 I had the honor to live in great personal Intimacy with him, and have often heard him declare, that superiority to Fear was not in him the physical effect of Constitution ; on the contrary, no man being more sensible by Nature to that Passion, than himself:...  Historical Memoirs of His Own Time - Page 324by Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall - 1836Full view - About this book
 | Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall - Great Britain - 1815 - 576 pages
...had the honor to live in great personal intimacy with him, and have often heard him declare, that * 3 superiority to fear was not in him the physical effect...Villars, he justly incurred the reputation of being " glarieux et bavard ;" making himself frequently the theme of his own discourse. He talked much and... | |
 | Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall - Great Britain - 1837 - 516 pages
...his figure : but no man manifested a more temperate and steady courage in action. I had the honour to live in great personal intimacy with him, and have...but that he surmounted it from the considerations of honour and public duty. Like the famous marshal Villars, he justly incurred the reputation of being... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1919 - 424 pages
...his figure : but no man manifested ะป more temperate and steady courage in Action. . I had the honour to live in great personal intimacy with him, and have...more sensible by nature to that passion than himself : butthat he surmounted it from the considerations of honor and public duty." This is clearly Emerson's... | |
 | Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall - Great Britain - 1884 - 486 pages
...his figure ; but no man manifested a more temperate and steady courage in action. I had the honour to live in great personal intimacy with him, and have...was not in him the physical effect of constitution, no man being more sensible by nature to that passion than himself, but that he surmounted it from the... | |
 | Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall - Great Britain - 1884 - 486 pages
...often heard him declare that superiority to fear was not in him the physical effect of constitution, no man being more sensible by nature to that passion...but that he surmounted it from the considerations of honour and public duty. Like Marshal Villars, 2 he justly incurred the reputation of being glorieux... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - Great Britain - 1901 - 454 pages
...his figure ; but no man manifested a more temperate and steady courage in action. I had the honour to live in great personal intimacy with him, and have...but that he surmounted it from the considerations of honour and public duty. Like the famous Marshal Villars, he justly incurred the reputation of being... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - Great Britain - 1902 - 428 pages
...his figure ; but no man manifested a more temperate and steady courage in action. I had the honour to live in great personal intimacy with him, and have...but that he surmounted it from the considerations of honour and public duty. Like the famous Marshal Villars, he justly incurred the reputation of being... | |
 | Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall - Europe - 1904 - 792 pages
...always asked, " Est il heureiucf" had he been First Minister of England, might have selected Rodney, upon that principle, from among all the Admirals in...but that he surmounted it from the considerations of ADMIRAL RODNEY honor and public duty. Like the famous Marshal Villars, he justly incurred the reputation... | |
 | Grant Uden - Europe - 1965 - 342 pages
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