He carried all the virtues of heroes to an excess, at which they are as dangerous as their opposite vices. His resolution, hardened into obstinacy, occasioned his misfortunes in the Ukraine, and detained him five years in Turkey ; his liberality, degenerating... Elements of General History: Ancient and Modern - الصفحة 441بواسطة abbé Millot (Claude François Xavier) - 1823عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| Voltaire - 1808 - عدد الصفحات: 314
...vices. His resolution, hardened into obstinacy, occasioned his misfortunes in the Ukraine, and detained him five years in Turkey ; his liberality degenerating into profusion, ruined Sweden ; his courage, extending even to rash ness, was the cause of his death : his justice has sometimes extended to cruelty... | |
| 1827 - عدد الصفحات: 548
...vices. His resolution, hardened into obstinacy, occasioned his misfortune in the Ukraine, and detained him five years in Turkey. His liberality, degenerating into profusion, ruined Sweden. His courage, extending even to rashness, was the cause of his death. His justice has sometimes extended to cruelty;... | |
| Voltaire - 1833 - عدد الصفحات: 284
...vices. His resolution, hardened into obstinacy, occasioned his misfortunes in the Ukraine, and detained him five years in Turkey ; his liberality, degenerating into profusion, ruined Sweden ; his courage, extending even to rashness, was the cause of his death ; his justice has sometimes extended to cruelty... | |
| J. Cherpilloud - 1833 - عدد الصفحات: 272
...vices. His firmness became obstinacy, and caused* his misfortunes in the Ukraine*, and kept him Jive" years in Turkey. His liberality, degenerating into...profusion, ruined* Sweden: his courage, carried to c temerity, was the cause of his death : his justice became sometimes cruelty: and, in the last years... | |
| Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - 1835 - عدد الصفحات: 364
...as dangerous as their opposite vices. The obstinacy of his resolution occasioned all his misfortunes in the Ukraine, and kept him five years in Turkey. His liberality degenerating into profusion ruined his kingdom of Sweden. His courage pushed to temerity was the occasion of his death. His justice often... | |
| Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - 1839 - عدد الصفحات: 366
...as dangerous as their opposite vices. The obstinacy of his resolution occasioned all his misfortunes in the Ukraine, and kept him five years in Turkey....His liberality, degenerating into profusion, ruined his kingdom of Sweden. His courage, pushed to temerity, was the occasion of his death. His justice... | |
| W. W. Howard - 1854 - عدد الصفحات: 322
...aie as dangerous as their opposite vices. His firmness became obstinacy, and caused his misfortunes in the Ukraine, and kept him five years in Turkey...profusion, ruined Sweden ; his courage, carried to temerity, was the cause of his death ; his justice sometimes became cruelty ; and, in the latter years... | |
| Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - 1854 - عدد الصفحات: 286
...as dangerous as their opposite vices. The obstinacy of his resolution occasioned all his misfortunes in the Ukraine, and kept him five years in Turkey. His liberality degeneratmg into profusion ruined his kingdom of Sweden. His courage pushed to temerity was the occasion... | |
| Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee, Edward Nares - 1857 - عدد الصفحات: 290
...as dangerous as their opposite vices. The obstinacy of his resolution occasioned all his misfortunes in the Ukraine, and kept him five years in Turkey. His liberality degenerating into profusion ruined his kingdom of Sweden. His courage pushed to temerity was the occasion of his death. His justice often... | |
| L. Contanseau - 1860 - عدد الصفحات: 232
...as dangerous as their n opposite vices. His firmness became obstinacy, and caused° his misfortunes in the Ukraine? and kept him five* years in Turkey....profusion, ruined* Sweden ; his courage, carried to* temerity, was the cause of his death ; his justice became sometimes cruelty ; and, in the last, years... | |
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