 | Thomas Nelson Page - 1908 - 404 pages
..."they seldom show any spirit of enterprise or expose themselves to fatigue." They were, he thought, "vain and imperious and entire strangers to that elegance...sentiment which is so peculiarly characteristic of refined and polished nations." He has the grace to admit that ' ' general characters are always liable... | |
 | Thomas Nelson Page - 1908 - 400 pages
..."they seldom show any spirit of enterprise or expose themselves to fatigue." They were, he thought, "vain and imperious and entire strangers to that elegance...sentiment which is so peculiarly characteristic of refined and polished nations." He has the grace to admit that "general characters are always liable... | |
 | Alfred Maurice Low - 1911 - 630 pages
...Virginia, p. 240. self to the demoralizing effect of the traffic in human lives. That slavery made men "vain and imperious, and entire strangers to that...sentiment, which is so peculiarly characteristic of refined and polished nations,"1 can well be understood; and it is certain that Jefferson uttered an... | |
 | Ernest Ludlow Bogart, Charles Manfred Thompson - 1916 - 904 pages
...good-natured; extremely fond of society, and much given to convivial pleasures. In consequence of this, they seldom show any spirit of enterprise, or expose...sentiment, which is so peculiarly characteristic of ref1ned and polished nations. Their ignorance of mankind and of learning, exposes them to many errors... | |
 | Carter Godwin Woodson, Rayford Whittingham Logan - 1916 - 772 pages
...throughout these documents. BURNABY'S VIEW OF THE SITUATION IN VIRGINIA Speaking of Virginia, he said: "Their authority over their slaves renders them vain...sentiment, which is so peculiarly characteristic of refined and polished nations. Their ignorance of mankind and of learning, exposes them to many errors... | |
 | Mary Newton Stanard - 1917 - 532 pages
...good-natured; extremely fond of Society and much given to convivial pleasures. In consequence of this, they seldom show any spirit of enterprise or expose...strangers to that elegance of sentiment which is so particularly characteristic of refined and polished nations. Their ignorance of manhood and of learning... | |
 | Mary Newton Stanard - 1917 - 520 pages
...pleasures. Tn consequence of this, they" selHom 'sMw^SHy spirit of enterprise or expose TthemseEes willingly to fatigue. Their authority over their slaves...entire strangers to that elegance of sentiment which Is^sq^articularly., characteristic of refinedf and polished nations. Their ignorance of manhood and... | |
 | Thomas Nelson Page - 1919 - 364 pages
..."they seldom show any spirit of enterprise or expose themselves to fatigue." They were, he thought, " vain and imperious and entire strangers to that elegance...sentiment which is so peculiarly characteristic of refined and polished nations." He has the grace to admit that " general characters are always liable... | |
 | Paul C. Metcalf - 2002 - 290 pages
...good natured; extremely fond of society and much given to convivial pleasures. In consequence of this, they seldom show any spirit of enterprise, or expose...over their slaves renders them vain and imperious. Jefferson: With the morals of the people, their industry is also destroyed. For in a warm climate,... | |
 | Michał Rozbicki - 1998 - 240 pages
...worst attributes of character: "authority over their slaves renders them vain and imperious, and innre strangers to that elegance of sentiment, which is so peculiarly characteristic of refined and polished nations." This opinion exemplified the emerging divergence between colonial and... | |
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The climate and external appearance of the country conspire to make them indolent, easy, and good-natured; extremely fond of society, and much given to convivial pleasures. In consequence of this, they seldom show any spirit of enterprise, or expose themselves... 
