 His abilities gave him an haughty confidence, which he disdained to conceal or mollify; and his impatience of opposition disposed him to treat his adversaries with such contemptuous superiority as made his readers commonly his enemies, and excited against...  A General Biographical Dictionary - Page 5by John Gorton - 1851Full view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 pages
...haughty confidence, which he disdained to conceal or mollify ; and his impatience of opposition disposed him to treat his adversaries with such contemptuous...commonly his enemies, and excited against the advocate the wishes of some who favoured the cause. He seems to have adopted the Roman Emperour's determination,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...haughty confidence, which hediidained to conceal or mollify ; and his impatience of opposition disposed him to treat his adversaries with such contemptuous...commonly his enemies, and excited against the advocate the wishes of some who favoured the cause. He seems to have adopted the Roman Emperors determination,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 230 pages
...haughty confidence, which he disdained to conceal or mollify ; and his impatience of opposition disposed him to treat his adversaries with such contemptuous...commonly his enemies, and excited against the advocate the wishes of some who favoured the cause. He seems to have adopted the Roman emperor's determination,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 316 pages
...haughty confidence, which he disdained to conceal or moderate; aud his impatience of opposition disposed him to treat his adversaries with such contemptuous...commonly his enemies, and excited against the advocate the wishes of some who favoured the cause. He seems to have adopted the Roman Emperor's determination,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pages
...haughty confidence, which he disdained to conceal or mollify ; and his impatience of opposition disposed him to treat his adversaries with such contemptuous...commonly his enemies, and excited; against the advocate the wishes of some who favoured the cause. He seems to have adopted the Roman Emperor's determination,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 pages
...haughty confidence, which he disdained to conceal or mollify ; and his impatience of opposition disposed him to treat his adversaries with such contemptuous...commonly his enemies, and excited against the advocate the wishes of some who favoured the cause. He seems to have adopted the Roman emperor's determination,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 pages
...haughty confidence, which he disdained to conceal or mollify ; and his impatience of opposition disposed him to treat his adversaries with such contemptuous...commonly his enemies, and excited against the advocate the wishes of some who favoured the cause. He seems to have adopted the Roman Emperor's determination,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pages
...haughty confidence, which lie disdained to conceal or mollify; and his impatience of opposition disposed him to treat his adversaries with such contemptuous superiority, as made his reader* commonly his enemies, and excited ag-iinst the advocate trie wishes of some who favoured the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 pages
...haughty confidence, which he disdained to conceal or mollify ; and his impatience of opposition disposed him to treat his adversaries with such contemptuous...commonly his enemies, and excited against the advocate the wishes of some who favoured the cause. He seems to have adopted the Roman emperor's determination,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 496 pages
...haughty consequence, which he disdained to conceal or mollify; and his impatience of opposition disposed him to treat his adversaries with such contemptuous...commonly his enemies, and excited against the advocate the wishes of some who favoured the cause. He seems to have adopted the Roman emperor's determination,... | |
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