 ... and encouragement to all young persons who showed any indications of talent, or applied to him for patronage or advice. His health, which was delicate from his youth upwards, seemed to become firmer as he advanced in years, and he preserved up almost...  Works - Page 52by Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1872Full view - About this book
 | English essays - 1841 - 736 pages
...upwards, seemed to become firmer as he advanced in years, and he preserved, up almost to the last momenta of his existence, not only the full command of his...social gaiety which had illumined his happiest days," 8tc. A character, drawn with such force and precision as the one above, and in which the great master-lines... | |
 | 1843 - 350 pages
...of talent, or applied to him for patronage or advice. — He preserved, up almost to the last moment of his existence, not only the full command of his...intellect, but all the alacrity of spirit, and the social gayety, which had illuminated his happiest 3 days. But a short time before his death he applied himself,... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - English essays - 1844 - 622 pages
...upwards, seemed to become firmer as he advanced in years ; and he preserved, up almost to the last moment of his existence, not only the full command of his...happiest days. His friends in this part of the country never saw him more full of intellectual vigour and colloquial animation, — never more delightful... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - Authors, English - 1845 - 358 pages
...regrets." In this letter he quotes the beautiful lines of Catullus, '< Nuuc it per iter tenebricosum," &c. testimony of Lord Jeffrey, who knew him well, and...intellect, but all the alacrity of spirit and the social gayety which had illumined his happiest days. His friends in this part of the country (Edinburgh) never... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - Edinburgh review - 1846 - 754 pages
...upwards, seemed to become firmer as he advanced in years; and he preserved, up almost to the last moment of his existence, not only the full command of his...happiest days. His friends in this part of the country never saw him more full of intellectual vigour and colloquial animation,—never more delightful or... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 614 pages
...upwards, seemed to become firmer as he advanced in years ; and he preserved, up almost to the last moment of his existence, not only the full command of his...happiest days. His friends in this part of the country never saw him more full of intellectual vigour and colloquial animation — never more delightful or... | |
 | Artizan club (London, England) - Steam engineering - 1847 - 338 pages
...upwards, seemed to become firmer as he advanced in years, and he preserved up almost to the to moment of his existence, not only the full command of his...happiest days. His friends in this part of the country never saw him more full of intellectual vigour and colloquial animation, — never more delightful... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1847 - 850 pages
...his decline was calm and happy. " He preserved," says Lord Jeffrey, " up almost to the last moment of his existence, not only the full command of his...alacrity of spirit and the social gaiety which had illuminated his happiest days. His friends in this part of the country never saw him more full of intellectual... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1851 - 424 pages
...upwards, seemed to become firmer as he advanced in years ; and he preserved, up almost to the last moment of his existence, not only the full command of his extraordinary intellect, but :ill the alacrity of spirit and the social gaiety which had illumined his happiest days. His friends... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1852 - 344 pages
...indications of talent, or applied to him for patronage or advice. 6. He preserved, almost to the last moment of his existence, not only the full command of his...alacrity of spirit, and the social gaiety, which had illuminated his happiest days. At last, this happy and useful life came to a gentle close. He had suffered... | |
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