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 - Pagina 901864Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| 1864 - 764 pagina’s
...complete gcntlemanhood ; quite unspoiled by prosperity; never obsequious to the great (or, worse itlll, to the base and mean, as some public men are forced...and affable with the young members of his calling ; in his profeisional bargains and mercantile dealings, delicately honest and grateful ; one of the... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1863 - 316 pagina’s
...and, of his works, was not his life the best part ? In his family, gentle, generous, good-humored, affectionate, selfdenying ; in society, a delightful...and affable with the young members of his calling; in his professional bargains and mercantile dealings delicately honest and grateful; one of the most... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1863 - 418 pagina’s
...and, of his works, was not his life the best part ? In his family, gentle, generous, good-humored, affectionate, selfdenying ; in society, a delightful...the great (or, worse still, to the base and mean, as-some public men are forced to be in his and other countries); eager to acknowledge every contemporary's... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1829 - 754 pagina’s
...and, of his works, was not his life the best part ? In his family, gentle, generous, good-humoured, affectionate, self-denying : in society, a delightful...and affable with the young members of his calling ; in his professional bargains and mercantile dealings delicately honest and grateful ; one of the... | |
| Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1866 - 618 pagina’s
...and, of his works, was not his life the best part ? 9. In his family, gentle, generous, good-humored, affectionate, self-denying ; in society, a delightful...and affable with the young members of his calling ; in his professional bargains and mer'cantlle dealings delicately honest and grateful; he was at the... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1867 - 544 pagina’s
...and, of his works, was not his life the best part ? 9. In his family, gentle, generous, good-humored, affectionate, self-denying; in society, a delightful...and affable with the young members of his calling; in his professional bargains and mercantile dealings delicately honest and grateful; he was at the... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 444 pagina’s
...and, of his works, was not his life the best part? In his family, gentle, generous, good-humoured, 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... | |
| S.E.H. CHAMBERS - 1869 - 452 pagina’s
...and, of his works, was not his life the best part ? In his family, gentle, generous, good-humoured, 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... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 450 pagina’s
...and, of his works, was not his life the best part ? In his family, gentle, generous, good-humoured, 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... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1870 - 538 pagina’s
...and, of his works, was not his life the best part? 9. lu his family, gentle, generous, good-humored, affectionate, self-denying; in society, a delightful...and affable with the young members of his calling; in his professional bargains and mercantile dealings delicately honest and grateful ; he was at the... | |
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