 ... topic of conversation ; for every man talks most of what he has most a mind to be thought to excel in. Touch him but there, and you touch him to the quick. The late Sir Robert Walpole (who was certainly an able man) was little open to flattery upon...  The Letters of the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son - Seite 183von Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield, Philip Stanhope - 1901 - 502 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | François duc de La Rochefoucauld - 1791 - 172 Seiten
...had the idle vanity to be thought the beft poet too ; that Sir Robert Walepole 's prevailing weaknels was to be thought to have a polite and happy turn to gallantry, of which lie had undoubtedly left than any man living ; and that tholi who had any penetration applied to it... | |
 | 1798 - 418 Seiten
...him well, but whofe pen was dipped in gall when he drew his character, " his prevailing weak" nefs was to be thought to have a " polite and happy turn to gallant" ry, of which he had undoubtedly " Itfs than any man living ; it was "his frtquent fu;j;ft... | |
 | 1799 - 958 Seiten
...was dipped in gall when he drew his character, « His pre' vailing weakness was to be thought ' to 4 to have a polite and happy turn to * gallantry, of which he had un' doubtedly lefs than any man liv' ing; it was his favourite and fre* quent fubjcft of converfation... | |
 | William Coxe - 1800 - 408 Seiten
...knew him well, but whofe pen was dipped in gall when he drew his character, "His prevailing weak nefs was to be thought to have a polite and happy turn to gallantry, of which he had undoubtedly lefs than any man living ; it was his favourite and frequent fubject of converfation ; which proved... | |
 | 1809 - 954 Seiten
...in ¡_ali « ¡тч he drew his character, • ins p-- ' vailing weakness was to btt tbou, : to bave a polite and happy turn to gallantry, of which he had undoubtedly less than any maruliving ; it was his favourite and frequent subject of conversation ; which proved, to those who... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope - 1810 - 468 Seiten
...gallantry, of which he had undouhtedly less than any man living : it VM his favourite and frequent suhject of conversation . which proved, to those who had any...his prevailing weakness. And they applied to it with snccess, Women have in general hnt one ohject, which is their heanty; upon which scarce any flattery... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1813 - 430 Seiten
...the quiek. The late Sir Robert Walpole (who was eertainly an able man) was little open to flattery on that head ; for he was in no doubt himself about it ; but bis prevailing weakness was, to be thought to have a polite and happy turn to gallantry, of whieh he... | |
 | William Coxe - 1816 - 448 Seiten
...lord Chesterfield, who knew him well, but whose pen was dipped in gall when he drew his character, " His prevailing weakness was, to be thought to have...gallantry, of which he had undoubtedly less than any man Jiving. It was his favourite and frequent subject of conversation ; which proved to those who had any... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 Seiten
...touch him to the quick. The late Sir Robert Walpole •*), who was certainly an able ma», was little open to flattery upon that head-, for he was in no doubt himself about it; but bis prevailing weakness was, to be thought, to have a polite and happy turn to gallantry; of which... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1827 - 420 Seiten
...you touch him to the quick. The late Sir Robert Walpole (who was certainly an able man) was little open to flattery upon that head ; for he was in no...thought to have a polite and happy turn to gallantry ; oif which he had undoubtedly less than any man living : it was his favourite and frequent subject... | |
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