He had a wonderful vivacity, but too much levity in his thoughts. His temper was inconstant; firm, and positive for a while; but apt to change, from a giddiness of mind, rather than from any falsehood in his nature. He broke twice with the prince, after... Diary of the Times of Charles the Second - Page 44de Henry Sidney Earl of Romney - 1843Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| Gilbert Burnet - 1753 - 670 pages
...politive for a while; but apt to change, from a giddinefs of mind, rather than from any falfehood in his nature. He broke twice with the Prince, aft;er...reconcile him to him for the third time : But the Prince laid, he could not truft him any more. He had great knowledge in all fciences, and had fiich a copioufnefs... | |
| Gilbert Burnet - 1823 - 644 pages
...positive for a while; but apt to change, from a giddiness of mind, rather than from any falsehood in his nature. He broke twice with the prince, after...of invention, with such a pleasantness, as well as a variety, of conversation, that I have often compared him to the duke of Buckingham : only he was... | |
| Gilbert Burnet - 1823 - 642 pages
...positive for a while ; but N apt to change, from a giddiness of mind, rather than from any falsehood in his nature. He broke twice with the prince, after...confidence with him. He employed me to reconcile him to him a for the third time : but the prince said,, he could not trust him any more. He had great knowledge... | |
| Gilbert Burnet - 1833 - 676 pages
...positive for a while ; but apt to change, from a giddiness of mind, rather than from any falsehood in his nature. He broke twice with the prince, after...confidence with him. He employed me to reconcile him to him z for the third time : but the prince said, he could not trust him any more. He had great knowledge... | |
| Henry Sidney Earl of Romney - 1843 - 416 pages
...mind rather than from any falsehood in his nature. .He broke twice with the Prince after he came into confidence with him. He employed me to reconcile him...the Prince said he could not trust him any more." — Burnet's Hist. i. 573. 1'Angleterre nous donne a dos, mais prenney garde que tombent dans le desespoir,... | |
| Henry Sidney Earl of Romney - 1843 - 412 pages
...positive for a while, but apt to change from * giddiness of mind rather than from any falsehood in his nature. He broke twice with the Prince after he came into confidence with him. He employed me to reconcile him to him for the third time, but the Prince said... | |
| Gilbert Burnet - 1850 - 996 pages
...positive for a while, but apt to change, from a giddiness of mind rather than from any falsehood in his nature. He broke twice with the prince after he...of invention, with such a pleasantness, as well as a variety of conversation, that I have often compared him to the duke of Buckingham ; only he was virtuous... | |
| 1889 - 494 pages
...IV p. 860. En Bnrnet zegt van hem: „He broke twice with the Prince after he came into confldence with him; he employed me to reconcile him to Him for...the third time, but the Prince said, he could not trnst him any more." II p. 49 (uitg. van Edinb. 1753). Vgl. ook de aanteeken. van Waldeck, bij von... | |
| Gilbert Burnet - 1897 - 666 pages
...for a while, but CH. XVI. apt to change, from a giddiness of mind rather than from any falsehood in his nature. He broke twice with the prince, after...of invention, with such a pleasantness as well as a variety of conversation, that I have often compared him to the duke of Buckingham : only he was virtuous... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1900 - 220 pages
...Waldeck was their chief general : A man of a great compass. — Swift. ie very fat. P. 330. Burnet. He broke twice with the Prince, after he came into...employed me to reconcile him to him for the third time. — Swift. Perspicuity. Ibid. Burnet. The actions sinking on the sudden on the breaking out of a new... | |
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