 | William Robertson - Europe - 1769 - 536 pages
...equal, in any degree, to the arduous office of governing fuch exlenfive dominions, he had never fhunned labour, nor repined under fatigue; that now when his health was broken, and his vigour exhaufted by the rage of an incurable diftcmper, his growing infirmities admenifhed him to retire,... | |
 | Historical miscellany - 1774 - 352 pages
...equal, in any degree, to the arduous office of governing fuch extenfive dominions, he had never fliunned labour nor repined under fatigue ; that now when his health was broken, and his vigour exhaufted by the rage of an incurable diftemper, his growing infirmities admoiiiflied him to retire... | |
 | William Robertson - Europe - 1777 - 548 pages
...in any degree, to the arduous office of governing fuch extenfive dominions, • he hid never fhunned labour, nor repined under fatigue; that now, when his health was broken, and his vigour exhaufted by the rage of an incurable diftemper, his growing infirmities admonifhed him to retire ;... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...to the arduous office of governing fuchextenfive dominions, he had never fhunned labour, nor repiued under fatigue : that now, when his health was broken, and his vigour exhaufted by the rage of an incurable diltemper, his growing infirmities admoniihed him to retire ;... | |
 | Devout monitor - 1795 - 282 pages
...to the arduous talk of governing' iuch exlenfive dominions, he had never, fhunned lahour, nor never repined under fatigue : That, now when his health was broken, and. his growing infirmities admonifhe<l him to retire ; nor was he fo fond of reigning, as to retain the feeptre... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1799 - 408 pages
...equal, in any degree, to the arduous office of governing iuch extenfive dominions, he had never Ihunned labour, nor repined under fatigue; that now, when his health was broken, and his vigour exhaufted by the rage of an incurable diflemper, his growing infirmities admonifhed him to retire;... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1805 - 288 pages
...in any degree, •to the arduous officeof governing fuch extenfive dominions, he had never ihunned labour, -nor repined under fatigue ; that now, when his health was broken, and bis vigour exhaufted by the rage of an incurable diftemper, his growing : infirmities admonifhed him... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1806 - 360 pages
...equal, in any degree, to the arduous office of governing fuch extenfive dominions, he had never (hunned labour, nor repined under fatigue : That now, when his health was broken, and his vigour exhaufted by the rage of an incurable diftemper, his growing infirmities admoniflied him to retire;... | |
 | Solomon Hodgson - Conduct of life - 1806 - 362 pages
...equal, in any degree, to the arduous office of governing fuch extenfive dominions, he had never fhunned labour, nor repined under fatigue : That now, when his health was broken, and his vigour exhaufted by the rage of an incurable diftemper, his growing infirmities admonifhed him to retire ;... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...permitted hina to discharge his duty, and the vigour of his constitution was equal, in any degree, to the arduous office of governing such extensive...by the rage of an incurable distemper, his growing infirmities admonished him to retire ; nor was he so fond of reigning, as to retain the sceptre in... | |
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Countries ten times, England twice, Africa as often, and had made eleven voyages by sea : that, while his health permitted him to discharge his duty, and the vigour of his constitution was equal, in any degree, to the arduous... 
