 | John Lewis Burckhardt - 1819 - 654 страници
...to add any remarks upon his character. As a traveller, he possessed talents and acquirements, which were rendered doubly useful, by his qualities as a...disinterestedness and keen sense of gratitude* were no less remarkable, than his warmth of heart and active * His present to the University of Cambridge,... | |
 | 1820 - 608 страници
...interesting sketch of his character. " As a traveller, he possessed talents and acquirements, which were rendered doubly useful, by his qualities as a...disinterestedness and keen sense of gratitude • were no less remarkable, than his warmth of heart and active benevolence, which lie often exercised towards... | |
 | 1821 - 948 страници
...life to the advancement of science, in the paths of geographical discovery, he joined a temper aud prudence well calculated to ensure his triumph over...difficulty. His liberality and high principles of honour, bis admiration of those generous qualities in others, luí déte*« ЗО tatlon of injustice and fraud,... | |
 | George Robinson - 1837 - 868 страници
...rendered doubly useful by his qualities as a man. To the fortitude and ardour of his mind, which bad stimulated him to devote his life to the advancement...calculated to ensure his triumph over every difficulty. His liherality and high principles of honour, bis admiration of those generous qualities in others, his... | |
 | George Robinson - 1837 - 486 страници
...qualities as a man. To the fortitude and ardour of his mind, which had stimulated him to devote bis life to the advancement of science in the paths of...prudence well calculated to ensure his triumph over every difGcully. His liberality and high principles of honour, his admiration of those generous qualities... | |
 | Robert Hermann Schomburgk - 1843 - 344 страници
...mission. As a traveller, he possessed no common talents and acquirements. To fortitude and ardour of mind, he joined a temper and prudence well calculated to ensure his triumph over every difficulty. Though the exploration of Africa has been reserved for other adventurers ; and though the great geographical... | |
 | William Burckhardt Barker - 1853 - 438 страници
...superfluous to add any remarks upon his character. As a traveller he possessed talents and acquirements which were rendered doubly useful by his qualities as a...disinterestedness and keen sense of gratitude,* were no less remarkable than his warmth of heart and active benevolence, which he often exercised towards... | |
 | William Burckhardt Barker - 1853 - 428 страници
...superfluous to add any remarks upon his character. As a traveller he possessed talents and acquirements which were rendered doubly useful by his qualities as a...liberality and high principles of honour, his admiration of these generous qualities in others, his detestation of injustice and fraud, his disinterestedness and... | |
 | William Burckhardt Barker - 1853 - 438 страници
...of science in the paths of geographical discovery, he joined a temper and prudence well caleulated to ensure his triumph over every difficulty. His liberality...disinterestedness and keen sense of gratitude,* were no less remarkable than his warmth of heart and active benevolence, which he often exercised towards... | |
 | 1820 - 590 страници
...gifted man in the words of his editor. ' As a traveller, he possessed talents and acquirements, which were rendered doubly useful, by his qualities as a...qualities in others, his detestation of injustice jtMtice and fraud, his disinterestedness and keen sense of gratitude* were no less remarkable, than... | |
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As a traveller he possessed talents and acquirements which were rendered doubly useful by his qualities as a man. To the fortitude and ardour of mind, which had stimulated him to devote his life to the advancement of science in the paths of geographical... 
