 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1753 - 670 pages
...fall: For adultery they were to fit fix months in that place, covered with fackcloth. Thefe things had a grave appearance. Their faults and defects were...in it, They were little men, of a very indifferent fize of capacity, and apt to fly out into great excefs of paflion and indifcretion. They were fervile,... | |
 | Religion - 1813 - 996 pages
...thin described by Bishop Burnct. " They had a very sranty measure of learning, aud a narrow compass in it. They were little men, of a very indifferent size of capacity, and apt to By out into great excess of passion and indiscretion. They were servile, and too apt tu fawn upon and... | |
 | Books - 1822 - 384 pages
...defects were not so conspicuous : they had a very scanty measure of learning, and a narrow compass in it. They were little men, of a very indifferent size of capacity, and apt to fly out into great excess of passion and indiscretion. They were servile, and too apt to fawn upon, and flatter their... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - Bibliography - 1822 - 392 pages
...defects were not so conspicuous : they had a very scanty measure of learning, and a narrow compass in it. They were little men, of a very indifferent size of capacity, and apt to fly out into great excess of passion and indiscretion, 'niey were servile, and too apt to fawn upon, and flatter their... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1823 - 644 pages
...and defects were not so conspicuous. They had a veiy scanty measure of learning, and a narrow compass in it. They were little men, of a very indifferent size of capacity, and apt to fly out into great excess of passion and indiscretion. They were servile, and too apt to fawn upon and flatter their admirers.... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1833 - 676 pages
...and defects were not so conspicuous. They had a very scanty measure of learning, and a narrow compass in it. They were little men, of a very indifferent size of capacity, and apt to fly out into great excess of passion and indiscretion. They were servile, and too apt to fawn upon and flatter their admirers... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1850 - 996 pages
...and defects were not so conspicuous. They had a very scanty measure of learning, and a narrow compass in it. They were little men, of a very indifferent size of capacity, and apt to fly out into great excess of passion and indiscretion. They were servile, and too apt to fawn upon, and flatter their... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1897 - 666 pages
...and defects were not so conspicuous. They had a very low measure of learning, and a narrow compass in it. They were little men, of a very indifferent size of capacity, and apt to fly out into great excesses of passion and indiscretion. They were servile, and too apt to fawn [upon] and flatter their... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1900 - 220 pages
...enforced church discipline, says : — They had a very scanty measure of learning, and a narrow compass in it. They were little men, of a very indifferent size of capacity, and apt to fly out into great excess of passion and indiscretion. — Swift. Strange inconsistent stuff. P. 160. Burnet. One Venner... | |
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Their faults and defects were not so conspicuous. They had a very scanty measure of learning, and a narrow compass in it. They were little men, of a very indifferent size of capacity, and apt to fly out into great excess of passion and indiscretion. 
