 | John Marshall - 1805 - 666 strani
...possessed a pretty taste for the fine arts, and had himself attained some proficiency in poetry, music, and painting. His knowledge appeared without ostentation,...they had a softness that conciliated affection. His elcrcution was handsome, his address easy, polite, and insinuating. By his merit he had acquired the... | |
 | James Hardie - 1805 - 536 strani
...possessed a pretty taste for the fine arts, and had himself attained some proficiency in poetry, music, and painting. His knowledge appeared without ostentation,...accompanies so many talents and accomplishments, which leftyou to suppose more than appeared. His sentiments were elevated, and inspired esteem : they had... | |
 | Gideon Miner Davison - 1825 - 172 strani
...inspired esteem, as they had a softness that conciliated affection. His elocution was handsome—his address easy, polite, and insinuating. " By his merit he had acquired the unlimited iConfideace of his general, and was making rapid progress in military rank and reputation. But in the... | |
 | Edward Thomas Coke - 1833 - 542 strani
...he possessed a taste for the fine arts, and had himself attained some proficiency in poetry, music, and painting. His knowledge appeared without ostentation,...handsome, his address easy, polite, and insinuating. ***** The character I have given of him is drawn partly from what I saw myself, and partly from information.... | |
 | John Marshall - 1836 - 534 strani
...possessed a pretty taste for the fine arts, and had himself attained some proficiency in poetry, music, and painting. His knowledge appeared without ostentation,...sentiments were elevated and inspired esteem, they tud a softness that conciliated affection. His elocution was handsome, his address easy, polite, and... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton - 1842 - 512 strani
...possessed a pretty taste for the fine arts, and had himself attained some proficiency in poetry, music, and painting. His knowledge appeared without ostentation,...unlimited confidence of his General, and was making a rapid progress in military rank and reputation. But in the height of his career, flushed with new... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1848 - 472 strani
...from it he had been betrayed into the vile condition of an enemy in disguise, and he requested that, his fate might be, a decency of treatment might be...elevated and inspired esteem, they had a softness th.it conciliated affection. His elo cution was handsome, his address easy, polite, and insinuating.... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton - 1850 - 514 strani
...taste for the fine arts, and had himself attained some proficiency in poetry, music, and painting. Hia knowledge appeared without ostentation, and embellished...unlimited confidence of his General, and was making a rapid progress in military rank and reputation. But in the height of his career, flushed with new... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton - 1851 - 526 strani
...possessed a pretty taste for the fine arts, and had himself attained some proficiency in poetry, music, and painting. His knowledge a-ppeared without ostentation,...unlimited confidence of his General, and was making a rapid progress in military rank and reputation. But in the height of his career, flushed with new... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1855 - 464 strani
...into the vile condition of an enemy in disguise, and he requested that " wnaitjwi his fate might be, R decency of treatment might be observed, which would...they had a softness that conciliated affection. His elo cation was handsome, his address easy, polite, and insinuating. By his merit he had acquired the... | |
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To an excellent understanding, well improved by education and travel, he united a peculiar elegance of mind and manners, and the advantage of a pleasing person. It is said he possessed a pretty taste for the fine arts, and had himself attained some proficiency... 
