 France and Italy, where he made it his work to pick up the best of their qualities necessary for a person of honour. Having rendered himself perfect in the academies, his next delight was to improve his intellectuals, which he did by allotting a proportionable...  Memorials of Montrose and His Times - Seite 207herausgegeben von - 1848Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Harleian miscellany - 1808 - 644 Seiten
...perfect in the academies. His next delight was to improve his intellectuals, which he did, by allotting a proportionable time to reading, and conversing with...he might not forget it: He studied as much of the matbematicks as is required for a soldier ; but his great study •was to read men, and the actions... | |
 | 1810 - 696 Seiten
...perfect in the academies. His next delight was to improve his intellectuals, which he did, by allotting a proportionable time to reading, and conversing with...he might not forget it: He studied as much of the mathematicks as is required for a soldier ; but his great study was to read men, and the actions of... | |
 | 1810 - 620 Seiten
...in the academies. His next delight was to im. prove his intellectuals, which he did, by allotting a proportionable time to reading, and conversing with...he might not forget it: He studied as much 'of the mathematicks as is required for a soldier; but his great study was to read men, and the actions of... | |
 | 1810 - 630 Seiten
...in the academies. His next delight was to im. prove his intellectuals, which he did, by allotting a proportionable time to reading, and conversing with...exercise as he might not forget it: He studied as much of themathematicksas is required for a soldier ; but his great study was to read men, and the actions... | |
 | 1819 - 556 Seiten
...perfect in the academies. His next delight was to improve his intellectuals, which lie did by allotting a proportionable time to reading. and conversing with...learned men, yet still so, that he used his exercise as be might not forget it, he studied as much of the mathematics as is requited fur a soldier ; but his... | |
 | Mark Napier - 1838 - 1174 Seiten
...perfect in the academies, his next delight was to improve his intellectuals, which he did by allotting a proportionable time to reading and conversing with...the east, if his domestic affairs had not obliged * " A Relation of the True Funerals of the great Lord Marquis of Montrose in the year 1661," printed,... | |
 | Mark Napier - 1840 - 624 Seiten
...proportionable time to reading and conversing with learned men ; yet still so as to use his exercise that he might not forget it. He studied as much of the mathematics as ia required for a soldier ; but his great study was to read men, and the actions of great men. Thus... | |
 | Mark Napier - 1840 - 580 Seiten
...perfect in the academies, his next delight was to improve his intellectuals, which he did by allotting a proportionable time to reading and conversing with learned men ; yet still so as to use his exercise that he might not forget it. He studied as much of the mathematics as is required... | |
 | Mark Napier - 1856 - 500 Seiten
...perfect in the Academies, his next delight was to improve his Intellectuals; which he did by allotting a proportionable time to reading, and conversing with...Thus he spent three years in France and Italy ; and would have surveyed the rarities of the East, if his domestic affairs had not obliged his return home... | |
 | Scotsmen - 1885 - 152 Seiten
...travelled abroad, visiting France and Italy, learning foreign languages, and studying mathematics, " but his great study was to read men and the actions of great men." Montrose was not tall, but firmly built and very strong ; his hair was a light chestnut, his eyes quick... | |
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