 | William Robertson, Dugald Stewart - 1821 - 610 sider
...out, on many occasions, with an impetuosity which astonishes men of feebler spirits, or such as are placed in a more tranquil situation. By carrying some...his zeal in confuting his adversaries, to rage and scurrility. Accustomed himself to consider every , thing as subordinate to truth, he expected the same... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 sider
...feebler spirits, or such as are placed in a more tranquil situation- , By carrying some praise -worthy dispositions to excess, he bordered sometimes on what...betrayed into actions which exposed him to censure. Hii confidence that his own opinions were well founded, approached to arrogance; his courage in asserting... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 794 sider
...out, on many occasions, with an impetuosity which astonishes men of feebler spirits, or such as are placed in a more tranquil situation. By carrying some...his zeal in confuting his adversaries, to rage and scurrility. Accustomed himself to consider every thing as subordinate to truth, he expected the same... | |
 | William Robertson - 1825 - 426 sider
...out, on many occasions, with an impetuosity which astonishes men of feebler spirits, or such as are placed in a more tranquil situation. By carrying some...on what was culpable, and was often betrayed into 1546. actions which exposed him to censure. His confidence that his own opinions were well founded,... | |
 | William Robertson - 1825 - 432 sider
...out, on many occasions, with an impetuosity which astonishes men of feebler spirits, or such as are placed in a more tranquil situation. By carrying some...on what was culpable, and was often betrayed into 1546. actions which exposed him to censure. His confidence that his own opinions were well founded,... | |
 | John Scott - 1826 - 638 sider
...out, on many occasions, with an impetuosity which astonishes men of feebler spirits, or such as are placed in a more tranquil situation. By carrying some...his zeal in confuting his adversaries, to rage and scurrility. Accustomed himself to consider every thing as subordinate to truth, he expected the same... | |
 | John Platts - 1826 - 632 sider
...broke out on many occasions with an impetuosity which astonishes men of feebler spirits, or such as are placed in a more tranquil situation. By carrying some...his zeal in confuting his adversaries to rage and scurrility. Accustomed himself to consider every thing as subordinate to truth, he expected the same... | |
 | John Platts - 1826 - 622 sider
...broke out on many occasions with an impetuosity which astonishes men of feebler spirits, or such as are placed in a more tranquil situation. By carrying some...his zeal in confuting his adversaries to rage and scurrility. Accustomed himself to consider every thing as subordinate to truth, he expected the same... | |
 | 1826 - 450 sider
...bordered fometimes on what was culpable, and was often betrayed into actions which expoied him to cenfure. His confidence that his own opinions were well founded, approached to arrogance ; his courage in aflerting them, to raihncfs ; his firmnefs in adhering to them, to obftinacy ; and his zeal in confuting... | |
 | William Robertson, Dugald Stewart - 1827 - 446 sider
...placed in a more tranquil situation. _ L By carrying some praiseworthy dispositions to excess, l546. he bordered sometimes on what was culpable, and was...his zeal in confuting his adversaries, to rage and scurrility. Accustomed himself to consider every thing as subordinate to truth, he expected the same... | |
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... his virtues. His mind, forcible and vehement in all its operations, roused by great objects or agitated by violent passions, broke out, on many occasions, with an impetuosity which astonishes men of feebler spirits or such as are placed in a more... 
