 | John Aikin - 1799 - 582 pagina’s
...affairs, and determined private causes, with a patience and discretion above his years. The driness of business was relieved by the charms of literature...tall, active, and robust, surpassed most of his equals iu the gymnastic arts. Refreshed by the use of the bath and a slight dinner, he resumed, with new vigour,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1811 - 542 pagina’s
...mderstanding, and gave him the noblest ideas if man and government. The exercises of the body succeeded to those of the mind; and Alexander, who was tall, active, and robust, surpa$sed most of his equals in the gymnastic arts. Refreshed by the use of the bath and a slight dinner,... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 pagina’s
...understanding, and gave him the noblest ideas of man and of government. The exercises of the body succeeded to those of the mind ; and Alexander, who was tall, active...equals in the gymnastic arts. Refreshed by the use of his bath, and a slight dinner, he resumed, with new vigor, the business of the day : And till the •hour... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 472 pagina’s
...and gave him the noblest . • ideas of man and government. The exercises of the body succeeded to those of the mind; and Alexander, who was tall, active, and robust, surpassed most of l"s equals in the gymnastic arts.< Refreshed by the use of the bath and a slight dinner, he resumed,... | |
 | William Scott - 1817 - 416 pagina’s
...understanding, and gave him the noblest ideas of man and of government. The exercises of the body succeeded to those of the mind ; and Alexander, who was tall, active and robust, surpassed most of his equals in the gymp.astic arts. Refreshed by the use of his bath, and a slight dinner, he resumed, with new vigor,... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 pagina’s
...understanding, and cave him the noblest ideas of man and of government. The exercises if the body succeeded to those of the mind ; and Alexander, who was tall, active...equals in the gymnastic arts. Refreshed by the use of his' bath, and a slight dinner, he resumed, with new vigour, the business of the day ; and till the... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 398 pagina’s
...gymnastic arts. Refreshed by the use of his bath, and a slight dinner, he resumed, with new vigor, the business of the day : And till the hour of supper,...the Romans, he was attended by his secretaries, with \vhom he read and answered the multitude of letters, memorials, and petitions, that must have been... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 422 pagina’s
...body succeeded to those of the mind ; and ixander, who >v«s tall, active and robust, surpassed must of his equals in the gymnastic arts. Refreshed by the use of his bath, arid a slight dinner, he resumed, with new vigor, the business of the day: And till the hour... | |
 | William Scott - 1823 - 396 pagina’s
...understanding, and gave him the noblest ideas of man and of government. The exercises of the body succeeded to those of the mind ; and Alexander, who was tall, active,...equals in the gymnastic arts. Refreshed by the use of his bath, and a slight dinner, he resumed, with new vigour, the business of the day ; and till the... | |
 | 1832 - 402 pagina’s
...gave him the noblest ideas in relation to man and to govemment. The exercises of the body succeeded to those of the mind: and Alexander, who was tall, active...robust, surpassed most of his equals in the gymnastic practices of that period. Refreshed by the use of the bath and a slight repast, he resumed with new... | |
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Cicero, formed his taste, enlarged his understanding, and gave him the noblest ideas of man and government. The exercises of the body succeeded to those of the mind; and Alexander, who was tall, active, and robust, surpassed most of his equals in the... 
