 Francis, by his impetuous activity, often disconcerted the emperor's best laid schemes: Charles, by a more calm but steady prosecution of his designs, checked the rapidity of his rival's career, and baffled or repulsed his most vigorous efforts. The former,...  The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Page 921769Full view - About this book
 | SEVERAL HANDS - 1769 - 594 lehte
...profecution of his defigns, checked the rapidity of his rival's career, and baffled or repulfed bis moil vigorous efforts. The former, at the opening of a...campaign, broke in upon his enemy with the violence of я torrent, and carried all before him ; the latter, waiting until he faw the force of his rival begin... | |
 | Historical miscellany - 1774 - 352 lehte
...career, and baffled or repulfed his moft vigorous efforts. The former, at the opening of a war or of a campaign, broke in upon his enemy with the violence...carried all before him ; the latter, waiting • until until he faw the force of his rival begin to -abate, recovered in the end, not only all that he had... | |
 | William Robertson - 1782 - 508 lehte
...career, and baffled or repulfed his moft vigorous efforts. The former, at the opening of a war or of a campaign, broke in upon his enemy with the violence...until he faw the force of his rival begin to .abate* recpvered ift the end not only all that he had loft, but made new acquifuions. Few of the French Monarch's... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 lehte
...vigorous efforts. The former, at the opening of a war or of a campaign, broke in upon his enemy wieli the violence of a torrent, and carried- all before him ; the latter, waiting until hi faw the force of his rival begin to abate, recovered, in the end, not onlv all that liehad loft,... | |
 | 1797 - 522 lehte
...career, and baffled or repulfed his moft vigorous effort). The former at the opening of a war or of a campaign, broke in upon his- enemy with the violence...carried all before him; the latter waiting until he fa.. tlte force of his rival begin to abate, recovered in the end not only all that he had loft, but... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 lehte
...career, and baffled or repulfed his moft vigorous efforts. The former at the opening of a war or of a campaign, broke in upon his enemy with the violence...carried all before him; the latter waiting until he (aw the force of his rival begin to abate, recovered in the end not only all that he had loft, but... | |
 | William Robertson - 1798 - 440 lehte
...career, and baffled or repulfed his moft vigorous efforts. The former, at the opening of a war or of a campaign, broke in upon his enemy with the violence...until he faw the force of his rival begin to abate, re. covered in the end not only all that he had loft, • but made new acquifitions. Few of the French... | |
 | 1800 - 586 lehte
...career, and baffled or repuWed his moil vigorous efforts. The, former, at the opening of a war or of a campaign, broke in upon his enemy with the violence...carried all before him ; the latter, waiting until he favv the force of his rival begin to abate, recovered in the end not only all that he had loft, but... | |
 | William Robertson - 1809 - 484 lehte
...career, and baffled or repulsed his most vigorous efforts. The former, at the opening of a war or of a campaign, broke in upon his enemy with the violence...carried all before him ; the latter, waiting until he saw the force of his rival begin to abate, recovered in the end not only all that he had lost, but... | |
 | William Robertson - 1809 - 486 lehte
...career, and baffled or repulsed his most vigorous efforts. The former, at the opening of a war or of a campaign, broke in upon his enemy with the violence...carried all before him ; the latter, waiting until he saw the force of his rival begin to abate, recovered in the end not only all that he had lost, but... | |
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