 ... his opinion, and for an excessive facility in adopting that of others. But the apparent incongruity ceases, when we observe that he was tenacious of ends, and irresolute as to means ; better fitted to reason than to act ; never swerving from a few...  An Introduction to English Politics - Page 442by John Mackinnon Robertson - 1900 - 515 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Hallam - Constitutional history - 1827 - 854 pages
...in c}™le> '• adopting that of others. But the apparent incongruity ceases when we observe that he was tenacious of ends, and irresolute as to means...judgment in its application to the course of affairs. His chief talent was an acuteness in dispute ; a talent not usually much exercised by kings, but which... | |
 | Jeremy Collier - Great Britain - 1841 - 526 pages
...excessive facility in adopting that of others. But the apparent incongruity ceases when we observe that lie was tenacious of ends, and irresolute as to means;...judgment in its application to the course of affairs. His chief talent was an acuteness in dispute, — a talent not usually much exercised by kings, but... | |
 | Jeremy Collier - Great Britain - 1841 - 524 pages
...incongruity ceases when we observe that he was tenacious of ends, and irresolute as to means ; bctter fitted to reason than to act; never swerving from...judgment in its application to the course of affairs. His chief talent was an acutencss in dispute, — a talent not usually much exercised by kings, but... | |
 | Henry Hallam - Constitutional history - 1850 - 750 pages
...excessive facility in adopting that of others. But the apparent incongruity ceases, when we observe that he was tenacious of ends, and irresolute as to means...judgment in its application to the course of affairs. His chief talent was an acuteness in dispute ; a talent not usually much exercised by kings, but which... | |
 | Hugh George Robinson - 1867 - 458 pages
...excessive facility in adopting that of others. But the apparent incongruity ceases when we observe that he was tenacious of ends and irresolute as to means;...judgment in its application to the course of affairs. His chief talent was an acutcness in dispute ; a talent not usually much exercised by kings, but which... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1872 - 708 pages
...that of others. But the apparent incongruity ceases, when we observe 308 ICON BASILIKE. CHAP. X. that he was tenacious of ends and irresolute as to means...judgment in its application to the course of affairs. His chief talent was an acuteness in dispute ; a talent not usually much exercised by kings, but which... | |
 | Henry Hallam - Constitutional history - 1876 - 756 pages
...incongruity ceases when we observe that he was tenacious of ends and irresoluto as to means; bettor fitted to reason than to act ; never swerving from...his own judgment in its application to the course of ulliiirs. His chief talent was an acuteness in dispute ; a talent not usually much exorcised by kings,... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1878 - 1006 pages
...to means ; better fitted to ^fon than to act ; never swerving from a few main principles, but idem of his own judgment in its application to the course of affairs. f talent was an acuteness in dispute ; a talent not usually much erased by kings, but which the strange... | |
 | Henry Hallam - Constitutional history - 1880 - 762 pages
...excessive facility in adopting that of others. But the apparent incongruity ceases, when we observe that he was tenacious of ends and irresolute as to means...judgment in its application to the course of affairs. His chief talent was an acuteness in dispute ; a talent, not usually much exercised by kings, but which... | |
 | English history - 1881 - 888 pages
...that of others. But the apparent incongruity ceases when we observe that he was tenacious of end?, and irresolute as to means ; better fitted to reason...judgment in its application to the course of affairs. His chief talent was an acuteness in dispute ; a talent not usually much exercised by kings, but which... | |
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