 He raises his natural heat by drinking much brandy, which he rectifies himself with great application; he is subject to convulsive motions all over his body, and his head seems to be affected with these; he wants not capacity, and has a larger measure...  Histoire de Pierre Ier, appelé le Grand - Page 34by Ivan Golovin - 1861 - 207 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Mottley - Russia - 1739 - 436 pages
...H 2 " very 1 ioo The HISTORY of 1697 " very indifferent-, a Want of Judgment, " with an Inftability of Temper, appears in " him too often, and too evidently : He is " mechanically turned, and feems dcfigned " by Nature rather to be a Ship-Carpenter, ** than a great Prince ; This was his chief... | |
 | John Bancks - Kings and rulers - 1740 - 380 pages
...with thefe. He wants not " Capacity, and has a larger Meafure of Knowledge, than might be expected from his Education, which was very indifferent. A Want of Judgment, with an Inftability of Temper, appears in him too often, and too evidently. He is mechanically turned, and... | |
 | William Belsham - 1806 - 646 pages
...in his passion. He wants not capacity, and has a larger measure of knowledge than might be expected from his education, which was very indifferent. A want of judgment, with an instability of temper, appear in him too often and too evidently. He is mechanically turned, and seems designed by nature... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1823 - 576 pages
...with these; he 1699. wants not capacity, and has a larger measure of knowledge, than might be expected from his education, which was very indifferent; a want of judgment, with an instability of temper, appear in him too often and too evidently; he is mechanically turned, and seems designed by nature... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1823 - 576 pages
...with these ; he 1699wants not capacity, and has a larger measure of knowledge, than might be expected from his education, which was very indifferent ; a want of judgment, with an instability of temper, appear in him too often and too evidently ; he is mechanically turned, and seems designed by nature... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1845 - 560 pages
...affected with these. He wants not capacity, and has a larger measure of knowledge than might be expected from his education, which was very indifferent ; a...judgment, with an instability of temper, appears in him but too often and too evidently. He is mechanically turned, and seems designed by nature rather to... | |
 | Arethusa Hall - Readers - 1851 - 422 pages
...affected by these. He wants not capacity, and has a larger measure of knowledge than might be expected from his education, which was very indifferent; a want of judgment, with an instability of temper, appear in him too often and too evidently; he is mechanically turned, and seems designed by nature... | |
 | 1865 - 792 pages
...convulsive motions all over his body, and his head seems to be affected with these. He wants not capacity. A want of judgment with an instability of temper appears in him too often. He seems designed by nature rather to be a ship-carpenter than a great prince. There is a mixture both... | |
 | Friedrich Otto Froembling - 1866 - 438 pages
...affected with these; he wants not capacity, and has a larger measure of knowledge than might be expected from his education, which was very indifferent; a want of judgment with an instability of temper, appear in him too often and too evidently; he is mechanically turned, and seems designed by nature... | |
 | Literature - 1881 - 1008 pages
...affected with these ; he wants not capacity, and has a larger measure of knowledge than might be expected from his education, which was very indifferent; a want of judgment, with an instability of temper, appear in him too often and too evidently. He is mechanically turned, and * These proposals related... | |
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