 His integrity was most pure, his justice the most inflexible I have ever known, no motives of interest or consanguinity, of friendship or hatred, being able to bias his decision. He was, indeed, in every sense of the words, a wise, a good, and a great...  The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th] - Page 1471830Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Jefferson - Presidents - 1829 - 552 pages
...whatever obstacles opposed. His integrity was most pure, his justice the most inflexible I have ever known, no motives of interest or consanguinity, of...great man. His temper was naturally irritable and high toned; but "reflection and resolution had obtained a firm and habitual ascendancy over it. If... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 1102 pages
...whatever obstacles opposed. His integrity was most pure, his justice the most inflexible I have ever known; no motives of interest or consanguinity, of...great man. His temper was naturally irritable and high toned ; but reflection and resolution had obtained a firm and habitual ascendancy over it. If... | |
 | 1830 - 658 pages
...whatever obstacles opposed. His integrity was most pure, his justice the most inflexible I have ever known ; no motives of interest or consanguinity, of...great man. His temper was naturally irritable and high toned ; but reflection and resolution had obtained a firm and habitual ascendancy over it. If... | |
 | B. L. Rayner - History - 1832 - 982 pages
...whatever obstacle? opposed. His integrity was most pure, his justice the most inflexible I have ever known, no motives of interest or consanguinity, of...in every sense of the words, a wise, a good, and a greal. man. His temper was naturally irritable and high-toned ; but reflection and resolution had obtained... | |
 | Henry Lee - Literary Criticism - 1832 - 288 pages
...country," — and that he had " truckled servilely to England." Of Washington, who he confesses, " was in every sense of the words, a wise, a good, and a great man ;" and who " had the singular merit of leading the armies of his country successfully through an arduous... | |
 | Stephen Simpson - Presidents - 1833 - 408 pages
...opposed. His integrity was moat pure; his justice the most inflexible I have ever known; no motive of interest, or consanguinity, of friendship, or hatred,...great man. His temper was naturally irritable and high toned; but reflection and resolution had obtained a firm and habitual ascendancy over it. If ever,... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1843 - 854 pages
...whatever obstacles opposed. His integrity was the most pure, his justice the most inflexible I have ever known ; no motives of interest or consanguinity, of...able to bias his decision. He was indeed in every •ense of the word a *vise, a good, and a great man. His temper was naturally irritable and high-toned... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1837 - 644 pages
...of Washington, he says; " His integrity was most pure, his justice the most inflexible I have ever known; no motives of interest or consanguinity, of...sense of the words, a wise, a good, and a great man." These considerations seem to show at least, that, whatever may have been Mr. Jefferson's feelings,... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 658 pages
...of Washington, he says ; " His integrity was most pure, his justice the most inflexible I have ever known ; no motives of interest or consanguinity, of...sense of the words, a wise, a good, and a great man." These considerations seem to show at least, that, whatever may have been Mr. Jefferson's feelings,... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 654 pages
...of Washington, he says ; " His integrity was most pure, his justice the most inflexible I have ever known ; no motives of interest or consanguinity, of...sense of the words, a wise, a good, and a great man." These considerations seem to show at least, that, whatever may have been Mr. Jefferson's feelings,... | |
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