 | Sir Francis Galton - 1869 - 490 pages
...Protector of the Commonwealth. (7S. Hampden the patriot, whom Lord Clarendon speaks of as having " a head to contrive, a tongue to persuade, and a heart to execute any mischief ;" — this word "mischief" meaning, of course, antagonism to the King. fp. Edmund Waller, the poet,... | |
 | Francis Galton - Ability - 1869 - 416 pages
...Protector of the Commonwealth. (7S. Hampden the patriot, whom Lord Clarendon speaks of as having " a head to contrive, a tongue to persuade, and a heart to execute any mischief ;" — this word " mischief " meaning, of course, antagonism to the King. d/p. Edmund Waller, the poet,... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Conduct of life - 1870 - 292 pages
...[Dee. 9th, 1749.] HAMPDEN A LESSON. — Lord Clarendon, in his history, says of Mr. John Hampden, that he had a head to contrive, a tongue to persuade, and a hand to execute, any mischief. I shall not now enter into the justness of this character of Mr. Hampden,... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1872 - 474 pages
...London, December the 12th, 0. S. 1749. LORD CLARENDON, in his history, says of Mr John Hampden, that he had a head to contrive, a tongue to persuade, and a hand to execute, any mischief. I shall not now enter into the justness of this character of Mr Hampden,... | |
 | Charles Patrick Fox - Clothing and dress - 1871 - 292 pages
...be anything. Hampden a, Lesson. — " Lord Clarendon, in his history, says of Mr. John Hampden, that he had a head to contrive, a tongue to persuade, and a hand to execute, any mischief. I shall not now enter into the justness of this character of Mr. Hampden,... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - English literature - 1873 - 590 pages
...be. And therefore his death was no less pleasing to the ono party than it was condoled in the other. In a word, what was said of Cinna might well be applied to him—' Ho had a head to contrive, and a tongue to persuade, and a hand to execute any mischief.' His death,... | |
 | English authors - 1876 - 484 pages
...therefore his death was no less congratulated on the one party, than it was condoled on the other. In a word, what was said of Cinna might well be applied to him; he had a head to contrive, and a tongue to persuade, and a hand to execute, any mischief. His death therefore seemed to be a great... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - English literature - 1876 - 564 pages
...less pleasing to the one party than it was condoled in the other. In a word, what was said of China might well be applied to him, — "He had a head to contrive, and a tongue to persuade, and a hand to execute, any mischief." His death, therefore, seemed to be... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - 1876 - 554 pages
...less pleasing to the one party than it was condoled in the other. In a word, what was said of China might well be applied to him, — " He had a head to contrive, and a tongue to persuade, and a hand to execute, any mischief." His death, therefore, seemed to be... | |
 | George Crabb - English language - 1882 - 876 pages
...which they endeavor to carry on their projects of plunder, or elude the vigilance of their pursuers. In a word, what was said of Cinna might well be applied to him. He had a head to contrive, and a tongue to persuade, and a hand to execute any mischief. . CLARENDON. As I have long lived in... | |
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And therefore his death was no less congratulated on the one party, than it was condoled in the other. In a word, what was said of Cinna might well be applied to him ; " he had " a head to contrive, and a tongue to persuade, " and a hand to execute, any... 
