 His person, you know, was fine, his stature exactly what one would wish ; his deportment easy, erect, and noble, the best horseman of his age, and the most graceful figure that could be seen on horseback. Although in the circle of his friends, where he...  The Edinburgh Review - Page 1851838Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 1102 pages
...his age, and the most graceful figure that could be seen on horseback. Although in the circle of his friends, where he might be unreserved with safety,...unready, short, and embarrassed. Yet he wrote readily, rat hit diffusely, in an easy and correct style. This he had acquired by conversation with the world,... | |
 | 1830 - 658 pages
...his age, and the most graceful figure that could be seen on horseback. Although in the circle of his friends, where he might be unreserved with safety,...readily, rather diffusely, in an easy and correct ityle. This he had acquired by conversation with the world, for his education was merely reading, writing,... | |
 | B. L. Rayner - History - 1832 - 568 pages
...seen on horseback. Although in the circle of his friends. where he might be unreserved with gaiety, he took a free share in conversation, his colloquial...opinion, he was unready. short. and embarrassed. Yet ho wrote readily, rather diffusely, in an easy and correct stylo. This he had acquired by conversation... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1843 - 854 pages
...his age, and the most graceful figure that could be seen on horseback. Although m the circle of his friends, where he might be unreserved with safety,...embarrassed. Yet he wrote readily, rather diffusely, in au easy and correct style. This he had acquired by conversation with the world, for his education was... | |
 | B. L. Rayner - 1834 - 442 pages
...his age, mid the most graceful figure that could be seen on horseback. Although in the circle of his friends, where he might be unreserved with safety,...free share in conversation, his colloquial talents wore not above mediocrity, possessing neither copiousness of ideas, nor fluency of words. In public,... | |
 | B. L. Rayner - 1834 - 820 pages
...his age, and the most graceful figure that could be seen on horseback. Although in the circle of his friends, where he might be unreserved with safety, he took a free share in conversation, his coloquial talents were not above mediocrity, possessing icither copiousness of ideas, nor fluency of... | |
 | John Frost - North America - 1838 - 404 pages
...noble. His was the most graceful figure that could be seen on horseback. Although in the circle of his friends, where he might be unreserved with safety,...yet he wrote readily, rather diffusely, in an easy, correct style. This he had acquired by conversation with the world ; for his education had been merely... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - Elocution - 1843 - 324 pages
...his age ; and the most graceful figure that could be seen on horseback. Although, in the circle of friends, where he might be unreserved with safety,...ideas, nor fluency of words. In public, when called upon for a sudden opinion, he was unready, short and embarrassed. Yet he wrote readily, rather diffusely,... | |
 | Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1843 - 840 pages
...his age, and the mo-1. graceful figure that could be seen on horseback. Althoogh in the circle of his friends, where he might be unreserved with safety,...neither copiousness of ideas nor fluency of words. In pu'ulx. when called on for a sudden opinion, he was unreaJv, short, and embarrassed. Yet he wrote readily,... | |
 | John Frost - United States - 1844 - 438 pages
...noble. His was the most graceful figure that could be seen on horseback. Although in the circle of his friends, where he might be unreserved with safety,...yet he wrote readily, rather diffusely, in an easy, correct style. This he had acquired by conversation with the world ; for his education had been merely... | |
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