 | Henry Stephens Randall - United States - 1871 - 704 pages
...opportunities of studying him closely. He is vain, irritable, and a had calculator of the force and prohable effect of the motives which govern men. This is all the ill which can possibly ho said of him. He is as disinterested as the being who made him : he is profound in his views, and... | |
 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - Statesmen - 1876 - 394 pages
...seven months with John Adams, in Paris, wrote of him : " He is vain, irritable, and a bad calculator of the force and probable effect of the motives which...He is as disinterested as the Being who made him." In the year 1781, Franklin, then seventy-five years of age, and having been engaged in public service... | |
 | John Stevens C. Abbott - 1879 - 418 pages
...seven months with John Adams, in Paris, wrote of him : " He is vain, irritable, and a bad calculator of the force and probable effect of the motives which...He is as disinterested as the Being who made him." In the year 1781, Franklin, then seventy-five years of age, and having been engaged in public service... | |
 | George Bancroft - United States - 1882 - 532 pages
...of studying him closely," wrote Jefferson to Madison. " He is vain, irritable, and a bad calculator of the force and probable effect of the motives which...all the ill which can possibly be said of him. He is disinterested; profound in his views; and accurate in his judgment, except where knowledge of the world... | |
 | George Bancroft - United States - 1884 - 610 pages
...of studying him closely," wrote Jefferson to Madison. " He is vain, irritable, and a bad caleulator of the force and probable effect of the motives which...all the ill which can possibly be said of him. He is disinterested, profound in his views, and accurate in his judgment, except where knowledge of the world... | |
 | George Bancroft - United States - 1885 - 616 pages
...of studying him closely," wrote Jefferson to Madison. " He is vain, irritable, and a bad caleulator of the force and probable effect of the motives which...all the ill which can possibly be said of him. He is disinterested, profound in his views, and accurate in his judgment, except where knowledge of the world... | |
 | John Robert Irelan - Presidents - 1887 - 560 pages
...London, have given me opportunities of studying him closely. He is vain, irritable, aud a bad calculator of the force and probable effect of the motives which...in his views and accurate in his judgment, except when knowledge of the world is necessary tu form a judgment. He is so amiable, that I pronounce you... | |
 | United States. Department of State - United States - 1889 - 708 pages
...studying him closely. He is vain, irritable, and a bad calculator of the force and probable effects of the motives which govern men. This is all the ill...in his views and accurate in his judgment, except when a knowledge of the world is necessary to form a judgment;. He is so amiable, that I pronounce... | |
 | George Bancroft - United States - 1896 - 616 pages
...of studying him closely," wrote Jefferson to Madison. " He is vain, irritable, and a bad caleulator of the force and probable effect of the motives which...all the ill which can possibly be said of him. He IB disinterested, profound in his views, and accurate in his judgment, except where knowledge of the... | |
 | John Watson Foster - United States - 1900 - 540 pages
...Paris and London, wrote: "He is vain, irritable, and a bad calculator of the force and probable effects of the motives which govern men. This is all the ill which can possibly be said of him." x No one doubts that he was inspired by the most exalted patriotism. The ecstacy of this sentiment... | |
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He is vain, irritable and a bad calculator of the force and probable effect of the motives which govern men. This is all the ill which can possibly be said of him. 
