 The duke was indeed a very extraordinary person; and never any man, in any age, nor, I believe, in any country or nation, rose, in so short a time, to so much greatness of honour, fame and fortune, upon no other advantage or recommendation than of the...  Peerage of England. ... - Pagina 772door Arthur Collins - 1812Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1707 - 332 pagina’s
...whofe Death produced a Change in all the Counfels. The Duke was indeed a very extraordinary Perfon, and never any Man, in any Age, nor, I believe, in any Country, or Nation, rofe, info fhort a time, to fo much greatnefs of Honour, Fame, and Fortune, upon no other advantage... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1807 - 500 pagina’s
...whofe death produced a change in all the counfels. The Duke was indeed a very extraordinary perfon ; and never any man, in any age, nor, I believe, in any country or nation, rofe, in fo fhort a time, to fo much greatnefs of honour, fame, and fortune, upon no other advantage... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1807 - 506 pagina’s
...whofe death produced a change in all the counfels. The Duke was indeed a very extraordinary perfon ; and never any man, in any age, nor, I believe, in any country or na- tion, rofe, in fo fhort a time, to fo much greatnefs of honour, fame, and fortune, upon no other... | |
 | George Brodie - 1822 - 582 pagina’s
...the offices of the three kingdoms, without a rival." — " Never," observes the noble historian, " any man, in any age, nor, I believe, in any country or nation, rose in so short time to so much greatness of honour, fame, or fortune, upon no other advantage or recommendation than... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1826 - 628 pagina’s
...unfortunate in the public affairs, and whose death produced a change in all the counsels. The duke was indeed a very extraordinary person ; and never any man, in...any country or nation, rose, in so short a time, to so much greatness of honour, fame, and fortune, upon 0 mt].-Not in MS. • the] Not in MS. >' and improvident]... | |
 | Edward Hyde (1st earl of Clarendon.) - 1826 - 624 pagina’s
...unfortunate in the public affairs, and whose death produced a change in all the counsels. The duke was indeed a very extraordinary person ; and never any man, in...any country or nation, rose, in so short a time, to so much greatness of honour, fame, and fortune, upon ° was] Not in MS. • the] Not in MS. f and improvident]... | |
 | 1836 - 446 pagina’s
...That new favourite was selected in the person of George Villiers. Well might lord Clarendon exclaim, " Never any man, in any age, nor, I believe, in any country or nation, rose in so short a time to so much greatness of honour, fame, or fortune, upon no other advantage or recommendation than of the... | |
 | Edward Hyde (1st earl of Clarendon.), Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1839 - 516 pagina’s
...unfortunate in the public affairs, and whose death produced a change in all the counsels. The duke was indeed a very extraordinary person; and never any man, in...any country or nation, rose, in so short a time, to so. much greatness of honour, fame, and fortune, upon no other advantage or recommendation, than of... | |
 | John Forster - 1846 - 738 pagina’s
...That new favourite was selected in the person of George Villiers. Well might Lord Clarendon exclaim, " Never any man, in any age, nor, I believe, in any country or nation, rose in so short a time to so much greatness of honour, fame, or fortune, upon no other advantage or recommendation than of the... | |
 | John Forster - 1858 - 408 pagina’s
...had been hardly more honourable. Never any man, exclaims Clarendon of George Villiers, in any age, or in any country or nation, rose in so short a time to so much greatness of honour, fame, or fortune, upon no other advantage or recommendation than of the... | |
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