 He seemed to feel, and even to envy, the happiness of my situation; while I admired the powers of a superior man, as they are blended in his attractive character with the softness and simplicity of a child. Perhaps no human being was ever more perfectly...  The Gentleman's Magazine - Page 2011852Full view - About this book
 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 360 pages
...fuperiorman, as they are blended in his attractive character with the foftnefsandfimplicity of a child. Perhaps no human being was ever more perfectly exempt from the taint of malevolence , vanity , or fathood. My tranfmigration from London to Laufanne could not be effected without interrupting thecourfe... | |
 | 1796 - 616 pages
...man, as they are blended in his attractive charatfer with the foftnei's and fmiplicity of a child. Perhaps no human being was ever more perfectly exempt from the taint of malevplence, vanity, or falfehood.' Vol. ip 168. The correcting of the prefHor the laft three volumes... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 512 pages
...superior man, as they are blended in his attractive character with the softness and simplicity of a child. Perhaps no human being was ever more perfectly exempt...from the taint of malevolence, vanity, or falsehood. My transmigration from London to Lausanne could not be effected without interrupting the course of... | |
 | 1806 - 600 pages
...were blended in his attractive character with the softness and simplicity of a child ;" and that, " perhaps, no human being was ever more perfectly exempt...from the taint of malevolence, vanity, or falsehood." As a public character, however, and apart i'rom private sympathies, Mr. Fox ought to have expected... | |
 | B. C. Walpole - 1811 - 370 pages
...superior man> as they are blended in his attractive character with the softness and simplicity of a child. Perhaps no human being was ever more perfectly exempt from the taint of malevolence, vanity, or falshood.". The opinion which the historian entertained of Mr. Fox's oratory is whimsically demonstrated... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1814 - 726 pages
...superior man, as they are blended in his attractive character with the softness and simplicity of a child. Perhaps no human being was ever more perfectly exempt...from the taint of malevolence, vanity, or falsehood. My transmigration from London to Lausanne could not be effected without interrupting the course of... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1825 - 338 pages
...superior man, as they are blended in his attractive character with the softness and simplicity of a child. Perhaps no human being was ever more perfectly exempt...from the taint of malevolence, vanity, or falsehood. My transmigration from London to Lausanne could not be effected without interrupting the course of... | |
 | 1830 - 336 pages
...superior man, as they are blended in his attractive character with the softness and simplicity of a child. Perhaps no human being was ever more perfectly exempt...from the taint of malevolence, vanity, or falsehood. My transmigration from London to Lausanne could not be effected without interrupting the course of... | |
 | Charles Bulter - 1827 - 284 pages
...man, as they are blended in his attractive character, with the softness and simplicity of a child. Perhaps no human being was ever more perfectly exempt...from the taint of malevolence, vanity or falsehood." Who, that was personally acquainted with Mr. Fox ; who, that only knew him by his public character,... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1827 - 318 pages
...man, as they are blended in his attractive " character, with the softness and simplicity of " a child. Perhaps no human being was ever " more perfectly exempt from the taint of ma" levolence, vanity or falsehood, " Who, that was personally acquainted with Mr. Fox ; who, that... | |
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