 And indeed a child of the public he is in all respects ; for while so well able to direct others, how incapable is he frequently found of guiding himself! His simplicity exposes him to all the insidious approaches of cunning ; his sensibility, to the...  The Eclectic Review - Page 565edited by - 1859Full view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 406 pages
...; for while so well able to direct others, how incapable is he frequently found of guiding himself. His simplicity exposes him to all the insidious approaches...fortitude to stand unmoved the expected bursts of an earth quake, yet of feelings so exquisitely poignant, as to agonize under the slightest disappointment.... | |
 | 1849 - 770 pages
...that he is a child of the public in all respects. " His simplicity exposes him to all the insiduous approaches of cunning ; his sensibility to the slightest invasions of contempt. Though possc.ssed of fortitude to stand unmoved the expected burst of an earthquake, yet of feelings so exquisitely... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1850 - 602 pages
...; for while so well able to direct others, how incapable is he frequently found of guiding himself! His simplicity exposes him to all the insidious approaches...disappointment. Broken rest, tasteless meals, and causeless anxiety shorten his life, or render it unfit for active employment ; prolonged vigils and intense application... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 400 pages
...; for while so well able to direct others, how incapable is he frequently found of guiding himself. His simplicity exposes him to all the insidious approaches...rest, tasteless meals, and causeless anxieties shorten life and render it unfit for active employments ; prolonged vigils and intense application still farther... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 402 pages
...; for while so well able to direct others, how incapable is he frequently found of guiding himself. His simplicity exposes him to all the insidious approaches...feelings so exquisitely poignant, as to agonize under *he slightest disappointment. Broken rest, tasteless meals, and causeless anxieties shorten life and... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1853 - 404 pages
...; for while so well able to direct others, how incapable is he frequently found of guiding himself. His simplicity exposes him to all the insidious approaches...rest, tasteless meals, and causeless anxieties shorten life and render it unfit for active employments ; prolonged vigils and intense application still farther... | |
 | 1853 - 444 pages
...; for while so well able to direct others, how incapable is he frequently found of guiding himself. His simplicity exposes him to all the insidious approaches...earthquake, yet of feelings so exquisitely poignant, as to agonise under the slightest disappointment. Broken rest, tasteless meals, and causeless anxieties shorten... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1853 - 626 pages
...respects; for while so well able to direct others, how incapable is he frequently found of guiding himself! His simplicity exposes him to all the insidious approaches of cunning; his sensibility, tp the slightest invasions of contempt. Though possessed of fortitude to stand unmoved the expected... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 364 pages
...; for while so well able to direct others, how incapable is he frequently found of guiding himself! His simplicity exposes him to all the insidious approaches...disappointment. Broken rest, tasteless meals, and causeless anxiety, shorten his life, or render it unfit for active employment ; prolonged vigils and intense... | |
 | John Forster - 1854 - 512 pages
...for while so well able to direct others, how incapable "is he frequently found of guiding himself! His simplicity exposes " him to all the insidious...earthquake, yet of feelings " so exquisitely poignant as to agonise under the slightest disappoint" ment.* Broken rest, tasteless meals, and causeless anxiety,... | |
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