 | William Robertson - 1769 - Liczba stron: 536
...bordered fometimes on what was culpable, and was often betrayed into actions which expofed him to cenfure. His confidence that his own opinions were well founded, approached to arrogance; his courage in aflerting them, to rafhnefs; his firrnnefs in adhering to them, to obftinacy ; and his zeal in confuting... | |
 | William Robertson - 1777 - Liczba stron: 548
...bordered fometimes on what was culpable, and was often betrayed into actions which expofed him to cenfure. His confidence that his own opinions were well founded, approached to arrogance ; his courage in aflerting them, to rafhnefs j his firmnefs in adhering to them, to obftinacy ; and his zeal in confuting... | |
 | George Gregory - 1790 - Liczba stron: 434
...Cent. 1 6.] <mi1het. was culpable, and was often betrayed into a&ions which expofed him to cenfure. His confidence that his own opinions were well founded, approached to arrogance; his courage in averting them, to rafhnefs; his firmnefs in adhering to them, to obtHnacy ; and his zeal in confuting... | |
 | George Gregory - 1795 - Liczba stron: 594
...bordered fometimes on what was culpable, and was often betrayed into adtions which expofed him to cenfure. His confidence that his own opinions were well founded, approached to arrogance; his courage in afferting them, torafhnefs; hisfirmnefs in adhering to them, to obftinacy ; and his zeal in confuting... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - Liczba stron: 516
...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 aflcrting them, to rath nefs; his firmneh in adhering to '.hem, to obitinacy ; and his zeal in confuting... | |
 | William Robertson - 1798 - Liczba stron: 440
...bordered fomttimes on what was culpable, and was often betrayed into aftions which expofed him to cenfure. His confidence that his own opinions were well founded, approached to arrogance ; his courage in afierting them, to rauSnefs ; his firmrtefs in adhering to them, to obftinacy ; and his zeal in confuting... | |
 | John Aikin - 1807 - Liczba stron: 684
...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...to rashness ; his firmness in adhering to them, to obatinacy; and his zeal in confuting his adversaries, to rage and scurrility. Accustomed himself to... | |
 | John Mackenzie (of Huntingdon.) - 1809 - Liczba stron: 424
...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...approached to arrogance; his courage in asserting them, to obstinacy j and his zeal in confuting his adversaries, to rage and scurrility. Accustomed himself to... | |
 | William Robertson - 1810 - Liczba stron: 412
...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...; his courage in asserting them, to rashness ; his firm* ness in adhering to them, to obstinacy ; and his zeal in confuting his adversaries, to rage and... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - Liczba stron: 316
...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...bordered sometimes on what was culpable, and was often be. trayed into actions which exposed him to censure. His confidence that his own opinions were well... | |
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... malevolence or corruption of heart, but seem to have taken their rise from the same source with many of his virtues. His mind, forcible and vehement in all its operations, roused by great objects, or agitated by violent passions-, broke out, on many... 
