In his family, gentle, generous, good-humored, affectionate, self-denying: in society, a delightful example of complete gentlemanhood ; quite unspoiled by prosperity ; never obsequious to the great (or, worse still, to the base and mean, as some public... American Monthly Knickerbocker - Página 901864Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Washington Irving - 1911 - 470 páginas
...Thackeray, " and of his works, was not his life the best part? In his family, gentle, generous, goodhumored, affectionate, self-denying; in society, a delightful...obsequious to the great (or, worse still, to the base or mean, as some public men are forced to be in his and other countries) ; eager to acknowledge every... | |
| Clarence Franklin Carroll, Sarah Catherine Brooks - 1912 - 296 páginas
...good, and, of his works, was not his life the best part? In his family, gentle, generous, good-humored, affectionate, selfdenying: in society, a delightful...every contemporary's merit; always kind and affable to the young members of his calling; in his professional bargains and mercantile dealings delicately... | |
| Charles Maurice Stebbins - 1913 - 488 páginas
...good-humored, affectionate, self-denying ; in society, a delightful example of complete, gentle manhood ; quite unspoiled by prosperity ; never obsequious to...base and mean, as some public men are forced to be in hia and other countries) ; eager to acknowledge every contemporary's merit ; alway kind and affable... | |
| Roy Bennett Pace - 1917 - 536 páginas
...good, and of his works, was not his life the best part ? In his family, gentle, generous, goodhumoured, affectionate, self-denying: in society, a delightful...prosperity; never obsequious to the great (or, worse 125 still, to the base and mean, as some public men are forced to be in his and other countries) ;... | |
| Walter Lowrie Hervey, Melvin Hix - 1918 - 552 páginas
...ladies at his house — with all of whom -tl best part? In his family, gentle, generous, good-humored, affectionate, self-denying: in society, a delightful...every contemporary's merit; always kind and affable to the young members of his calling; in his professional bargains and mercantile dealings delicately... | |
| Franklin Thomas Baker, Ashley Horace Thorndike - 1918 - 432 páginas
...and, of his works, was not 20 his life the best part? In his family, gentle, generous, good-humored, affectionate, self-denying : in society, a delightful...still, to the base and mean, as some public men are 25 forced to be in his and other countries) ; eager to acknowledge every contemporary's merit ; always... | |
| Franklin Thomas Baker, Ashley Horace Thorndike - 1918 - 432 páginas
...and, of his works, was not 20 his life the best part? In his family, gentle, generous, good-humored, affectionate, self-denying : in society, a delightful...still, to the base and mean, as some public men are language : the constant friend to us and our nation ; to men of letters doubly dear, not for his wit... | |
| Roy Bennett Pace - 1918 - 986 páginas
...good, and of his works, was not his life the best part? In his family, gentle, generous, goodhumoured, affectionate, self-denying : in society, a delightful...prosperity ; never obsequious to the great (or, worse 125 still, to the base and mean, as some public men are forced to be in his and other countries) ;... | |
| Washington Irving - 1922 - 136 páginas
...for him) he was a messenger of goodwill and peace. ... Of his works, was not his life the best part? In society a delightful example of complete gentlemanhood ; quite unspoiled by prosperity; eager to acknowledge every contemporary's merit; always kind and affable to the younger members of... | |
| Harry Morgan Ayres, Frederick Morgan Padelford - 1924 - 942 páginas
...good, and of his works, was not his life the best part? In his family, gentle, generous, good-humoured, to the young members of his calling ; in his professional bargains and mercantile dealings delicately... | |
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