 He was a man very well bred, and of excellent parts, and a graceful speaker upon any subject, having a good proportion of learning, and a ready wit to apply it, and enlarge upon it; of a pleasant and facetious humour, and a disposition affable, generous,...  The General Biographical Dictionary - Page 384edited by - 1814Full view - About this book
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1707 - 332 pages
...Enemy. He was a man very well bred, and of excellent parts, and a graceful Speaker upon any fubjeft, having a good proportion of Learning, and a ready Wit to apply it, and enlarge upon it : of a pleafant and facetious humour, and a difpoficion affable, generous, and magnificent, He was mafter... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1717 - 322 pages
...Enemy. He was a man very well bred, and of excellent parts, and a graceful Speaker upon any fubject, having a good proportion of Learning, and a ready Wit to apply it, and enlarge upon it : of apleafant and facetious humour, and a dilpoStion affable, generous, and magnificent. He was mafter... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1793 - 268 pages
...LORD CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSEHOLD— DIED MDCXXX. HE was very well bred, and of excellent parts, and a graceful speaker upon any subject, having a good proportion...a disposition affable, generous, and magnificent. After the fall of the Earl of Somerset, he was made lord chamberlain of the king's house, more for... | |
 | 1798 - 482 pages
...enemy. He was a man very well bred, and of excellent parts, and a graceful fpeaker upon any fubjecl, having a good proportion of learning, and a ready wit to apply it, and enlarge upon it : of a pleafant and facetious humour, and a difpofition affable, generous, and magnificent. — He lived many... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1806 - 430 pages
...confidence to avow himself to be his enemy. He was a man very well bred, and of excellent parts, and a graceful speaker upon any subject, having a good proportion...disposition affable, generous, and magnificent. He was master of a great fortune from his ancestors, and had a great addition by his wife6; but all served... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1807 - 506 pages
...enemy. He was a man very well bred, and of excellent parts, and a graceful fpeaker upon any fubjecT:, having a good proportion of learning, and a ready wit to apply it, and enlarge upon it ; of a pleafant and facetious humour, and a difpofition affable, generous, and magnificent. He was mafter... | |
 | Arthur Collins - 1812 - 824 pages
...confidence to avow himself to be his enemy. He was a man very well bred, and of excellent parts, and a graceful speaker upon any subject, having a good proportion of learning, and a ready wit to apply to it and enlarge upon it ; of a pleasant facetious humour, and a disposition affable, generous, and... | |
 | John Platts - 1826 - 830 pages
...confidence to avow himself to be his enemy. He was a man of high birth, and of excellent parts, and a graceful speaker upon any subject, having a good proportion...and magnificent. He lived many years about the court but never by it; being rather regarded and esteemed by king James, than loved and favoured. As he spent... | |
 | John Platts - 1826 - 882 pages
...confidence to avow himself to be his enemy. He was a man of high birth, and of excellent parts, and a graceful speaker upon any subject, having a good proportion...a ready wit to apply it, and enlarge upon it, of a pleaBant and facetious humour, and a disposition affable, generous, and magnificent. He lived many... | |
 | Edward Hyde (1st earl of Clarendon.) - 1826 - 624 pages
...upon any subject, having a good proper-. Ition of learning, and a ready wit to apply it, and 1628. enlarge upon it ; of a pleasant and facetious humour,...disposition affable, generous, and magnificent. He was master of a great fortune from his ancestors, and had a great addition by his wife, another daughter,... | |
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