His language was copious and elevated ; his sentiments just ; his voice sweet ; his action noble, and full of dignity. But his talents were better formed for arms than the gown ; for though in both he observed the same discipline, a perpetual modesty,... The Life of Marcus Tullius Cicero - Pagina 331di Conyers Middleton - 1801Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
| Historical miscellany - 1774 - 352 pagine
...conjunction with Cicero. His language was copious and elevated ; his fentiments juft; his voice fweet ; his action noble, and full of dignity. But his talents...formed for arms, than the gown : for though in both, he obferved the lame difcipline ; a perpetual modefty, temperance, • and gravity of outward behaviour... | |
| Conyers Middleton - 1790 - 412 pagine
...conjunction with Cicero. His language was copious and elevated; his fentiments juft ; his voice fweet ; his action noble , and full of dignity. But his talents...formed for arms , than the gown : for though in both he obferved the fame difcipline, a perpetual modefty , temperance, and gravity of outward behaviour; yet... | |
| 1792 - 494 pagine
...with Cicero. His language was copious and elevated; his fentiments njft; his voice fwect ; his actions noble, and full of dignity. But his talents were better...formed for arms than the gown ; for though in both he obfervcd the fame difciplinc, a perpetual modefty, temperance, and gravity of outward behaviour; yet... | |
| Johann Joachim Eschenburg - 1795 - 678 pagine
...conjunction with Cicero, His language waa copious and elevated; his, Centimen ts jult; his voice fweet; his action noble, and full of dignity. But his talents...formed for arms than the gown,, for though in both he obferved the fame dilcipUne , a, perpetual modefty, temperance, and gravity of out•ward behaviour;... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pagine
...His krguage was copious and elevated; his fentiments juftj his voice fweet ; his anión r.oble, a;;d full of dignity. But his talents were better formed for arms than , the gown; '°r thoueh in both he obferved" the fatnedffcipline, a perpetual modefty, temperance, and gravity... | |
| 1797 - 522 pagine
...language was copious and elevated ; his fentiments juftj his voice fxveet ; his aftion noble, and full cf dignity. But his talents were better formed for arms than the gown; fof though in both he obferved the fame dueipiine, a perpetual modefty, temperance, ind gravity of... | |
| Nicolas Gouin Dufief - 1811 - 606 pagine
...in the defence of his friends and clients, and some of them in conjunction with Cicero. His language was copious and elevated, his sentiments just, his...formed for arms than the gown: for, though in both he observt-d the same discipline, a perpetual modesty, temperance, and gravity of outward behaviour ;... | |
| 1789 - 766 pagine
...Cirero. His language was copiou* and elevated ; his lentimcnts juft ; hia Voice fweet; his actions noble, and full of dignity. But his talents were better formed for armi than the gown ; for though in both he obfervcd the fame discipline, a perpetual modefty, temperance,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 794 pagine
...conjunction with Cicero. Hii language was copious and eluvated ; his sentiments juat; hia voice sweet ; hi* holar, and was resolved, at least, to know my letters ; but the master of arma than the gown ; for, though in both he observed the same discipline, a perpeiu«! modesty, temperance,... | |
| 1826 - 450 pagine
...?.nd elevated ; his fentiments jull ; his voice fweet ; his action noble, and full of dignity. But 1m talents were better formed for arms than the gown; for though in both he obferved the fame difcipline, a perpetual modefty , temperance, and gravity of outward behaviour ;... | |
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