| Charles James Fox - 1808 - 454 pagina’s
...army, bysuch a concurrence of fortuitous circumstances as history teaches us not to be surprised at, had fallen into the hands of one, than whom a baser...found in its lowest ranks. Personal courage appears Character of to have been Monk's only virtue; reserve and disjMonk, simulation made up the whole stock... | |
| 1808 - 690 pagina’s
...by such a concufrence of fortuitous circumstances as History teaches us not to be surprised at, has fallen into the hands of one, than whom a baser could not be found in its lowest ranks." — France has been aggrandised by the fortune of her Chief; and, proud of her victories, and of trampling... | |
| 1808 - 606 pagina’s
...society could not furnish any thing more contemptible and vile. ' Personal courage,' says Mr. For. 'appears to have been Monk's only virtue; reserve and dissimulation made up the whole slock of his wisdom, ' Not fine generous feeling harboured in his breast ; and, as if* his object was... | |
| Arthur Aikin - 1809 - 832 pagina’s
...army by such a concurrence of fortuitous circumstances as history teaches us not to be surprised at, had fallen into the hands of one, than whom a baser...Personal courage appears to have been Monk's only virlue ; reserve and dissimulation made up the whole stock of his wisdom. But to this man did the nation... | |
| 1809 - 1162 pagina’s
...army, by such a concurrence of fortuitoas circumstances as history teaches us not to be surprised at, had fallen into the hands of one, than whom a baser...found in its lowest ranks. Personal courage appears tahavt: been Monk's only virtue : reserve and dissimulation made up the whole stock of his wisdom.... | |
| Samuel Heywood - 1811 - 536 pagina’s
...been already demonstrated, that the character of Monk, had been truly given, when of him, he said, " the army " had fallen into the hands of one, than...a baser " could not be found in its lowest ranks." The transactions between him and Argyle for a certain period of time, was such as must, naturally if... | |
| Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 524 pagina’s
...army, by such a concurrence of fortuitous circumstances as history teaches us not to be surprised at, had fallen into the hands of one, than whom a baser could not be found in it's lowest ranks. Personal courage appears to have been Monk's only virtue : reserve and dissimulation... | |
| 1808 - 1158 pagina’s
...army, by such a concurrence of fortuitous circumstances as history teaches us not to be surprised at, had fallen into the hands of one, than whom a baser...reserve and dissimulation made up the whole stock of ii ; wisdom. But to this man did the nation look up, ready to receive from his orders the form of government... | |
| John Benjamin Heath - 1829 - 382 pagina’s
...vol.iii. " concurrence of fortuitous circumstances as history teaches " us not to be surprised at, had fallen into the hands of " one, than whom a baser could not be found in its lowest " rauks. Personal courage appears to have been Monk's " only virtue ; reserve and dissimulation made... | |
| Robert Wodrow, Robert Burns - 1835 - 516 pagina’s
...younger, of Fulwood, Gavin Walkinshaw, of that ilk, Walter Watson. tory teaches us not to be surprised at, had fallen into the hands of one, than whom a baser could not be found in its loAvest ranks. Personal courage appears to have been Monk's only virtue; reserve anddissimulatiou made... | |
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