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" ... his humanity, courtesy and affability was such, that he would have been thought to have been bred in the best courts, but that his good nature, charity and delight in doing good, and in communicating all he knew, exceeded that breeding. "
The Monthly Review ;or Literary Journal.VOLUME XXI. - Page 29
by Several Hands - 1759
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 21

Books - 1759 - 606 pages
...books, and b,ad never fpent an * hour but in reacting and writing -, yet his humanity, cour* tefy, and affability was fuch, that he would have been *...that breeding. His * ftile in all his writings feems harfh and fometimes obfcure j * which is not wholly to be imputed to the abftrufe fubjedt of * which...
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The Life of Edward, Earl of Clarendon: Containing, I. An Account ..., Volume 1

Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1760 - 536 pages
...that a Man would have thought He had been entirely converfant amongft Books, and had never fpent an Hour but in Reading and Writing ; yet his Humanity,...communicating all He knew, exceeded that Breeding : His Stile in all his Writings feems harfh and fometimes obfcure ; which is not wholly to be imputed to...
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The life of Edward earl of Clarendon, written by himself

Edward Hyde (1st earl of Clarendon.) - 1761 - 286 pages
...that a Man would have thought He had been entirely converfant amongft Books, and had never fpent an Hour but in Reading and Writing ; yet his Humanity,...communicating all He knew, exceeded that Breeding : His Stile in all his Writings feems harfh and fometimes obfcure ; which is not wholly to be imputed to...
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The Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon: ... Containing, (I. An Account of the ...

Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1761 - 302 pages
...that a Man would have thought He had been entirely converfant amongft Books, and had never fpent an Hour but in Reading and Writing ; yet his Humanity,...communicating all He knew, exceeded that Breeding : His Stile in all his Writings feems harm and fometimes obfcure ; which is not wholly to be imputed to the...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and ..., Volume 2

History - 1762 - 578 pages
...would have thought he had been entirely converfarit amongft books, and had never fpent an hour but jn reading and writing ; yet his humanity, courtefy,...and delight in doing good, and in communicating all be knew, exceeded that breeding. His ftile in all his writings feems harfh and fometimes obfcure ;...
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A new and general biographical dictionary, Volume 10

New and general biographical dictionary - 1762 - 544 pages
...that he would have been thought to have " been bred in the beft courts, but that his good-nature, " charity, and delight in doing good, and in communicating...that breeding. His ftile in all his " writings feems harfli, and fometimes obfcure ; which is " not wholly to be imputed to the abftrufe fubjeds, of which...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and ..., Volume 2

History - 1792 - 528 pages
...humanity, courtefy, and affability was fuch, that he would have been thought to have been bred in the belt courts, but that his good. nature, charity, and delight in doing good, and in communicating all he exceeded that breeding, His ftile in all his writings feems hard), and fometimes obfcure ; which is...
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Characters of Eminent Men in the Reigns of Charles I and II: Including the ...

Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1793 - 268 pages
...humanity, courtesy, and affability were such, that he would have been thought to have been bred in the best courts, but that his good nature, charity, and delight in doing good exceeded that breeding. His style in all his writings seems harsh and sometimes obscure; which is not...
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A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and ...

Biography - 1798 - 432 pages
...Inch, that he would have been thought to have been bred in the beft courts, but that his good-nature, charity, and delight in doing good, and in communicating all he knew, exceeded that breeding. His ftyle in all his writings feems harfh, and fometimes obfcure ; which is not wholly to be imputed to...
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 2

History - 1802 - 522 pages
...humanity, courtesy, and affability was such, that he would have been thought to have been bred in the best courts, , but that his good nature, charity, and delight...communicating all he knew, exceeded that breeding. His stile in all his writings seems harsh, and sometimes obscure ; which is not wholly to be imputed to...
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