 | Gilbert Burnet - 1753 - 670 sidor
...and poor, fickly, and funk in his parts, as well as in all other refpedls, fo that his converfation was as much avoided as ever it had been courted. He...from his travels in the year 45, newly come to Paris, fent over by his father when his affairs declined : And finding the King enough inclined to receive... | |
 | 1783 - 800 sidor
...became contemptible and poor, licUly, and funk in his parts, as well as in ail other refpects ; fo that his conversation was as much avoided as ever it had been courted. He found the king, when he having a Religion or Worfliip of God: returned front his travels, newly come to Paria, fent over by... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1808 - 740 sidor
...in many instances ; since at last be became contemptible and poor, sickly, and sunk in his parts, as well as in all other respects ; so that his conversation was as much avoided as ever it had been courted. The savin«;, ' that the king was nn arrant knave, and unfit to govern;' Dr. Williams can pro« it... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count) - 1809 - 344 sidor
...eminent instances ; since at last he became contemptible and poor, sickly and sunk in his parts, as well as in all other respects ; so that his conversation...was as much avoided, as ever it had been courted. History of his own Times, Vol. I. p. 137. Dryden's character of him is in these lines : ' In the first... | |
 | Thomas Young (minister of Zion Chapel, Margate.) - 1818 - 420 sidor
...in very eminent instances ; and, at last, he became contemptible and poor, sickly, and sunk in all respects ; so that his conversation was as much avoided, as ever it had been courted." It appears to have been in this deserted and degraded state, mournfully looking over a life spent in... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - 1823 - 642 sidor
...eminent instances ; since at last he became contemptible and poor, sickly, and sunk in his parts, as well as in all other respects, so that his conversation...the king, when he came from his travels in the year forty-five, newly come to Paris, sent over by his father when his affairs declined : and finding the... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1824 - 434 sidor
...eminent instances ; since, at last, he became contemptible and poor, sickly and sunk in his parts, as well as in all other respects ; so that his conversation...was as much avoided, as ever it had been courted.* Dryden, as the late Lord Orford remarks, caught Buckingham's " living likeness." His lines are as vigorous... | |
 | Jabez Burns - 1829 - 378 sidor
...him in very eminent instances ; and at last he became contemptible and poor, sickly, and sunk in all respects ; so that his conversation was as much avoided, as ever it had been courted." In this deplorable situation, with no other companions than his own unwelcome thoughts, he mournfully... | |
 | Edmund Calamy - 1829 - 534 sidor
...eminent instances, since at last he became contemptible, and poor, sickly, and sunk in his parts, as well as in all other respects ; so that his conversation...was as much avoided, as ever it had been courted." Being at length grown as weary of the world as the world • See his " Speech 1675." Works (1752) p.... | |
 | 1830 - 430 sidor
...eminent instances, since at last he became contemptible, and poor, sickly, and sunk in his parts, as well as in all other respects ; so that his conversation...was as much avoided, as ever it had been courted.' Being at length grown as weary of the world as the world was of him, he retired to his castle of Helmeley,... | |
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... with that contempt, that at last he drew a lasting disgrace upon himself. And he at length ruined both body and mind, fortune and reputation equally. The madness of vice appeared in his person in very eminent instances ; since at last he became contemptible... 
