That emperor erected a temple to himself, where he was his own high-priest, preferred his horse to the highest honours in the state, professed enmity to the human race, and at last lost his life by a nasty jest on one of his inferiors, which I dare swear... The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Seite 5021804Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1805 - 296 Seiten
...dean was always strongly touched with. His character seems to me a parallel with that of Caligula 5 and had he had the same power, would have made the...servile court where he had any interested views, and meanly abusive when they were disappointed, and, as he says (in his own phrase), flying in the face... | |
| Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1817 - 374 Seiten
...be excused by madness, which I think the dean was always strongly touched witb. His character seems to me a parallel with that of Caligula ; and, had...servile court where he had any interested views, and meanly abusive when they were disappointed, and as he says, (in his own phrase,) flying in the face... | |
| 1821 - 346 Seiten
...preferred his horse to the highest honours in the state, professed enmity to the human race, and at^ast lost his life by a nasty jest on one of his inferiors,...of the doctor's morals than he has given us himself ill the letters printed by Pope. We see him vain, trifling, ungrateful to the memory of his patron,... | |
| Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1837 - 496 Seiten
...be excused by madness, which I think the Dean was always strongly touched with. His character seems to me a parallel with that of Caligula ; and had he...servile court where he had any interested views, and meanly abusive when they were disappointed, and, as he says (in his own phrase) flying in the face... | |
| Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1837 - 386 Seiten
...His character seems to me aparallel with that of Caligula; and had he had the same power, would haVte made the same use of it. That emperor erected a temple...servile court where he had any interested views, and meanly abusive when they were disappointed, and, as he says (in his own phrase) flying in the face... | |
| Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1837 - 388 Seiten
...enmity to the human race, and at last lost his life by a nasty jest on one of his inferiors, which Idare swear Swift would have made in his place. There can...servile court where he had any interested views, and meanly abusive when they were disappointed, and, as he says (in his own phrase) flying in the face... | |
| Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1837 - 454 Seiten
...made in his place. There can be no worse picture made of the Doctor's morals than he has given vis himself in the letters printed by Pope. We see him...servile court where he had any interested views, and meanly abusive when they were disappointed, and, as he says (in his own phrase) flying in the face... | |
| Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1844 - 622 Seiten
...to the highest honours in the state, professed enmity to the human race, and at last lost his wife by a nasty jest on one of his inferiors, which I dare...trifling, ungrateful to the memory of his patron, making a servile court where he had any interested views, and meanly abusive when they were disappointed... | |
| Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 754 Seiten
...to the highest honours in the state, professed enmity to the human race, and at last lost his wife by a nasty jest on one of his inferiors, which I dare...trifling, ungrateful to the memory of his patron, making a servile court where he had any interested views, and meanly abusive when they were disappointed;... | |
| Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1876 - 416 Seiten
...preferred his horse to * Dr. Thomas Sheridan, the grandfather of R. Brmsley Sheridan, the highest honors in the state, professed enmity to the human race,...servile court where he had any interested views, and meanly abusive where they were disappointed, and, as he says (in his own phrase) flying in the face... | |
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