 Hamilton was, indeed, a singular character. Of acute understanding, disinterested, honest, and honorable in all private transactions, amiable in society, and duly valuing virtue in private life, yet so bewitched and perverted by the British example, as...  Memoirs, Correspondence, and Private Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Late ... - Page 379by Thomas Jefferson - 1829Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 1102 pages
...existed.' And this was assuredly the exact line which separated the political creeds of these t\vo gentlemen. The one was for two hereditary branches,...private life, yet so bewitched and perverted by the Uritish example, as to be under thorough conviction that corruption was essential to the government... | |
 | 1830 - 548 pages
...Hamilton was, indeed, a singular character. Of acute understanding, disinterested, honest and honorable in all private transactions ; amiable in society,...and perverted by the British example, as to be under a thorough conviction that corruption was essential to the government of a nation." — Vol. iv. p.... | |
 | 1830 - 550 pages
...Hamilton was, indeed, a singular character. Of acute understanding, disinterested, honest and honorable in all private transactions ; amiable in society,...bewitched and perverted by the British example, as to be undera thorough conviction that corruption was essential to the government of a nation." — Vol. iv.... | |
 | 1830 - 540 pages
...Hamilton was, indeed, a singular character. Of acute understanding, disinterested, honest and honorable in all private transactions; amiable, in society, and duly valuing virtue in private lift yet so bewitched and perverted by the British example, as to be under a thorough conviction that... | |
 | B. L. Rayner - 1834 - 820 pages
...Hamilton was, indeed, a singular character. Of acute understanding, disinterested, honest, and honorable in all private transactions, amiable in society, and...corruption was essential to the government of a nation.' The following note of a conversation with Mr Hamilton, dated August 13th, 1791, presents a more favorable... | |
 | William Sullivan - United States - 1834 - 398 pages
...was, indeed, a " singular character. Of acute understanding, disinter" ested, honest, and honorable, in all private transactions, " amiable in society,...to be under thorough conviction that corruption was es" sential to the government of a nation." Page 474. " Mr Butler fells me, that he dined last winter... | |
 | Samuel Henry Wandell, Meade Minnigerode - Burr Conspiracy, 1805-1807 - 1925 - 438 pages
..."singular character" who was "not only a monarchist, but for a monarchy bottomed on corruption," who was "so bewitched and perverted by the British example...corruption was essential to the government of a nation." Jefferson and Hamilton — Hamilton and Burr — Burr and Jefferson — each in turn, there was never... | |
 | William Sullivan - Federal party - 1847 - 478 pages
..."Hamilton was, indeed, a singular character. Of acute understanding, disinterested, honest and honorable in all private transactions, amiable in society, and duly valuing virtue in private life ; yet so bewitcked and perverted by the British example, as to be under thorough conviction, that corruption... | |
 | James Parton - New York (State) - 1858 - 728 pages
...Hamilton was indeed a singular character. Of acute understanding, disinterested, honest, nnd honorable in all private transactions, amiable in society, and...been a Republican. The glare of royalty and nobility, dining bis mission to England, had made him believe their fascination a necessary ingredient in government."... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - Biography & Autobiography - 1858 - 726 pages
...Hamilton was, indeed, a singular character. Of acute understanding, disinterested, honest, and honorable in all private transactions, amiable in society, and...thorough conviction that corruption was essential to t!ie government of a nation. Mr. Adams had originally been a Republican. The glare of royalty and nobility,... | |
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