| Jeremiah Seed - 1745 - 470 pages
...thofe Forerunners of the Spirit, are gone before. One of the greateft Philofophers of this Age being afked by a Friend, who had often admired his Patience under great Provocations, by what Means he had fuppreffed his Anger ? anfwered, " that he was natufc rally quick of Refentment;... | |
| Seed J. - 1747 - 468 pages
...thofe Forerunners of the Spirit, are gone before. One of the greateft Philofophcrs of this Age being afked by a Friend, who had often admired his Patience under great Provocations, by what Means he had fupprefled his Anger ? anfwered, " that he was natu" rally quick of Refentment... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1759 - 516 pages
...and which often furprized even his molt intimate acquaintance, though they fo well knew his talents. Being once afked by a friend, who had often admired his patience under freat provocations, whether he new what it was to be angry, and by what means he had lo entirely fupprefled... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...natural Power : He attributed every good Thought and every laudable Action to the Father of Goodnefs. Being once afked by a Friend who had often admired...to be angry, and by what Means he had fo entirely fupprefled that impetuous and ungovernable Paffion ; he anfwered with the utmoft Frankntfs and Sincerity,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...natural power; he attributed every good thought, and every laudable action, to the Father of goodnefs. Being once afked by a friend, who had often admired...to be angry, and by what means he had fo entirely fuppreflcd that impetuous and ungovernable paffion? he anfwercd, with the utmoft franknefs and fincerity,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 676 pages
...natural power; he attributed every good thought, and every laudable aftion, to the Father of goodnefs. Being once afked by a friend, who had often admired...to be angry, and by what means he had fo entirely fupprcfl'ed that impetuous and ungovernable paflion? he anlvvered, with the utmoft franknefs and fincerity,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...natural power; he attributed every good thought, and every laudable action, to the Father of goodnefs. Being once afked by a friend, who had often admired...great provocations, whether he knew what it was to be'angry, and by what means he had fo entirely fupprefled that impetuous and ungovernable paffion ?... | |
| History - 1795 - 532 pages
...prized-eveir his most intimate ac. quaintance, though they so well knew his talents. Being once asked by a friend who had often admired his patience under...what it was to be angry, and by what means he had so entirely suppressed that impetuous and ungovernable passion ? Dr. Boerhaave answered with the utmost... | |
| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 430 pages
...God that he would cure the dillempercd minds of thofe who traduce and injure us." Being once aficed by a friend, who had often -admired his patience under...to be angry, and by what means he had fo entirely fupprefled that impetuous and ungovernable paffion ? he anfwered, with the utmofl franknefs and fincerity,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 554 pages
...natural power; he attributed every good thought, and every laudable action, to the Father of goodnefs. Being once afked by a friend, who had often admired...provocations, whether he knew what it was to be angry, and by \vhat means he had fo entirely fuppreffed that impetuous and ungovernable paflion ? he anfwered, with... | |
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