 | John Duncombe, John Hughes - 1773 - Страниц: 998
...Goths prevail") will be admired and felt. " In his character," fays an excellent writer, " what" ever there was wrong, there was nothing mean ; •* though...was uniform ; he " was not by turns a tyrant and a ftave, a cenfor in " one place, a'nd a fycophant in another; he main" tained his liberty in a ftate... | |
 | 1789 - Страниц: 560
...at his own expence, a monument is to be ereded to his memory , Such was Handel, in whofe charafter whatever there was wrong, there was nothing mean ; though he was proud, his pride was uniform j he was not by a tures a tyrant and a llave, a cenlbr in one place and a fycophant in another; he... | |
 | Select collection - 1806 - Страниц: 262
...a great epicure : in his temper he was very haughty, but was seldom or ever guilty of mean actions. His pride was uniform ; he was not by turns a tyrant and a slave. He appears to have had a most extravagant love tor liberty and independence ; insomuch, that... | |
 | 1812 - Страниц: 594
...character, he was a great epicure ; in his temper he was very haughty, but was never guilty of mean actions. His pride was uniform ; he was not by turns a tyrant and a slave. He appears to have had a most extravagant love for independence; insomuch, that he would, for... | |
 | 1816 - Страниц: 782
...he was a great epicure ; in his temper he was very haughty, but "was never guilty of mean actions. His pride was uniform ; he was not by turns a tyrant and a flave. He appears to have had a moft extragavant love for independence ; infornuch, that he would, for the... | |
 | Victor Schoelcher - 1857 - Страниц: 484
...thus sums up a biographical article upon him : — " Such was Handel, in whose character, whatever was wrong, there was nothing mean. Though he was proud,...pride was uniform ; he was not by turns a tyrant and a slave, a censor in one place and a sycophant in another ; he maintained his liberty in a state in which... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1761 - Страниц: 582
...at his own expence, a monuifient is to be erefled to his memory. Such was Handel, in whofe charafter whatever there was wrong, there was nothing mean;...fycophant in another ; he maintained his liberty in a ftate, in which many others would have been vain of dependence ; he was liberal, even when he was poor,... | |
 | 1764 - Страниц: 554
...at his own expence, a monument is to be erefted to his memory. Such was Handel, in whofe cbarailer whatever there was wrong, there was nothing mean ;...pride was uniform ; he was not by turns a tyrant and a Have, a cenfor in one place and a fycophant in another ; he maintained his liberty in a fíate, in... | |
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... in which others would have been vain of dependence: he was liberal even when he was poor, and remembered his former friends when he was rich. 