 | John Dryden - 1808 - 476 pages
...the picture drawn by Dryden, that it differs little from the following sober historical character. " The Duke of Buckingham was a man of great parts, and an infinite deal of wit and humour ; but wanted judgement, and had * This horrid !.tory is alluded to by the author of Absalom's IX Worthiest Next'Zimri,... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 482 pages
...the picture drawn by Dryden, that it differs little from the following sober historical character. " The Duke of Buckingham was a man of great parts, and an infinite deal of wit and humour ; but wanted judgement, and had • This horrid story is alluded to by the author of Absalom's IX Worthies* Next... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 474 pages
...the picture drawn by Dryden, that it differs little from the following sober historical character. " The Duke of Buckingham was a man of great parts, and...deal of wit and humour; but wanted judgment, and had * This horrid story is alluded to by the author of Absalom's IX Worthies : Next Zimri, banckrupt of... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1822 - 366 pages
...that Carte, in his Life of the Duke of Ormond, has drawn the character of his Grace of Buckingham. " The Duke of Buckingham was a man of great parts, and...kind. These essential defects made his whole life one continued train of inconsistencies. He was ambitious beyond measure, and implacable in his resentments... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - London (England) - 1848 - 334 pages
...the picture drawn by Dryden, that it differs little from the following sober historical account. " ' The Duke of Buckingham was a man of great parts, and...kind. These essential defects made his whole life one train of inconsistencies. He was ambitious beyond measure, and implacable in his resentments ;... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - London (England) - 1870 - 478 pages
...the picture drawn by Dryden, that it differs little from the following sober historical account. " ' The Duke of Buckingham was a man of great parts, and...of any kind. These essential defects made his whole lite one train of inconsistencies. He was ambitious beyond measure, and implacable in his resentments... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1884 - 474 pages
...picture drawn by Dryden, that it differs little from the following sober historical character : — " The Duke of Buckingham was a man of great parts, and...kind. These essential defects made his whole life one continued train of inconsistencies. He was ambitious beyond measure, and implacable in his resentments... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1884 - 480 pages
...picture drawn by Dryden, that it differs little from the following sober historical character : — " The Duke of Buckingham was a man of great parts, and...kind. These essential defects made his whole life one continued train of inconsistencies. He was ambitious beyond measure, and implacable in his resentments... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - London (England) - 1907 - 566 pages
...the picture drawn by Dryden, that it differs little from the following sober historical account. ' " The Duke of Buckingham was a man of great parts, and an infinite deal of wit and humour ; but wanted judgement, and had no virtue, or principle of any kind. These essential defects made his whole life... | |
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The Duke of Buckingham was a man of great parts, and an infinite deal of wit and humour ; but wanted judgment, and had no virtue, or principle of any kind. These essential defects made his whole life one train of inconsistencies. 