 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1882 - 526 pagina’s
...oversight or mistakes. He was of very easy, I may say, of very pleasing access; but something slow, and, as it were, diffident in his advances to others. He had something in his nature, that abhorred intrusion into any society whatsoever. Indeed, it is to be regretted,... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - 1882 - 1108 pagina’s
...professed, wenl beyond his professions. He was of a very easy, of very pleasing access: hut somewhat slow, and, as it were, diffident, in his advances to others; he had that in nntnre which abhorred intrusion into any society whatever. He was therefore less known, and... | |
 | Maude Gillette Phillips - 1885 - 728 pagina’s
...oversight or mistakes. He was of very easy — I may say of very pleasing — access, but something slow, and, as it were, diffident in his advances to others. He had something in his nature that abhorred intrusion into any society whatsoever. Indeed, it is to be regretted... | |
 | Maude Gillette Phillips - 1885 - 654 pagina’s
...oversight or mistakes. He was of very easy — I may say of very pleasing — access, but something slow, and, as it were, diffident in his advances to others. He had something in his nature that abhorred intrusion into any society whatsoever. Indeed, it is to be regretted... | |
 | John Dryden, William Dougal Christie - 1893 - 780 pagina’s
...competency." And again : " He was of very easy, I may say of very pleasing, access ; but something slow and, as it were, diffident in his advances to others. He had something in his nature that abhorred intrusion into any society whatsoever. Indeed, it is to be regretted... | |
 | Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - 1894 - 688 pagina’s
...oversight or mistakes. He was of very easy, I may say, of very pleasing access, but somewhat slow, and, as it were, diffident in his advances to others. He had something in his nature that abhorred intrusion into any society whatever : indeed, it is to be regretted... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1895 - 234 pagina’s
...it, went beyond his professions. He was of a very easy, of very pleasing access ; but somewhat slow, and, as it were, diffident in his advances to others : he had that in his nature which abhorred 20 intrusion into any society whatever. He was therefore less known,... | |
 | Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - 1899 - 822 pagina’s
...oversight or mistakes. He was of very easy, I may say of very pleasing, access, but somewhat slow, and, as it were, diffident in his advances to others. He had something in his nature that abhorred intrusion into any society whatever : indeed, it is to be regretted... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1899 - 216 pagina’s
...it, went beyond his professions. He was of a very easy, of very pleasing access ; but somewhat slow, and, as it were, diffident, in his advances to others; he had that in his nature which abhorred intrusion into any society whatever. He was therefore less known,... | |
 | Charles Wells Moulton - 1910 - 812 pagina’s
...oversight or mistakes. He was of very easy, I may say, of very pleasing access; but something slow, and, as it were, diffident in his advances to others. He had something in his nature, that abhorred intrusion into any society whatsoever. Indeed, it is to be regretted,... | |
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I may say, of very pleasing access ; but something slow, and, as it were, diffident in his advances to others. He had something in his nature, that abhorred intrusion into any society whatsoever. 
