 I scarcely ever met with a better companion ; he has inexhaustible spirits, infinite wit and humour, and a great deal of knowledge ; but a thorough profligate in principle as in practice, his life stained with every vice, and his conversation full of...  Biographies of John Wilkes and William Cobbett, - Pagina 12door John Selby Watson - 1870 - 407 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1840 - 662 pagina’s
...of knowledge.' He adds, ' a thorough profligate in principle as in practice ; his life stained with every vice, and his conversation full of blasphemy...shame is a weakness he has long since surmounted.' This, no doubt, is greatly exaggerated, and the historian, believing him really to confess his political... | |
 | 1840 - 612 pagina’s
...believing him really to confess his political profligacy, is perhaps in error also, — ' he told us that in this time of public ' dissension he was resolved to make his fortune.' Possibly this was little more than a variety of his well-known saying to some one who was fawning on... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1814 - 726 pagina’s
...great deal of knowledge; butt thorough profligate in principle as in practice, his life stained with every vice. and his conversation full of blasphemy...connected himself closely with Lord Temple and Mr. Pitt, commenced a public adversary to Lord Bute, whom he abuses weekly in the North Briton, and other political... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 498 pagina’s
...better companion ; he has inexhaustible spirits, infinite wit and humour, and a great deal of knowledge. He told us himself, that in this time of public dissension he was resolved to make his fortune. Upon this principle he has connected himself closely with Lord Temple and Mr. Put, commenced a public adversary... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1825 - 338 pagina’s
...great deal of knowledge ; but a thorough profligate in principle as in practice, his life stained with every vice, and his conversation full of blasphemy...connected himself closely with lord Temple and Mr Pitt, commenced a public adversary to lord Bute, whom he abuses weekly in the ' North Briton' and other political... | |
 | 1830 - 336 pagina’s
...great deal of knowledge ; but a thorough profligate in principle as in practice, his life stained with every vice, and his conversation full of blasphemy...connected himself closely with lord Temple and Mr Pitt, commenced a public adversary to lord Bute, whom he abuses weekly in the ' North Briton" and other political... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 1164 pagina’s
...better companion ; he has inexhaustible spirits, infinite wit and humour, and a great deal of knowledge. He told us himself, that in this time of public dissension, he was resolved to make his fortune. Upon this principle he Yua connected himself closely with Lord Temple and Mr. Pitt, commenced a public adversary... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 878 pagina’s
...better companion ; he has inexhaustible spirits, infinite wit and humour, and a great deal of knowledge. He told us himself, that in this time of public dissension, he was resolved to make his fortune. Upon this principle he has connected himself closely with Lord Temple and Mr. Pitt, commenced a public adversary... | |
 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1838 - 516 pagina’s
...great deal of knowledge ; but a thorough profligate in principle as in practice, his life stained with every vice, and his conversation full of blasphemy...public dissension he was resolved to make his fortune. This proved a very debauched day : we drank a good deal, both after dinner and supper; and when at... | |
 | William Pitt (1st earl of Chatham.), William Stanhope Taylor - 1838 - 532 pagina’s
...great deal of knowledge ; but a thorough profligate in principle as in practice, his life stained with every vice, and his conversation full of blasphemy...public dissension he was resolved to make his fortune. This proved a very debauched day : we drank a good deal, both after dinner and supper; and when at... | |
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