any thing,... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1759 - 272 sider
...King William : He had as much wit as his firft Mafter, or his cotemporaries Buckingham and Rochefter, without the royal want of feeling, the Duke's want of principles, or the Earl's want of thoughtThe latter faid with aftonifhment, " That he " did not know how it was, but Lord Dorfet " might... | |
 | Matthew Prior - 1779 - 478 sider
...William : he had as much wit " as his firft mafter, or his cotemporaries, Buckingham and " Rochefter, without the royal want of feeling, the Duke's " want...principles, or the Earl's want of thought. The " latter faid with aftonilhment, ' That he did not know " how it was, but Lord Dorfet might do any thing, and... | |
 | 1793 - 806 sider
...\vi: as his firfl mafier, or his contemporaries Buckingham and Rochciler, without the royal wia: '-" feeling, the duke's want of principles, or the earl's want of thought. The latter faid with aftw:'-- roent, " That he did not know how it was, but LordDorfet might do any thing, ar.d... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 842 sider
...wit *s his iiril mailer, or his conteniporaiics Buckingham and Rochefter, without the royal wantrf feeling, the duke's want of principles, or the earl's want of thought. The latter faid with jll< • • ment, " That he did not know how it was, but Lord Dorfet might do any thing,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 806 sider
...•wi: as his full mafler, or his contemporaries Buckingham and Kocheiler, without the royal want cf feeling, the duke's want of principles, or the earl's want of thought. The lat'er faid with aflonifiiment, " That he did not know host it wes, but Lord Dorfet might do any thing,... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1796 - 402 sider
...King William : He had as much wit as his firft mafter, or his cotemporaries Buckingham and Rochefter, without the royal want of feeling, the Duke's want of principles, or the Earls want of thought. The latter faid with aftonifhment, " That he did not know how it was, but Lord... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 428 sider
...King William. He had as much wit as his in il mailer, or his cotemporaries, Buckingham and Rochefter; without the royal want of feeling, the Duke's want...principles, or the Earl's want of thought. The latter faid, with aftoiiifhment, " That he did not know how it was, but Lord Dorfet might do any thing, and... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1806 - 478 sider
...contemporaries, speaks of him as " a person highly esteemed for his admirable raries Buckingham and Rochester, without the royal want of feeling, the duke's want...Dorset might do any thing, and yet was never to blame V It was not that he was free from the failings of humanity, but he had the tenderness of it too, which... | |
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