| Sir Henry Craik - English literature - 1913 - 624 pages
...notwithstanding the attainder of his father. He was a man of a very extraordinary person and presence, which drew the eyes of all men upon him, which were...fixed by a wonderful graceful behaviour, a flowing courtesy and civility, and such a volubility of language, as surprised and delighted ; and though in... | |
| Andrew Kippis - Great Britain - 754 pages
...ithllanding the artainder of his farher. He was a man of a very exttanrdinary perlbn and prelence, which drew the eyes of all men upon him, which were more fixed by a wonderfol gracefol bebavioor, a ftowing coortely and eivility, and foch a volohility nt language, asforpriled,... | |
| Kenneth R. Andrews - Business & Economics - 1991 - 264 pages
...knew him well Clarendon, a shrewd judge of men : ' a man of very extraordinary person and presence, which drew the eyes of all men upon him, which were more f1xed by a wonderful graceful behaviour, a flowing courtesy and civility, and such a volubility of... | |
| Roy Digby Thomas - Biography & Autobiography - 2001 - 316 pages
...Clarendon, for instance, described him at this time as 'a Man of a very extraordinary Person and Presence, which drew the Eyes of all Men upon him, which were...fixed by a wonderful graceful Behaviour, a flowing Courtesy and Civility, and such a Volubility of Language, as surprized and delighted; and though in... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1760 - 524 pages
...plentiful fortune, notwithftanding the attainder of his father. He was a man of a very extraordinary perfon and prefence, which drew the eyes of all men upon him, whLn were more fixed by a wonderful graceful behaviour, a flowing courtefy and civility, and fuch a... | |
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